Winston Churchill certainly is a controvertial character whose persona dominates the history of the UK in the last century and represents the indomitable will of its people. However, he was much disliked by many British military figures during his time as First Lord of the Admiralty for his deep involvement in military matters as a civilian. During the meetings with Roosevelt (later Truman) and Stalin to decide the grand strategy and after-war division of Europe, Churchill often times had to be reigned in by Roosevelt and later Truman as to not further aggrivate the situation with the Soviets. Churchill also wanted an immediate invasion of the USSR after WWII to defeat the Soviets, and was subsequently voted out of office almost unanimously. In the US, we weren't taught any of this. We were only taught that Churchill was the bulldog of the UK, the face of indomitable will and fighting spirit, and overall a very great leader. I am interested to know both how history is taught in the UK in regards to Churchill, and how he is generally viewed by the public.