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RE: The Great War Centenary: Part Four, Ottomans and Gallipoli
Yes, Winston Churchill seemed to get around wars, didn't he? You might recall he was also in the Boer war, where he was captured by the Boers and managed to escape.
He resigned after the Dardanelles disaster and actually went back to the trenches for a while before he was recalled in 1917 to be Minister of Munitions.
Some men develop exceptionally strong strategic insight, my father held some in high esteem Jan Smuts was one who I believe worked quite closely to Winston Churchill. My Dad was born in 1911 his father arrived in Africa with the Boer war.
That's almost an exact snap! My Dad was born in 1910 and his father arrived on the outbreak of the Boer war. Amazing