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About Winston Churchill
British statesman, military officer, and writer
Sir Winston Churchill was a British statesman, military officer, and writer. He served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945, during the Second World War, and again from 1951 to 1955. He was a member of Parliament for much of the period from 1900 to 1964, representing five constituencies in all. He spent most of his career in the Conservative Party, which he led from 1940 to 1955, and earlier belonged to the Liberal Party from 1904 to 1924. He is associated with economic liberalism and imperialism.
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Books by Winston Churchill
The Crisis
1901
The inside of the cup
2007
Richard Carvel
1923
Coniston
1906
A Far Country
2001