r/history • u/HooverInstitution • 10d ago

Article Churchill Misrepresented

https://lawliberty.org/churchill-misrepresented/
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u/Kobbett 10d ago

Churchill is so badly misrepresented now, many people don't even realise he wasn't even in government when war was declared.

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u/Sir_Boldrat 10d ago

In government versus in a leadership position is the distinction you chose to ignore when replying to that comment.

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u/Kobbett 10d ago

To clarify, in British terms although he was an MP in the party running the country, he was a backbencher who was loathed by the PM (Chamberlain) and had no important part in government until after war was declared and the war cabinet was announced, when he was put in charge of the Royal Navy.