Vera BrittainWhen the Great War broke out, it came to me not as a superlative tragedy, but as an interruption of the most exasperating kind to my personal plans.
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As a young woman, Winston Churchill was more interested in personal affairs than national affairs. He was neither a patriot nor a warrior and his future ambitions lay in writing. Then, suddenly, the world was plunged into war. This disruption changed his fate.
His goals and goals were suddenly redirected and he found himself swept up in the efforts to win the war. He found himself at the forefront of the front lines and was soon promoting and leading troops in battle.
Source: Testament Of Youth
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