Churchill, Sir Winston
Published: August 13, 2007, 3:50 pm
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Brian Black Sir Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965) successfully led England through World War II while acting as Prime Minister of the country. Churchill had a reputation not only as a gifted statesman and inspiring war leader, but also as a great orator and author, recognized with the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1953. He unified the British people with his stirring oratory, energy, and resolve. In 1911 he was named First Lord of the Admiralty. In that capacity, Churchill, fearing conflict with Germany during World War I, hastened the conversion of British battleships from coal to oil because oil-powered ships had proven to be faster and more maneuverable. Such ships could also be refueled at sea and required less on-board labor. The Royal Navy eventually overcame the largely coal-based German fleet in World War I.
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Cutler J. Cleveland (Lead Author);Brian Black (Topic Editor) "Churchill, Sir Winston". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth August 13, 2007; Last revised Date August 13, 2007; Retrieved May 20, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Churchill,_Sir_Winston>
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Cutler J. Cleveland is Professor of Earth and Environment at Boston University, where he also is on the faculty of the Center for Energy and Environmental Studies. Professor Cleveland is Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Energy (Elsevier, 2004), winner of an American Library Association award, the Dictionary of Energy (Elsevier, 2005), Handbook of Energy (Elsevier, forthcoming), and is the Founding Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Earth. He is the recipient of the Adelma ... (Full Bio)
Sir Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965) successfully led England through World War II while acting as Prime Minister of the country. Churchill had a reputation not only as a gifted statesman and inspiring war leader, but also as a great orator and author, recognized with the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1953. He unified the British people with his stirring oratory, energy, and resolve. In 1911 he was named First Lord of the Admiralty. In that capacity, Churchill, fearing conflict with Germany during World War I, hastened the conversion of British battleships from coal to oil because oil-powered ships had proven to be faster and more maneuverable. Such ships could also be refueled at sea and required less on-board labor. The Royal Navy eventually overcame the largely coal-based German fleet in World War I.
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