Winston Churchill gives his famous v-sign as he opens the new headquarters of 615 (County of Surrey) Squadron of the RAAF (Royal Auxiliary Air Force) at Croydon, 1948. (Photo by Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Winston Churchill

Britain’s wartime prime minister Winston Churchill (1874–1965), who led the country to victory in the Second World War, is considered one of the defining figures of the 20th century. Churchill served as Conservative prime minister twice – from 1940 to 1945 (before being defeated in the 1945 general election by the Labour leader Clement Attlee) and from 1951 to 1955

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In 1940, Winston Churchill made a decision that may have won WW2. So why did it make him cry?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Churchill's toughest decision. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Black-and-white portrait photograph of Winston Churchill in 1944. Wearing a dark overcoat, bow tie and broad-brimmed hat, the British prime minister looks to one side while standing among a crowd of blurred figures.

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Churchill’s evolving perspective on D-Day. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Famous last words: what did Winston Churchill, Walt Disney and Marie Antoinette say on their deathbeds?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Churchill vs Stalin: did this one speech cause the Cold War?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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"We shall never surrender": 14 quotes that have defined the past century. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The Bengal Famine was one of the 20th century's greatest tragedies – so why is there no memorial to it?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Winston Churchill with his wife Clementine, 1941 (Photo by Daily Herald Archive/SSPL/Getty Images)

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Churchill's prewar crisis meetings. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Who moulded Winston Churchill?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Eat for victory: the British Restaurants of WW2. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Winston Churchill delivering his famous 'iron curtain' speech at Westminster College

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