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The Boer War Armoured Train Incident and Churchill’s Escape, 1899
30
Sep
2019
By JOHN HUSSEY
In late 1899, Winston Churchill was catapulted to prominence following the famous armoured train attack and his subsequent escape from a Boer prison camp. His adventures fostered long-lasting controversy. A very hostile account was written as late as 1994. This essay was first published by John Hussey in 1999. So far as he and we know, no further discoveries have been made to dispute his conclusions.
120 Years On: Did They Really Kill a Boer at Witbank?
19
May
2021
By JOHN HULME
Young Winston 12 decades ago—and a speculation about just how rough his escape became at South Africa’s Witbank colliery.
Winston Churchill’s Statesmanship before the First World War, 1912-14
28
Aug
2020
By JOSHUA WAECHTER
Prudence, Aristotle’s primary quality of statesmen was well demonstrated by Churchill at the Admiralty in the years leading up to the First World War.
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Elizabeth Layton in “Darkest Hour”: The Annexe and War Rooms
24
Aug
2020
By THE CHURCHILL PROJECT
Questions on the role of secretary Elizabeth Layton in the 2017 film, and the Annexe where Churchill really ran the wartime government.
Churchill at War, Illustrated by Cigarette and Trade Cards
15
Oct
2019
By CYRIL MAZANSKY
The earliest cigarette cards trace their origins to the Crimean War of 1853-56, when smoking rose to the heights of popularity. Originally, cards were plain stiffeners in the cigarette packs. With advances in printing and lithography, it did not take long for the tobacco companies to recognize the marketing potential of illustrated cards.
Winston Churchill and the Use of Chemical Warfare
05
Aug
2015
By RICHARD M. LANGWORTH
Anyone who believes that Churchill was an enthusiast of lethal gas must produce better evidence than we have seen so far—and some acceptable explanation for the many instances when, faced with its possible use, Churchill and his commanders demurred.
While he never advocated the first use of lethal gas, Churchill's main aim in both world wars was victory. To that end he would consider almost anything. Describing the outbreak of the Great War in 1914 he had written similarly: "At the Admiralty we were in hot pursuit of most of the great key inventions and ideas of the war.... all were being actively driven forward or developed. Poison gas alone we had put aside—but not, as has been shown, from want of comprehension."
Winston Churchill at The Telegraph – by Warren Dockter
22
Jul
2015
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Great Contemporaries: Jan Christian Smuts
01
Dec
2017
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Great Contemporaries: Louis Botha
15
Aug
2015
Churchill’s Travels: Fifty-six Countries, Ninety Years
22
Apr
2024
1
By PER ERIKSSON
Churchill, a grand traveler, visited at least fifty-six countries. Here are the dates of first visits and what he did and said about each. We omit places where we cannot confirm he went ashore, such as Port Said, Egypt en route India in 1896. If his remarks were addressed to anyone in particular, they are identified. The presentation is chronological by year or alphabetical within the same year. An appendix lists countries alphabetically.
Churchill General Election and By-Election Results 1899-1959
09
Apr
2024
1
By DAVE TURRELL
Churchill was the winner in fourteen out of sixteen general elections in his career, an impressive performance; his record in by-elections, two out of five, was not nearly so solid, but those losses twice led to new seats that he held for long stretches. Defeated in Manchester in 1908, he moved to Dundee, which he held for sixteen years. Starting in 1924 he represented Epping, later Woodford, without serious challenge for forty years.
Moments in Time : The Churchills at Colonsay, September 1912
19
Feb
2024
By THE CHURCHILL PROJECT
Churchill’s many voyages aboard HMS Enchantress are relatively little known, although occasionally snippets come out. With the help of Dr. Leigh Knight of Colonsay, we unearthed the hitherto almost unknown account of his 1912 visit to the Hebrides, during fleet manoeuvres in September 1912—and a century-old vision that came true during his visit.