Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill has always fascinated me and the desire to know him better led me to read his biography, written by Gilbert, his official biographer.
Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill born 30 November 1874 in the family mansion, Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, near Oxford, the high-sounding name should make it clear that his will be a rich and interesting life but little Winston was a bit 'rebellious and his father did not consider him worthy of the tasks he would have to face as a member of an important family such as theirs.
At school he was restless and the general performance was not high even though over time he learned to be more disciplined. The family was always far away and he grew up in the various schools with short visits to the family.
He entered the Royal Military College of Sandhurst where he discovered how to channel his energies into a tiring job such as the military. Meanwhile he writes for the local newspapers and holds political speeches for the party he is rooting for by participating fully in the social and political life of the country.
In 1895 Churchill becomes a Cavalry Officer and is assigned to the 4 ° Ussari, where he begins his military career, which he will love for life and will alternate with the activities of politician, journalist and writer.
Military life thrilled him, he participated in several wars, Great Britain gave him the opportunity thanks to the Empire always in turmoil. During his travels he met many soldiers whom he will always be fond of. His political career will still lead him to meet them again.
The period in which he lived, with the two world wars, made of Churchill a hero of the anti-Nazi resistance in Europe and, perhaps, the greatest architect of Hitler's defeat, who feared him for his sharpness and willpower.
Churchill, despite his important duties, never forgot to talk to his men, civilians or soldiers, to incite them on every occasion to do their best and this was perhaps his greatest merit.
Churchill's biography can not be absent from the home library and his life should always be kept as an example for the younger generation, not just Englishmen!
Alessandro Rugolo
