Winston S. Churchill
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born
November 30, 1874
died
January 24, 1965
gender
male
place of birth
Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England, The United Kingdom
genre
History
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Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS, PC (Can) (30 November 1874–24 January 1965) was a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. A noted statesman, orator and strategist, Churchill was also an officer in the British Army. A prolific author, he won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1953 for his own historical writings, "for his mastery of historical and biographical description as well as for brilliant oratory in defending exalted human values."
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The Gathering Storm by Winston S. Churchill avg rating 4.27 — 201 ratings — published 1948 6 editions |
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History of the English Speaking Peoples: Birth of Britian Vol 1 by Winston S. Churchill avg rating 4.12 — 155 ratings — published 1950 17 editions |
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Their Finest Hour by Winston S. Churchill avg rating 4.29 — 130 ratings — published 1949 10 editions |
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The Second World War (Six Volume Boxed Set) by Winston S. Churchill, John Keegan avg rating 4.56 — 107 ratings — published 1959 17 editions |
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My Early Life: 1874-1904 by Winston S. Churchill avg rating 4.22 — 88 ratings — published 1944 7 editions |
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The Grand Alliance by Winston S. Churchill avg rating 4.16 — 82 ratings — published 1950 5 editions |
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The Hinge of Fate by Winston S. Churchill avg rating 4.38 — 68 ratings — published 1950 7 editions |
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Triumph and Tragedy by Winston S. Churchill avg rating 4.34 — 64 ratings — published 1953 6 editions |
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Closing the Ring by Winston S. Churchill avg rating 4.38 — 55 ratings — published 1951 7 editions |
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Never Give In! The Best of Winston Churchill's Speeches by Winston S. Churchill avg rating 4.32 — 44 ratings — published 2003 6 editions |
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"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts."
— Winston S. Churchill
— Winston S. Churchill
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty."
— Winston S. Churchill
— Winston S. Churchill
"Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen."
— Winston S. Churchill
— Winston S. Churchill
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