My Early Life

Great Britain’s legendary twentieth-century prime minister recounts his childhood, military exploits, and political beginnings in this provocative memoir.

Before he became the symbol of British resistance and resilience against Nazi Germany during World War II, Winston Spencer Churchill, by his own admission, struggled to find his place in the world. The child of a diplomat who inspired him to serve, Churchill was an indifferent student if the subject matter didn’t pique his interest. Trained as a soldier and cavalryman at the Royal Military College, he embarked on a martial career, seeing action in Cuba, India, and Sudan. But it would be his entrance into politics when he unsuccessfully ran for a Conservative seat in Parliament that would change the course of his life—and world history.

A fascinating document chronicling the end of the Victorian Era, Winston Churchill’s My Early Life shares his youthful life experiences in serving the British Empire that shaped him into becoming the influential leader the free world needed in its darkest hour.