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Winston Chuchill.

            Winston Churchill is considered by many to be one of the greatest statesmen in world history. He is most famous for being prime minister of England during World War II. Churchill's courage, magic of his words and his faith in victoy inspired the British in defeating Nazi Germany. Churchill was a noted speaker, author, painter, soldier, and war reporter.

             Winston Churchill was born on November 30, 1874, in Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, England. He was the elder of two sons of Lord Randolph Churchill and Lady Churchill.Winston had an unhappy childhood. As a boy he  had stuttering problems and did poorly in his schoolwork. At the age of 12 , Winston entered Harrow school,a leading secondary school in England. He entered as the lowest boy in the lowest class.

             Lord Randolph considered his son a boy of limited intelligence. He noticed Winston playing with toy soldiers for many hours and decided that a soldier was the only career suitable for his son. In 1893, at the age of 18, Winston entered the Royal Military College. He failed the entrance exam twice before he entered. But he soon  lead his class in tactics and fortifications, the most important subjects. He graduated 8th  in a class of  150. In 1895, Churchill was  appointed second lieutenant in the 4th Hussars, a proud cavalry regiment.

             For the next four years Winston was a war reporter writing articles for several newspapers. In 1899 a London newspaper hired Churchill to report the Boer War in South Africa. Soon after Churchill arrived in South Africa, the Boers attacked an armored train on which he was riding. He was captured and imprisoned. He made a daring escape. He scaled the prison wall one night, and slipped by the guards. Then, traveling on freight trains, he crossed 300 miles of enemy territory to safety. He became a famous hero overnight.

              In 1900, Churchill returned to England and engaged in political matters. He decided to run for Parliament as a representative of Oldham. The voters were impressed by his heroism and elected him. In 1901, Churchill took his seat in the House of Commons for the first time. He was a Conservative, but he soon he changed his mind criticizing many Conservative policies openly and sharply. In the next election he ran as a liberal.

          During the next few years Churchill moved through three government positions. He served as undersecretary of states for the colonies...

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