Winston churchill ww2 biography

David Cameron’s Favourite Past Prime Minister

Winston Churchill was born on 30 November , in Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire and was of rich, aristocratic ancestry.

Winston churchill ww2 biography

Although achieving poor grades at school, his early fascination with militarism saw him join the Royal Cavalry in As a soldier and part-time journalist, Churchill travelled widely, including trips to Cuba, Afghanistan, Egypt and South Africa.

Churchill was elected as Conservative MP for Oldham in , before defecting to the Liberal Party in and spending the next decade climbing the ranks of the Liberal government.

He was First Lord of the Admiralty (the civil/political head of the Royal Navy) by the time of the disastrous Gallipoli campaign, which he created. Heavily criticised for this error, he resigned from this position and travelled to the Western Front to fight himself.

The interwar years saw Churchill again ‘cross the floor’ from the Liberals, back to the Conservative Party.

He served as Cha