The great man that he became was not easily to be found in his self-serving politicking in the Conservative Party; his lengthy spell as a Liberal and in his return to the Tories after the Liberals had been destroyed by the emerging Labour Party.
His genius was apparent to all but few trusted his motives.
His true turning point arrived in 1935 when, by using entirely his own research, he discovered that Germany was building a huge air force - when the Treaty of Versailles forbade such a course.
He announced this to the Commons only for his own leader, Stanley Baldwin to put him down disparagingly.
Within a very short time, Baldwin had to humbly apologise. The public found his honesty appealing and he promptly won a General Election.
Churchill, who had long been out in the wilderness, was now a persona grata but it took years rather than months for his prescience to be acknowledged.
Had politicians listened to Churchill WORLD WAR TWO WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED!
Winston frequently pointed out that you can only negotiate from a position of strength - weakness will always be scorned - and so was proved to be the case with Hitler.
Had politicians listened to Churchill WORLD WAR TWO WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED!
Winston frequently pointed out that you can only negotiate from a position of strength - weakness will always be scorned - and so was proved to be the case with Hitler.
The pacifism problem throughout the 30s was a lesson never learned from History and frequently pointed out on this Blog.
There ain't no such animal as 'a peace dividend'.
Britain was unprepared for a war that was inevitable.
