Winston Churchill is probably the most popular British prime minister ever. Having served his country as a soldier and politician, he is often considered among the greatest of Britons. But while his heroic stand against the Nazis is well known, there are still a few facts about the popular politician that might surprise you.
The classic image of Winston Churchill includes a giant cigar stuck between his lips. However, he almost never took a puff, preferring to chew on the end until it went out, then relight it and start again.
Although it’s somewhat overshadowed by his political career, Winston Churchill was an accomplished writer. He won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1953. His first book was The Story of the Malakand Field Force, a first-hand account of a military campaign in what is now Pakistan. Funnily enough, there was an American writer named Winston Churchill active at the same time.
