Motivational Stories: The Winston Churchill Story
Winston Churchill stuttered as a child. His father, who wanted his son to become a lawyer, thought that Churchill was retarded because he did poorly in school and most of the time he finished bottom of his class. Churchill flunked sixth grade, took three full periods to move on to the next maths class, and was rejected by both Oxford and Cambridge. Churchill’s father advised him to pursue a career in the army. On his father’s advice, he applied to the Royal Military College at Sandhurst, the British equivalent of West Point in the United States, but he failed the entrance exam twice! After intense tutoring and much study, Churchill screeched for the third time.
After graduation, Churchill entered the British Army, a career that seemed to suit him. By 1911, he had become First Lord of the Admiralty, quite amazing, isn’t it? He held that position for the next four years. In 1915, during World War I, Churchill helped engineer a failed battle, known as the Gallipoli Disaster. Although some argued that the blame for the failure fell on the tactical commanders, Churchill took the blame and responsibility, for which he received a demotion. Not long after, he commented to the editor of the News of the World: “I’m finished. It’s finished for me.”
That comment turned out to be far from the truth. Churchill held a variety of posts during the 1920s and demonstrated his true worth as a commander. When World War II broke out, Churchill was re-elected First Lord of the Admiralty and became a member of the War Cabinet. At the beginning of the war, Neville Chamberlain, the British prime minister, resigned. Winston was the overwhelming choice to replace Neville. He accepted the position and helped lead England to victory. Despite Churchill’s success, he was soundly defeated in his bid for prime minister in 1945. Many historians speculate that his success as a wartime leader led people to believe that he could not perform as well in times of war. peace.
However, 6 years later, Winston became prime minister again, a position he held until he resigned in 1955. When not in government, Winston spent his time writing books on English and world history, for which he won the Nobel Prize. 1953. In literature.
Of failure and rejection to Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Winston Churchill is widely considered to be one of the most successful war leaders in history (WWII).