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Fri 7 Oct, 2005 06:19 pm
I know he won the greatest Briton of all time but besides being the successful war leader of Britain, he didn't accomplish much before that.. It was Churchill that lobbied for Gallipolli, a DISASTER for the men involved.. He was the chief negotigator of the Anglo-Irish Treaty which's affects are still being felt... He wasn't all that successful at all until the war skyrocketed him to herodom.. (is that a word?)
(if im not mistaken Oliver Cromwell was in the top 10!)
I'd pretty much agree with that description. WWII made Churchill and perhaps he was made for WWII. As a war leader for Britain during WWII he was brilliant. But as I remember immediately the war was over he and his party were dumped in favour of Clement Attlee and Labour. And this was by a nation that owed much to him for his wartime leadership. Perhaps they knew something we've all forgotten.
well it seems that his ill admit brillent role as a war leader overshadowed his shortcomings.. chamberlinn now is seen in the light of a fool, but i believe chamberlinn knew britain wasnt ready for war and he was delaying the time and prepareing the empire for war..
I'd have to go with Sir Isaac Newton, slightly edging Dickens.
Here's a very good brief on Winston Churchill.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winston_Churchill
On my visit to London last April, I visited the War Rooms and the Churchill Museum. As a statesman, I think he was the perfect man for leading the Brits in the war, and getting the US to get involved.
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