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The Wicked Wit of Winston Churchill is a book offering never-before-seen insight into the humour of one of the most powerful political figures to have ever lived. Summary of the Book Winston Churchill's infamous stutter never beleaguered his ability to quip, and he exercised this ability profusely. A man who knew the importance of humour, Churchill's speeches and writings were infused with his legendary wit. He left no stone unturned, no one was spared from his viscerous tongue if provoked. From the times of his first candidature, where he heard someone say they'd vote for the devil himself instead, quipping that since the devil wasn't contesting he should be a pretty safe bet, to the times past World War 2, where he wondered what would have happened if he had substituted ""We shall fight on the beaches"" with ""Hostilities will be engaged with our adversary on the coastal perimeter,"" Churchill's witticism touched all and sundry. He loved taking jibes at communism, comparing it with a crocodile in the sense that no one could tell if it was smiling or about to eat them when it opened its mouth. A wise man, and a brilliant tactician, his wit is as immortal as his name and this book collects some of his greatest recorded quips. About the Authors Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill was a British politician and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. Considered one of the most brilliant wartime leaders of the 20th century, Churchill was a prolific writer and despite his characteristic stutter, a lucid orator. His books on the Second World War are widely regarded as the best works on the subject and he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature for his writings. Dominique Enright is an English writer and historian, based in London where she lives with her family.