The two sides of Churchill

This year marks the 50th anniversary of Winston Churchill's death.

He is known throughout the world for his role in defeating Nazi Germany but he also made mistakes.

surrender = give up a fight and submit to the enemy

determined persistent, someone who doesn't give up on something easily

Her persistent character always impressed me. The definition of persistent is someone or something that is stubborn or keeps on going.

skate over = avoid.

I didn't understand what the teacher said about prepositions, because she only skated over it.

misjudged= got the wrong opinion. to judge wrongly or unfairly

flawed = weak in character.

There are some flaws in your argument. An example of a flaw is an incorrect name on a legal document.

lacklustre dull, uninspiring

We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets. We shall fight in the hills. We shall never surrender!

He was very determined, in other words, he was persistent.

One example is that Churchill actually went to Germany in the 1930s to assess the situation in the country first hand.

Churchill was fundamentally flawed.

soft underbelly of Europe

Nigel Knight calls Churchill 'flawed', it means he had a weakness in his character. And Churchill didn't get it right all the time.

He occupied different posts in government and sometimes he didn't get his strategy, which means his plan of action, right.

And his strategy regarding the British economy may have actually contributed to a period of economic crisis known as the Great Depression.