Churchill's grades as a student were not good, and corporal punishment was even more common. His grades were so bad that he had to transfer to another school. Finally, he was sent to the Royal Military Academy in Sandhurst by his father.
It was from here that Churchill's talents were brought into full play, and he began to find what he was good at, especially riding and archery.
1895, Churchill graduated from the military academy with the eighth place. After leaving school, Churchill took an active part in the front line of the war and joined the last cavalry unit in British history. On the battlefield, Churchill was not only a soldier, but also played the role of a war correspondent. Many articles from the front have Churchill's signature, so his reputation is constantly improving.
From 65438 to 0900, 26-year-old Churchill represented the Conservative Party. During the campaign, he told about his war experiences and three books. His rich experience quickly established his support rate, and finally made him successfully elected as a member of parliament and began his political career.
Churchill often expressed some unconventional views and questions, and his colleagues were dissatisfied with many policies of the Conservative Party. He strongly opposes the government's military expansion plan and insists on upholding the principle of free trade. All these made Churchill feel out of place with the Conservative government, and finally he left the ruling Conservative Party and joined the Liberal Party.
In1August when Churchill joined the Liberal Party, the Liberal Party gained the British regime. At the age of 32, Churchill became the youngest member of the British government at that time. Churchill, who stepped into politics, seemed to be a politician, but he was a soldier at heart and often participated in military exercises in various countries.
In a military exercise organized by the German emperor William II, Churchill keenly smelled the ambition of the German emperor. This discovery won the trust of the British Prime Minister for Churchill, who was later appointed Minister of the Navy.
After Churchill seized the military and political power, he immediately set out to strengthen the modernization of the British navy and air force. In this position, he played his strong military potential in the field of air and sea, and finally achieved the Royal Navy and Air Force.
But fate did not make Churchill smooth sailing. On July 28th, 2004, 1965438+ World War I started, and all the troops participating in the war had no absolute strength and confidence to win the war.
So at this time, Churchill hoped that by cutting off the aid of his ally the Ottoman Empire, Germany would be caught off guard. He approved the plan to reach the Daniil Strait in the work area, but unfortunately, the Germans hiding in the Turkish fortress on the other side of the strait did not relax their vigilance.
Germany's strong defense and Turkey's timely reinforcement made Britain lose its dominant position at the beginning of the war, which also became Britain's biggest battle in World War I ... The Conservative Party took this opportunity to retaliate against new and old hatred together. The Liberal Party did not give Churchill any sympathy or opportunity, so Churchill was forced to resign.
At this time, Churchill was in the darkest moment of his life, and his five-year-old son was even implicated in school because of political failure. His classmates refused to communicate with him and said bluntly: Your father Churchill killed my father in the Da Daniil Strait!
At this time, Churchill's political career of 15 was in jeopardy. The soldier, writer and speaker can only hide his emotions with cigarettes, wine and paintings.
In addition to the necessities of life, Churchill only took a palette and an easel and went to France alone. He wants to show his military talents again in France.
Churchill, 40, entered the Scottish military camp. In the gunfire, Churchill once again found his own happiness, and his depressed emotions were gradually digested by Churchill.
After half a year, Churchill regained his fighting spirit. He returned to London, published a report on the Battle of Da Daniil, and redesigned the maritime battle plan. However, the authorities still believe that he lost his fighter plane. In the end, Churchill was appointed as the minister of military supplies with the lowest position in the cabinet, and the management needed logistical support.
In order to wash away the shame left by the Battle of Da Daniil, Churchill made drastic reforms as soon as he took office, and led the construction of a large number of tanks.
19 18, when the quartermaster workers started to strike, Churchill immediately announced: "All employees who do not return to work as soon as possible have the obligation to serve the country at the front line in France." This policy directly hit the nail on the head, and the production of weapons and ammunition quickly returned to normal.
191811Britain held its first general election after World War I. Churchill was successfully promoted to secretary of the army and minister of the air force, but his ups and downs political career did not end there.
In the general election of 1922, the Liberal Party lost the election, and Churchill also lost the election. Churchill who lost his seat rekindled his writing enthusiasm. He bought Chatterville Manor and began to develop into a squire. At this time, he found himself interested in building walls and bricks, and even joined the Masons Association.
However, these hobbies did not make Churchill lose his enthusiasm for politics. During this period, he continued to publish articles criticizing the government, which did not make the British Parliament forget him.
Two years after leaving politics, the Conservative Party hired him as Chancellor of the Exchequer again, and Churchill became a member of the Conservative Party again. Unfortunately, Churchill was an excellent strategist and politician who knew nothing about finance.
He made a wrong decision to restore the pound to the gold standard before World War I, and the whole country fell into an economic crisis. Therefore, the political power of the Conservative Party has once again suffered a huge impact. The Conservative Party conveniently shifted all the responsibilities to Churchill, and Churchill once again fell into a trough in his life, which lasted for ten years.
At this time, Churchill was nearly sixty years old, and even his lover felt that his political career had come to an end, but these were just the beginning for Churchill's protagonist aura.
With Hitler's coming to power, Churchill won the greatest opportunity in his life, and Churchill had long been dissatisfied with Britain's obsession with the fantasy of peace.
He warned parliament, but Prime Minister Chamberlain didn't think so. Churchill firmly retorted: "history will prove you wrong in this matter, I am very sure, so I will write this history for myself!" "
1938 In March, Hitler invaded Austria, and history was being staged according to Churchill's prediction, but this did not make the British government pay attention to the behavior of the Nazi regime. Then Hitler, under the banner of justice for the Germanic nation, ordered the Germans in Czechoslovakia to make trouble and demand autonomy. In fact, they wanted to leave Czechoslovakia and join Germany.
At this time, the most troublesome thing is the * * * between Britain and France, because after World War I, the Czech Republic and Britain and France signed a treaty of mutual assistance and alliance. If the pot attacks the Czech Republic, Britain and France must join the war against Germany according to the treaty.
But in terms of their own interests, Britain and France obviously don't want to go to war. Chamberlain took the initiative to make peace with Hitler, but gave Hitler the opportunity to blackmail.
In order not to go to war, Britain and France signed the Munich Agreement, handing over the Sudetenland of the Czech Republic to Germany. They thought it would satisfy Germany's appetite, but they didn't know it was only the beginning of Germany.
Chamberlain, who returned from Munich, thought he had returned victorious, and the British people also thought Chamberlain was a hero in maintaining peace. At this time, Churchill saw that Britain had actually reached a fork in the road of war and retreat.
Two weeks before the Munich Agreement was signed, Churchill felt that Britain would choose to retreat and finally choose war.
1939 In March, the Germans marched into Prague, the capital of Czech Republic. How old are they? This proved that the Munich Agreement was invalid, and Churchill's prediction of all this was confirmed. Gradually, public opinion began to change, and the newspaper appeared: We still need Churchill! After Germany invaded Poland, Britain and France had no choice but to join the war. Prime Minister Chamberlain had to give in to public pressure and reappoint Churchill as Minister of the Navy.
Soon after, Chamberlain resigned and Churchill became the new British Prime Minister. 1940, Hitler's army began to attack Europe on a large scale, which formed an irresistible trend throughout the European continent. Churchill finally came to prove the meaning of his life.
On May 1940, Hitler launched an attack on Belgium and the Netherlands, and Churchill declared his participation in the war. The Royal Air Force immersed all Churchill's hopes, and tanks, ships and radars were in place. He has made a huge investment since 19 12, and now he is getting value for money.
Therefore, it proves the foresight of Churchill, an outstanding strategist. It can be said that Churchill has been preparing for this war all his life! But tanks and ships are not Churchill's most powerful weapons, but the most powerful weapons are Churchill's spirit, his predictions and words.
Churchill has a good eloquence. In the past 40 years, he has been honed to be wiser. He awakened the British people with his speech, gave them the courage to fight and made them confident to face any enemy.
In Churchill's plan, it is to gather all the forces of land, sea and air to achieve the only goal, that is, to win the war at all costs.
Churchill's speech was a great success and even touched those who had always opposed him in the past. All British people responded to the Prime Minister's call. Churchill used his will to inspire the British people's courage to survive, resisted the last line of defense of the fall of Europe, and gave a country hope by his own efforts.
However, the development of the war is more important than the Churchill phenomenon. This army, which Churchill had high hopes for, was defeated in only six weeks, and England instantly became an island of encouragement, which could only face the German artillery alone.
Therefore, Britain began to loosen, and some people came up with the idea of negotiating with Hitler, but Churchill refused: "I would rather die than surrender!" " "
At this time, the French fleet has become the most important variable in the war. As long as this force is captured by the Axis powers, it will directly affect the balance of combat forces in the Atlantic Ocean and become an important tool for invading Britain. Churchill had to order the bombing of the fleet. This crossbow operation eventually caused many ships to suffer heavy losses, and 1297 crew members were killed. Churchill himself said: "This is a decision that makes me extremely painful!"
But this bombing also proved Churchill's resolute attitude to the world: never give in!
From August 65438 to August 0940, German bombers began to bomb all British military targets in southern England. Despite the confrontation of British rights, they lost control of the airspace in southern England within two weeks.
The next accident completely changed the development of the war. A German plane smuggled a bomb to the suburbs of London because of a navigation error, which was a naked provocation.
Churchill immediately ordered the bombing of Berlin, and Hitler was also angered. He began to bomb all the cities in Britain, killing thousands of civilians in London. The bombing that lasted all night did not crush the people of London, but they strengthened their determination to work.
Churchill encouraged the people to say: "Hitler tried to intimidate and threaten the people of this powerful imperial city." He doesn't understand the spirit of the British nation at all! "
Churchill began to reorganize the Royal Air Force, set up a complete radar intelligence center, and set up a number of training schools to train aircrew and ground crew, in order to improve the combat capability of the Air Force.
In addition to strong strength, luck is also essential. German intelligence once thought that the core department of the British radar station was underground and was not affected by air strikes, so it stopped bombing the British radar station. Finally, when the number of German planes was twice that of Britain, the British won the "British air battle" by throwing people.
At this time, Churchill considered how to take the next step, so he thought of letting the United States participate in the war, because from the beginning of the war, the United States has been playing the role of an arms dealer, selling weapons and ammunition to Britain, and now Britain's funds have basically run out, and Churchill needs the United States to directly participate in the war.
1941August, Churchill made efforts to facilitate a meeting with Roosevelt, and once again impressed Roosevelt with his eloquence, adding a powerful ally to the Nazi resistance camp.
However, the United States' participation in the war was only symbolic, until the US military's position in the Pacific Ocean, Pearl Harbor, was attacked by the Japanese, and Japan successfully tied the United States and Britain in the same boat.
In Churchill's mind, he always felt that there was an important partner, that is, the Soviet Union in eastern Germany, so Churchill directly set foot on the land of the Soviet Union.
1943 In May, Britain captured Rommel's armored division and more than 30,000 prisoners in the Egyptian desert. In the same month, the Germans on the front line of Stalingrad in the Soviet Union were surrounded by Soviet troops.
At this time, the victory of the war is in sight! The Normandy landing on June 1944 accelerated the end of the war again. At the end of the same year, Nazi troops began to retreat, and Germany surrendered on May 8 1945.
Churchill, who was over 70 years old, finally won the greatest glory in his life: defeating the Nazis and winning World War II!
After the victory of the war, Churchill, who stood at the commanding height of his life, suffered another unexpected blow and failed to run for prime minister?
He led the British people to victory, but was mercilessly abandoned by the people. The gap between before and after made him disheartened, and even felt that he was not as happy as being assassinated!
During the period of 1947, Churchill visited the United States and delivered a famous iron curtain speech. This remark was slammed by the media at that time. Many people thought Churchill was a warmonger, and this speech became a symbol of the beginning of the Cold War. Among them, Churchill also put forward the idea of unifying European countries and establishing the United States of Europe.
Churchill was 76 years old at this time, and he was appointed as Prime Minister again. 1955, resigned due to physical reasons. In people's farewell, Churchill left with the gesture of "yeah".
Throughout Churchill's political career, it is no exaggeration to be a "hero who often loses", which can be described as ups and downs. From the Conservative Party to the Liberal Party, he finally returned to the Conservative Party and finally led the British people to victory, but he was once again abandoned by the people when he ran for the prime minister.
Although Churchill has many identities, from politician, orator, soldier, journalist, writer, painter, bricklayer, Nobel Prize in Literature winner, and even the greatest Englishman with 65,438+000 pounds, what people remember most is that he is a hero who saved the free world.
Although there were many disappointments in his life, his many identities only made him more familiar with this country.