Lieutenant Colonel John Malcolm 'Mad Jack' Churchill is featured in a new book ... capturing German troops with the use of his Claybeg sword - a smaller version of a Claymore.

Lt Colonel John Malcolm ‘Mad Jack’ Churchill is featured in a new book ... capturing German soldiers with the use of his Claybeg sword. When once asked about the basket-hilted blade, Churchill ...

"Mad Jack," got his nickname after he charged into battles with his longbow and a sword during WWII. Some say he was courageous, but to others he was an eccentric British officer who broke all the ...

John Malcolm Thorpe Fleming Churchill was born in Hong ... nickname “Mad Jack” or “Fighting Jack” for fighting with a longbow, bagpipes, and a sword in World war two.

He was nicknamed Mad Jack by ... Lt Col Churchill’s fearlessness under fire became his hallmark. He often said that ‘any officer who goes into action without his sword is improperly armed’.