millard: only sandhurst. it actually took in three attempts to get in but he did not have a college education. and he felt that deeply, actually, and when he was in india, his first assignment, he was in the military, and he had his mother constantly send him books to educate himself. that was obviously a theme throughout his life. he was a voracious reader. mr. lamb: what rank was he? what was the arrangement that he was a correspondent? ms. millard: he actually got a trouble with that. there were no rules against being a soldier and corresponded at the time. he was openly critical of the generals, espeally kitchener. who hated him, and that continued throughout their lives. and because of churchill, because of the role he played, they finally made a rule. you cannot be both. you can be in a military, or you can be a correspondent, but you cannot be both. then, during the boer war, when he becomes a hero, he goes back and he is asked -- thank you for what you have done -- they had lost battle after battle --

indeed, he only got to sandhurst academy on his third attempt. churchill's parents initially saw few signs of greatness in their son. he rebelled against authority even after being viciously beaten at school. he refused conventional learning. and he was always in trouble. his school reports, which you read there, indicate that he was only consistent in his inconsistency. and in a letter from lord randall to his son in august 1893 when winston was 19 years old, lord randolph wrote, my dear winston, i am rather surprised at your tone of exultation over your inclusion in the sandhurst list. there's two ways of winning an examination, one incredible, the other reverse. you have, unfortunately, chosen the latter method and appear to be much pleased with your success. the first extremely discreditable feature of your performance was missing the infantry for in that failure is demonstrated beyond reputation your slovenly happy go lucky harum-scarum style of work for which you've always been distinguished at your different schools. never have i received

himfather for not even get -- give him an allowance at sandhurst. he appeals to the women in his letters for help and they nearly always pay out. first, on your left is mrs. everest, his nanny. reasonably frequent borrower. she complained that he didn't always acknowledge the loans in writing it was often late with repayment. on your right is his father's sister. lady winborn. cornelia had- aunt the good sense to marry money. she married a guest family. a great iron and steel family. they have lots of money. she was reliable. if young winston wrote her a letter, she would write back in a close a nice sum of money with that letter. on later in went life to give him money for his parliamentary expenses. in 1921 when he bought a rolls-royce and it didn't really meet expectations she brought it , back. she took it off in three months after he bought it. had only a 10% discount off of list price. i could have added others. i could have added the woman who signed herself the deputy mother, lady wilson who always enclosed two pounds. everys $300 today, wit

millard: only sandhurst.hen he went -- it actually took in three attempts to get in but he did not have a college education. when he was in india, his first assignment, he had his mother constantly send him books to educate himself. he?lamb: what rank was he actually got a trouble with that. there were no rules against being a soldier and corresponded at the time. he was openly critical of the kitchener.specially churchill, because of the role he played, they finally made a rule. you cannot be both. war, whenng the boer he becomes a hero, he goes back and he is asked -- thank you for what you have done -- they had lost battle after battle -- what can we do for you? he says, give me a regiment. he puts them in this horrible position because he thinks, i cannot do that. churchill understood what he was doing. he wanted to be able to do both. he absolutely wanted to get into a fight. they said, we will let you do it. it is just an incredible turn of events in history. he ended up going with a regiment to victori

indeed, he only got to sandhurst academy on his third attempt. churchill's parents initially saw few signs of greatness in their son. he rebelled against authority even after being viciously beaten at school. he refused conventional learning. and he was always in trouble. his school reports, which you read there, indicate that he was only consistent in his inconsistency. and in a letter from lord randall to his son in august 1893 when winston was 19 years old, lord randolph wrote, my dear winston, i am rather surprised at your tone of exultation over your inclusion in the sandhurst list. there's two ways of winning an examination, one incredible, the other reverse. you have, unfortunately, chosen the latter method and appear to be much pleased with your success. the first extremely discreditable feature of your performance was missing the infantry for in that failure is demonstrated beyond reputation your slovenly happy go lucky harum-scarum style of work for which you've always been distinguished at your different schools. never have i received

indeed, he only got to sandhurst academy on his third attempt. churchill's parents initially saw few signs of greatness in their son. he rebelled against authority even after being viciously beaten at school. he refused conventional learning. and he was always in trouble. his school reports, which you read there, indicate that he was only consistent in his inconsistency. and in a letter from lord randall to his son in august 1893 when winston was 19 years old, lord randolph wrote, my dear winston, i am rather surprised at your tone of exultation over your inclusion in the sandhurst list. there's two ways of winning an examination, one incredible, the other reverse. you have, unfortunately, chosen the latter method and appear to be much pleased with your success. the first extremely discreditable feature of your performance was missing the infantry for in that failure is demonstrated beyond reputation your slovenly happy go lucky harum-scarum style of work for which you've always been distinguished at your different schools. never have i received