‘Never was so much owed to so few by so many’1
During this period of the battle of Britain Churchill would have been in constant communication with his cabinet and advising getting advice on what it was he should be doing. Although Churchill was very much a large part in the winning of the battle of Britain the heroics must be shared between himself and the pilots the fought in the battle. This was not the toughest battle that Churchill was to encounter as prime minister during the war but it was possibly the most significant and important for the British to be victorious.
Soon after the battle of Britain was over the Germans launched an air raid attack on Britain. This was known s the blitz. The Luftwaffe main target e=was obviously to be London. Churchill had the option of fleeing London and refuge in a secret annex or staying in London. He decide that he would stay in London in order to inspire the people of London and show them that he was willing to suffer in the same way that they would do. He made regular speeches and went to see the people who had been victims of the raid. This was a great inspiration to the pubic it was to them a sure sign or heroism that he stayed with the victims during a hard time. Churchill went to the east end of London after it had been heavily attacked and a woman standing in the crowd that spotted him was heard to have said….
‘Look he is here; he does really care’2
This was a true sign that the public had the up most respect for Churchill and that they felt that he was a true hero for sticking by them in their time of need. On the other hand although Churchill stayed in London during the blitz he was in much less danger than the public were. He had been hidden away in a bunker under the ground in absolute danger. He was dinning o the finest foods and was still living a perfectly good life. Also he did not really do anything to stop this attack he just would go and keep the moral strong amongst the public. So all of the recognition that Churchill got for his heroics was not overly deserved. The public had made him a hero although he did nothing heroic except for staying with his people in their time of need during this German onslaught.
Churchill’s heroics where once more revealed in the events at El Alamain in Africa. The British army went to fight a much weaker and depleted German force and thus was able to gain a very important victory over the Germans. The moral back in Britain was very low due to the slaughter that we were getting form the Germans and not being able to retaliate with any great force. It was time that Churchill did something to inspire a depressed nation that was the British public. The man that was leading the British forces in el Alamain was field ,Marshall Montgomery. He was a highly credited leader that would be able to bring Britain its much needed victory. El Alamain was a battle which the British did win, much of this credit ,must go to Churchill for his heroics by inspiring this force to go forth and win the day. Many of his speeches would have been heard by the troop and also by the public. So it should be dually noted that Churchill should be commended for his efforts. You have to think though of the strategists that would have helped Churchill make these decisions. These people would have played a large role in the tactics used by the British. This would have been something that Churchill could not have done by himself. Also the german force that the british ewas fighting was a much weaker force then that of their own. The british had a strong air force and the german luftwaffe was quite weak, we out numbered them 2:1 we also had a good stock of supplies whilst the germans did not have very much. It was to be a battle that we could not in the end loose. Churchill did not deserve all of the heroic status that was shone on him. There were many more people that deserved more credit for there actions in the victory at El Alamain.
