I haven't even watched this video yet. I'm an older American and it's sad that the younger generation doesn't know who Winston Churchill is!

he was possibly the most important and influential figure of the 20th century, to say we would be living in a profoundly different world without this wonderful statemen would be an understatement.

Churchill’s ww2 “we will never surrender” speech gives me goosebumps.

He is THE reason that you are able to do what you’re doing!

The greatest ever Britton. May he rest in eternal peace.

The V "peace sign" Churchill used was actually a V for Victory back in those days. The hippies got hold of that in the 60's and made it something completely different.

When the British were trapped on the French beaches at Dunkirk, Churchill's decision to order every civilian boat across the English Channel to pick up as many soldiers as possible, saved hundreds of thousands of lives.

As a Canadian, I agree, Winston Churchill was the greatest man of his age. Hearing his speeches, while gathered around the radio, brought chills throughout your entire body. He could coax blood from a stone. He put such steel into the hearts of the Brits, they would never back down. My Mum was a Londoner and her family had their share of the horrors of the blitz. He was able to rally, and lift the spirits of his people at their darkest time.

The thing I love about your videos and you is how publically honest you are about what you know and don't know. As a British person, I watch your videos to see my country's history and culture from a different angle, and I always learn something from the questions you ask yourself while you watch the videos. Keep up the great work! Thanks.

Tyler, here are a couple of points about Winston. When Winston addressed congress he started by thanking the leader of the house for allowing him to be there. And then he said, "My mother was American and my father English, if it had been the other way round I might have made it here on my own." The house loved that. It was he who coined the phrase "The Iron Curtain", after WW2. He was directly descended from the first Duke of Marlborough who has a claim to being our greatest ever military general with the Duke of Wellington. The two finger signal you saw was not a peace sign it meant "V For Victory". There are quite a few books with Winston's quotes. I'm sure you would enjoy them. Example "A good speech should be like a woman's skirt: long enough to cover the subject but short enough to create interest"

Hadn't heard of such a famous man ,I thought everyone in the western world new Sir Winston Churchill and what he did for the world .

He also won a Nobel prize for literature and was an accomplished artist; his art work now fetches high prices. I remember his funeral in 1965.

Churchill also won the Nobel Prize for literature for writing the three volume work " A History of the English Speaking Peoples.' He had a very deep love of country.

It skipped him becoming Prime Minister, because is SO obvious that he was. Saying he had a big influence on WWII for the UK is ridiculously obvious and an understatement. He had a profound influence on WWII for the world. He kept Britain opposed to Hitler (NO defeats or deals) throughout the entire war, even when it stood alone in Europe against Germany (1940-41). This was the only reason that D-Day in 1944 was remotely possible because it launched its invasion of Nazi-occupied France from a Britain that had not been successfully invaded or broken by Germany.

My father joined the army at 14 as an apprentice mechanical and electrical engineer (he had become an orphan). He survived the WW11 and retired from the army as a major. The only time I saw my father cry, was the death of Churchill.

2nd world war for Britan started in 1939 the UK and Northern Irland hated the nazis .Without Churchil we would all be living very different lives today around the world . The Brits were totally behind Churchil and we still are he is very beloved. A good vid is Churchils Funeral he was given a full state funeral with full honours .He was also our Queens advisor till his death .

Royalty and nobility are not the same thing. Royalty is the immediate royal family. Nobility is the aristocracy. Not the same

Great Churchill quote."If you're going through Hell.....keep going".

As a child, my parents took me up to London to pay our respects after Churchill died. We spent hours and hours queuing, walking slowly across bridges and down roads. My parents had both fought in WWII and they regarded him as the greatest, having saved our nation from Hitler. You ask if he was a great orator - you should listen to his speech "we will fight them on the beaches".

He saved Britain and the world because he enabled the allies to launch D Day in 1944 which would not have been possible had we not won the Battle of Britain 1940. He was a huge world figure. It seems to me that Americans only learn about the American War of Independence and do not seem to know about world history at all.

Winston Churchill made it possible for you to live your life without knowing or caring what he did for you.

There’s a video on KZfaq titled, ‘We Shall Never Surender’, by Winston Churchill. It’s a 12 minute video of Winston’s great World War II speech.

My favourite quote from Winston was about Clement Attlee. “Mr. Attlee is a very modest man. Indeed he has a lot to be modest about.” Brilliant.

The "Peace" sign is actually the "V" sign for "Victory"!

I cannot believe you don't know who Churchill was. I suppose it was 80 odd years ago he really was famous for being the greatest Prime Minister of all time. My mother was Belgian, my dad was English, and they met in Belgium during the liberation in WW2 and subsequently married. Hence a lot of different nationalities met during the Great War, and WW2 which started some migration to different countries.

It was common for wealthy American women to travel to England in hopes of picking up a husband with a title, a tradition carried on in modern times by Megan Markle. Many English men with titles were broke and therefore also pretty keen to hook up with American heiresses. Winston's parents were introduced by the Prince of Wales and got engaged three days later. Gallipoli was a monumental stuff up. The anniversary of the landing at Gallipoli on 25 April, 1915, is still observed in solemn ceremonies in Australia and New Zealand on Anzac Day every year. You need to understand that after Germany overran Europe, Britain stood alone against Hitler. If Britain had capitulated, there would have been no base from which the USA could launch the D Day invasion when they eventually turned up. The sign Churchill is giving is not the peace sign, it is the V for Victory. You might like the movies Dunkirk, The Darkest Hour and The King's Speech.

What wasnt mentioned was the fact he went among the people when the people had been bombed and wore a boiler suit. He suffered from depression but got through it by writing and painting

If you you want a brilliant movie portrayal of Churchill, watch "Our Darkest Hour" and that will give you an idea of where we were at in 1940.

Churchill was not responsible for events that led to the retreat to Dunkirk, the British Army had been run down in the inter war period and, whilst it was a professional core ‘Expeditionary’ force, the British have historically also invested more in the Navy. The Germans had outflanked the allied front and parts of it collapsed, there are some incredible stories of bravery on the fighting retreat to delay the German army. The order 'Fight to the last man and the last round’ gives an idea of just how crucial getting the core of the army back was. We forget just how close we came to a Nazi dominated future in Europe. This was a fight for the existence and future of the UK. So vital that the Coldstream Guards 'restored order by shooting some of the fleeing troops and turning others around at bayonet point’. This determination to fight on to protect the retreating troops, both British and French, along with Hitler deciding to halt operations, gave us a chance to regroup. The British Army weren’t always the most innovative or the best at offensives, but they were known for their determined and stubborn defence of positions. a mention also to the 51st Highlanders, who had to fight on.

Not a peace sign. It was 'V' for victory

He was the right man ....at the right time. ....to lift our spirits....great job!!

Churchill was not "part of Royalty". His grandfather was the Duke of Marlborough (nobility but not royality) but his father was the younger son so did not inherit a title. His father rose to become Chanchellot of the Exchequer - the second most important post in the UK government, However he had caught syphilis and that drove him mad and then killed him. Winston became an officer in Queen Victoria's army, before becoming a journalist. He became a conservative MP, switched to the Liberals, became Home Secretary and introduce the first state pension. The he became First Lord of the Admiralty and was in charge as the Navy switched from coal to oil . He took flying lessons before WW1, but his wife persuaded him not to go solo. At the start of WW1 he was in charge of by far the most powerful navy in the world. He sponsored the Gallipoli campaign, took the blame, went to serve on the Western front, but was cleared by the inquiry and returned to government. He was a major before the war and became a lieutenant-colonel when he went to the front. He switched back to the Conservatives and gained his father's old position of Chancellor of the Exchequer, not very successfully. After the war he won the Nobel Prize for Literature - for him a minor achievement. He became Prime Minister again and was Queen Elizabeth the Second's first PM. He was granted a state funeral. - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/falhiqiVzL6vdX0.html

I want to apologize to my British friends on behalf of a significant number of informed Americans.

Churchill's parents married one for money, the other for a title...quite a common practice.

Yet some of his speeches are outstanding and humbling and inspiring. In a time where Britain needed it the most.

He wasn't Royalty he was from Nobility. Two separate things. He was HM'S first prime minister and her favourite. HM has only attended 2 funerals of her previous. Winston Churchill's and Margaret Thatcher's.

His father Lord Randolph Churchill was the younger son of the Duke of Marlborough. Winston was born in Blenheim Palace! He was a direct descendent of the great general who became the first Duke of Marlborough.

It’s not the peace sign but V for victory

He is held in very high regard in america, there is a USS Winston S Churchill (DDG-81) in the United States Navy. The Navigation Officer is always a serving Royal Navy Officer on secondment.

He was suffering from manic-depressive episodes and drank a lot, but still managed to do so much.

Tyler. I'm staggered that you have no idea what went on the history of WW2. There have been so many films, documentaries and TV series based on WW2 and the fallout in ensuing years to this day! Germany had been gradually taking over Europe since Hitler and the NAZIs took over in 1933. Britain entered the war on 3rd September 1939 when Poland was invaded. We had an agreement with them that we would go to their defence if invaded. Neville Chamberlain was Prime Minister at the time. Because we were underprepared things got very bad very quickly. Hitler successfully invaded country after country. You need to watch a film about "Dunkirk". By May 1940 Britain stood alone against Germany. You need to watch a film about "The Battle of Britain". Until 22nd June 1941, Britain fought on alone. On this day Hitler made his second big mistake. He invaded the Soviet Union. The USA did not enter the war until 7 Dec 1941 following a little attack on Pearl Harbour 😉

Watch "Churchill the darkest hour" film of 2017 for Churchill's wartime contribution. Perhaps the greatest Briton, certainly in what he achieved by stopping Germany.

Churchill was an expert at crafting words on paper from his foreign correspondent days so his well crafted speeches in parliament were unsurprising, and despite being in the wrong places some times he was the only appropriate person for the task of wartime prime minister, a war he realised very early was coming while others promoted appeasement.

Wow. Just wow. I don't want to pile-on to the guy, and it's good that he's up-front about not knowing 'the first thing about him' but really? This isn't even about the education system in the US or UK. I would have thought it was pretty much impossible to avoid knowing about Churchill, just from watching movies, reading newspapers or from general TV. It would be like not knowing who Donald Trump is, or that fire hurts. This isn't obscure knowledge. Again, the guy's honest about what he doesn't know. I'm just shocked, that's all.

I must admit I winced when you said you didn't know who Churchill, one of the most important figures in not just British, but world history, was. However the important thing is you're willing to learn. Ignorance is excusable and often not the fault of the individual. Willful ignorance and a refusal to learn isn't IMO. Churchill was 65 when he became PM. Amazingly he was an independent (not a member of a political party) at the time, something I believe is unique. Churchill had been a member of the army, head of the Navy, a war correspondant and student of military history, so he was well suited to the role of wartime leader. His abilities during peace weren't so good. He was driven by two things. Firstly he came from a great British noble family and many of his ancestors had made their mark on British history. In particular John Churchill the 1st Duke of Marlborough who was a famous general with some famous victories over the French who were the great European power of the time under Louis XIV. Winston was fascinated by his famous ancestor. Secondly his father, Lord Randolph Churchill was a famous politician who's career ended after he clashed with the PM of the time. He also suffered from syphilis (very common amongst the population in those days), Syphilis in extreme cases can send you mad and it's thought this may have happened with Randolph. Both things left a bit of a stain and Winston felt pressured, especially by his mother, to restore the family name. Churchill's 3 major contributions during WWI were: 1) Choosing to oppose the Nazi's and honouring our treaty with Poland which brought Britain into the war. 2) Uniting the nation and much of Europe in resisting the Nazi's despite many feeling they were unstoppable. 3) Forming and maintaining the Alliance between Britain, Russia, the US. Plus the free French. And basically showing the rest of Europe that there was still opposition to the Nazis. Churchill was the glue that kept the Alliance together. Without Churchill it's highly likely that Europe would have remained under Nazi rule for many years, perhaps even today. Britain would either have been invaded in time or been ruled by a government highly influenced by Hitler and bending to his rule, little better than a puppet. As for Eastern Europe they'd have been under Nazi rather than Communist rule which would have made the world a very different place.

You don't know who Churchill was ? Unbelievable. A damning indictment on the American education system. 3 films to watch .Darkest Hour . Young Winston . Gallipoli . Darkest Hour was made in 2017 and will tell you a lot about the character of the man . Voted as the greatest Briton , he was also a great friend of President Roosevelt . 🇬🇧

Churchill wrote a book "My Early Life" where he tells of his adventures as a war correspondence and his imprisonment by the Boers in South Africa and eventual escape. You would love it!

Churchill had been in the Army before ww1, and he had seen combat. When he lost office in ww1, he re-enlisted. The Gallipoli campaign could have worked, the problem was that while he could get the operation to happen, he could not choose the men who were running it. Unfortunately, the first attempt, where they tried to force ships though to Istanbul, failed because the admiral in charge did not sweep for mines, and the ships used were the older pre-dreadnoughts with little underwater protection, resulting in the loss of ships. The next attempt was a land campaign, this could have worked too, but the generals and officers in charge were not prepared for the type of fighting they were faced with and instead of pushing their advantage they dug in, effectively guaranteeing a trench war like the western front. You should check out the film 'Darkest Hour' for a look at how Churchill became PM

The depth of this chap’s ignorance gives the impression that he has just landed from Mars. However he unconsciously uses the phrase ‘darkest hours’: ‘their darkest hour’ often being used to refer to Britain in 1940 and ‘Darkest Hour’ is the film starring Gary Oldman as Churchill during this period.

Yes, a brilliant orator, "We will never surrender!"

He also won the Nobel prize for literature

The next thing I recommend you to react to is the 13 hours that saved Britain.And Winston Churchill was the one who invented the two fingers up to stand for victory, later used by the hippies fir peace sign, and yes he was the right man for the job at that time. And if we and other countries didn't win the war as you said it would of been a completely different world alot of us probably wouldn't of lived very long.

If Lord Halifax had succeeded in negotiating peace with Germany in WW 2, Briton would be a totally different country. Thank god for Churchill.

Winston Churchill was the greatest ever English man, it’s appalling that younger people are no longer taught how much we owe him🇬🇧🇬🇧

If you can find it, you should watch the state funeral that was held for Churchill. It was amazing to see. I remember having the day off school in Toronto and watching it. It made a real impression on me. We were studying British history at the time.

I hated history in school. But an as adult I’m almost obsessed with it 😂. Everything in the world that has to do with history fascinates me.

You might find it interesting to watch the 2017 movie 'Darkest Hour' starring Gary Oldman in his Oscar winning performance as Winston Churchill and Kristin Scott Thomas as his wife Clementine. Gary Oldman won The Academy Award for Best Actor.

I feel American history education could be vastly improved by simply playing every episode of Horrible Histories for the students (and probably the teachers too).

It has to be said that Churchill divides many people. He made quite a few mistakes in his early military career and he got a lot of criticism for that and some would say he probably had views that would not be acceptable in todays world ( like so many in that time)but his determination to get Britain through WW2 at any cost proved crucial to stopping the Nazi regime. He was in his late 60’s when he first became Prime Minister so he had enough life experience to know that a leader like Hitler was not going to sit back and be peaceful. When the government wanted to do a no war deal with Hitler and think he would stick to it, he basically said ‘ no effing way is he going to do that, we do not give in or give him the high ground’.

Do Americans not learn about world history?? This gentleman was one of the only commoners to be accorded a state funeral after his passing. He was simply extraordinary, he had outstanding oratory ability, he was THE figure of World War II in the UK.

Small point: nobility/aristocracy isn't the same as royalty.

You're forgetting that Gallipoli was in 1915. His previous failure was 25 years before WW2, its not like it was fresh in everyone's minds as this was going on.

I absolutely love your videos. As a British person it’s lovely that you are so interested in the UK, culture, history etc. I do wonder if you have British heritage. Perhaps you will visit the UK soon. I love America but the UK is very beautiful and you would find it very different to your homeland.

a real man's man. legend

There is a recent movie called Darkest Hour. Def worth a watch 😁

He had been a back bench Member of Parliament (MP) for years. Not in the Cabinet or Government office. His warnings in the House of Commons that Britain should re-arm were ignored.

Thie first video does not mention it, but before Churchill was a war correspondent he had been a cavalry officer in the British Army and seen action on the North West Frontier. His first book "The Story of the Malakand Field Force" was about his experiences fighting the tribes that a century later would form the bedrock of the Taliban. He also took part in a cavalry charge at the Battle of Omdurman (1898) in what is now Sudan. Which is the reason he was able to join the British Army as an officer in the First World War. However he was only in the front line for a short period as he was still a Member of Parliament (MP), and later in the war he rejoined the government as Minister for Munitions.

I enjoy watching your reactions and your willigness to learn about the UK. As many comments below have also said I was surprised by your lack of knowledge about Sir Winston and, by the way, the videos you chose ( or were recommended to you) didn't do him justice. Britain has a very long military history which I assume you don't know about. Check out some of the famous battles we have fought such as Agincourt and Waterloo (amongst many, many others) but please do try using proper documentaries not animations.

Churchill probably would have been intrigued to learn that his closest prominent American relation was none other than Ulysses S. Grant, Civil War general and 18th President of the United States. Churchill was a fourth cousin twice removed. Churchill was also distantly related to quite a few other presidents including the Adams & Bush father/son combinations. No doubt he would have been very pleased to know that he and Franklin D. Roosevelt were precisely 7th cousins. He was also an 8th cousin of Gen. Douglas MacArthur. In Hollywood, notable Churchill relations included John Wayne, Marilyn Monroe, James Dean and Orson Welles, whom Churchill met. But without Churchill, Britain would have lost WW2. He was brilliant.

I just saw the heading on this. How important was he??? Really? You must be joking! 🤣🤣🤣He was a great British Statesman & his wife was his greatest supporter. The greatest prime minister of England. I seem to think it was Lord Chamberlain who brought about the Gallipoli failures but I may be wrong about that. As well as Halifax, there was the abdicated ex-king of England, Edward VII the Duke of Windsor being all buddy buddy with Hitler.

I'm Finnish and when I was about 14, I learned about Churchill. Amazing man, a real statesman.

Even as an Australian I cringed a bit, that you didn’t know who Winston Churchill or his place in Global history

Book of his quotes available on Amazon ,he was a capable bricklayer,painter ,author and much more

If you could imagine a situation where there is the chaos of war, added to what seemed to be an unstoppable force and in that situation, confusion and the potential for despair is present, what Churchill achieved was not to fake the situation as in his (i believe it was his first speech as PM) stated he had nothing to offer but: ‘blood, toil, tears and sweat’, and that the UK would ‘never surrender’. I would say he was critical in restoring morale and doing it in a way that didn’t pretend it was going to be easy. His main skill was as an orator, some of the most significant speeches in history. He wasn’t perfect, noone is, but what he did was vital. Also he left (mostly and to good effect) what authoritarian’s really struggle to do, set the objectives but let the military professional’s decide the best way to achieve them. Hitler couldn’t do this and kept making errors that had huge costs to the German Army.

You can watch Darkest Hour film, which starts as he became Prime Minister, he was fighting his opponents in the cabinet as well as Hitler.

I know of Winston Churchill (being I’m an elderly Canadian) but just love Tyler’s perspective as a young man in his 20s. I certainly believe him to be very genuine and humble - not afraid to admit it when he doesn’t know something. My kids are a bit vague on any extensive info and details about Churchill too and my oldest grandchild ( an Australian) who just entered university has some idea too but really Churchill was born in 1870s! That’s about 150 years ago! Might as well be asking about Julius Caesar ! When I was in Paris we were just driving along when I spotted a large statue of Sir Winston - it looks to be about 12 feet high. He was larger than life and the way the sculpture portrays him reflects that beautifully as he is walking with great determination.

His words, his delivery is what makes him a great orator! I think you are really missing the point of the man !

Churchill's parents were an example of a quite common development in the 19th century. Impoverished nobility ( with titles) contracted marriages with rich American heiresses ( who were already fabulously wealthy , but craved social status ) to the advancement of both parties.

My mother still remembered listening to his speeches on the radio 75 years later.

He was a journalist in South Africa the Boer war, was a prisoner of war. Very early in his career. In 1899. 1900 he briefly joined the British army in the South African light horse regiment. He fought at the seige of in Ladysmith inthe calvary. I the front line. His reputation for courage aided him the following year on his return to Britain to become an MP. His political career began.

Winston is responsible for the battle Tank. When the idea was muted it was roundly laughed at. He surreptitiously (Illegally) diverted war funds for it's development

You should really look at videos on Dunkirk, Battle of Britain and Blitz. It's inspiring, sad and shocking.

I honestly think this guy is a genius and is just injecting information in to us in the funniest way possible... If you watch this video with the understanding this guy knows all and is just trying to educated you further when he talks its quite fascinating

Churchill's parents met in 1873 on the Isle of Wight off the south coast of England during the yacht racing season there. His mother was living in Europe at the time. His father, being an aristocrat, would have attended these events, which included the Cowes Regatta. His involvement in WW2 is best explained in the movie Darkest Hour. Gary Oldman's portrayal of him is exceptional.

No offence, but what do they teach in the US. Having said that it's great to hear Tyler being so willing to learn

There is a film about "Young Churchill" staring Simon Ward. Covers some of his life and exploits as a young man.

At the outbreak of the Second World War he was re-appointed First Lord of the Admiralty. In May 1940, he was appointed Prime Minister, replacing Neville Chamberlain.

Blenheim Palace, where Winston Churchill was born, is a beautiful place to visit and his final resting place not far away. His speeches were motivational and inspired a nation during the darkest of times.

We were taught about him in South Africa at school being a former English colony watch the movie about him with Gary Oldman Love your humour!!!! 😇🙏📺🎥👀🎉🎊🎦😂

CHURCH-ILL not Church Hill. There are not two Hs in his surname.

Churchill accepted responsibility for the Gallipoli campaign and served in the trenches as a captain. Earlier in his life he had been a junior officer in the British army and fought with distinction during the Boer wars.

While reporting, as an embedded journalist with the British Army, on the Boer War, Churchill was captured and held as a POW. After his escape from prison in Petoria, he wrote and spoke about it which turned him into a hero and that helped him become a elected as a Member of Parliament (as he later said of his time as Prime Minister "History will be kind to me for I intend to write it").

Really ??? You did not know who Churchill was the man's a hero among the greatest generation ,saw us through our darkest hours . He rallied the nation with his infamous speeches .

there's a great film about him during the war called "darkest hour" I think it's on prime

Churchill had already served in the British Army between 1895-1900; seeing servicer in Cuba, Northern India, the Sudan and South Africa. It was these postings that he wrote about in newspaper articles and books.

Bless! Amazing how Tyler didn’t know about the man that is Churchill. Glad you know about him now. 💪

(Should we break it to him that WC was voted out shortly after VE Day, but made a comeback?)

Members of the nobility are aristocrats, not royals. Nobles were/are granted titles such as that of Lord, usually as reward for or recognition of significant service to the country and the Crown.

Winston Churchill was born of privilege and nobility (nobility is definitely not royalty). I'm amazed that so little is known (in the US) of anything that happened outside the Continental US borders since 1776. He is also part of US History but I suppose that doesn't work for some. Churchill was probably the instrumental cornerstone of WW2 and any involvement by the US and the lend-lease arrangement and later involvement of the US from December 1941. Mention Winston Churchill to the world (except the US) and pretty much anyone can tell you about him. He is part of education. He is also a Nobel Prize winning author. He is also received a State Funeral here in the UK. A rare thing for a commoner.

Just want to point out that Nobility is not the same as Royalty, think more nobility as the servants of royalty who have sworn allegiance, and becoming a noble is generally either through inheritance of a title from parents or being appointed by royalty a noble's title for their deeds.