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Questions and Answers: How Churchill Would See Our World
03
Aug
2021
Churchillians in Portland, Oregon have Sir Winston on their minds; their questions are pertinent to our understanding of him, and ourselves.
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Andrew Roberts,
Chartwell Society of Portland,
George Orwell,
Henry Steele Commager,
Leo Strauss,
Marlborough,
Mary SOames,
My Early Life,
Neville Chamberlain,
North Korea,
Official Biography,
Palestine,
social media,
Stanley Baldwin,
The Second World War,
Umberto Eco,
Winston S. Churchill,
Zionism,
Great Contemporaries: Archibald Wavell, Man of Silences (Part 2)
29
Jul
2021
Churchill believed any obstacle could be surmounted, while Wavell prepared for the worst. Both traits had served Britain well.
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Alan Moorehead,
Arakan Campaign,
Arcadia Conference,
Archibald Wavell,
Bengal famine,
Bernard Montgomery,
Bill Slim,
Claude Auchinleck,
George Marshall,
Harold Alexander,
Irwin Rommel,
James Wolfe,
Lord Kitchener,
Lord Linlithgow,
Middle East,
Operation Battleaxe,
Orde Wingate,
Raymond A. Callahan,
Viceroy of India,
Winston S. Churchill,
Longest Campaign: Winston Churchill and the Atlantic Battle, 1940-43
26
Jul
2021
The protracted Atlantic battle hinged on desperate choices between defense and taking the fight to the enemy. The crux came in 1943.
Great Contemporaries: Archibald Wavell, Man of Silences (Part 1)
22
Jul
2021
Confronted with the seeming impossible in the Middle East, Wavell acquitted himself well and was promoted as often as he was sacked.
Stephen Bungay Adds New Scholarship to the Battle of Britain
15
Jul
2021
How Churchill Conducted Business in Bed, with his Avian Assistant Toby
15
Jul
2021
“The River War” Returns in a Masterful and Scholarly New Edition
12
Jul
2021
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The River War is remarkable because of its author, length, content and audacity. The author was already a rising political star, having run and lost for Parliament. At 962 pages, the book analyzed the Anglo-Egyptian reconquest of the Sudan, a conflict largely forgotten today—except for its dramatic concluding event, one of history’s last great cavalry charges, in which Churchill himself participated.
Kieran Whitworth asks: How Much Churchill Do You Really Know?
08
Jul
2021
Well-researched and accurate, the Whitworth Churchill Quiz book offers a serious test of Churchillian knowledge and a chance to learn more.
Josh Ireland Offers a Vibrant Account of Father and Son
05
Jul
2021
Josh Ireland begins with potted inaccuracies, but the quickly picks up with a deft, thoughtful account of a short, bittersweet saga.
Great Contemporaries: Louis Spears, Liaison to the French
05
Jul
2021
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Cambridge University Ends its Commission on Churchill’s Racism
29
Jun
2021
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To understand Winston Churchill, should we not be concerned with the truth—the actual evidence of what happened in the past?
Rachel Trethewey Ponders the Lives of Diana, Sarah, and Mary Churchill
28
Jun
2021
Rachel Trethewey adds an important family dimension, reflecting the mutual devotion between Churchill and his three daughters.