Mad Jack Churchill
Modern warfare didn’t stop this eccentric British officer from fighting like a medieval knight. Throughout World War II, he carried a longbow, sword, and bagpipes into battle. In 1940, he killed a German soldier with an arrow during a raid. Churchill escaped from two POW camps during the conflict. After the war, he took up surfing and lived until 1996. He frequently told fellow soldiers, “Any officer who goes into action without his sword is improperly dressed.”
