Churchill, The Victorian Man of Action

Abstract

The most common public image of Winston Churchill may be the wartime picture taken by the famed photographer, Yousuf Karsh. The British leader glowers out from that photograph, truculent and combative. Never mind that the menacing look was reportedly caused by Karsh's insistence that Churchill remove his ever-present cigar from his mouth. What remains is that quintessential aura of resistance and defiance against all odds that came to symbolize the spirit of the nation Churchill led throughout World War II. Paradoxically, this image of a modern warlord in the greatest of all 20th century conflicts owes its existence to the late Victorian era into which Churchill was born in 1874. For it was during those years in the Indian Summer of Queen Victoria's reign that the future British Prime Minister developed his singular traits of character and formed his concepts of war and personal leadership that were to endure throughout his long life.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA515731

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  • David Jablonsky

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  • United States Army War College

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  • Biomedical
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  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

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  • Second World War
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  • Warfare

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  • History

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  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.