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He was an Alcohol Abuser
He Stuttered
An Actor Read His Speeches
Fleming Saved Him From Drowning
He had Iroquois Ancestors
He Knew of Pearl Harbour Attack
His Father died of Syphilis
He bombed Dresden as payback for Coventry
He let Coventry Burn
Lord Moran's book is based on his diaries
He had Alzheimer's
He Knew of Holocaust
He had Mayflower Ancestors
He was a Poor Student
Quotes Falsely Attributed To Him
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Personal:
Churchill was an abuser of alcohol
.
His father died of syphilis
(refuted FH93 p. 23).
He had a learning disability/stutter/dyslexia/attention deficit disorder
(refuted, Churchill Proceedings 1996-97, p. 83).
He was a poor student in school
(refuted, FH98, p. 28).
Alexander Fleming saved him from drowning as a boy
(refuted FH102 p. 47).
Jack Churchill was not Lord Randolph's son (refuted FH93 p.25).
Winston's American ancestors included
Iroquois Indians
and
Mayflower passengers
(refuted FH104 p. 31).
Historical:
An actor read Churchill's wartime speeches over the radi
o (refuted FH92 p. 23).
Churchill (and FDR) knew of the impending Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
but did nothing so as to draw the United States into the war (refuted FH101, p. 37).
WSC crushed striking Welsh miners by sending in troops (refuted FH35 p. 8).
He opposed the India Bill out of hopelessly Victorian views the Empire.
He had knowledge of the Holocaust during the war but did nothing about it
(refuted FH93 p. 33).
He let Coventry burn rather than reveal his knowledge of German codes
(refuted, FH41 p. 10).
Churchill Starved Occupied Europe by Withholding Overseas Food Shipments
(refuted, FH144 p. 35).
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