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“Churchill: The Statesman as Artist,” by David Cannadine
17
Jun
2019
“Churchill was not a great artist, but he was a very accomplished painter,” states Cannadine in this study of Churchill’s art through his and others’ writings.
Person of the 20th Century: Charles Krauthammer’s Appraisal
09
Jun
2019
“Only Churchill carries that absolutely required criterion: indispensability,” wrote Dr. Krauthammer. “Without Churchill the world today would be unrecognizable.”
“Winston Churchill on Politics as Friendship,” by John von Heyking
06
Jun
2019
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Von Heyking offers an interesting scholarly work that places Churchill’s many political friendships within a philosophical grounding.
Abstracts: Historians Survey Sir Winston’s Health in Old Age
06
Jun
2019
Medical historians find no evidence that Churchill suffered from major depression, but his health was subject to many ailments in his final decade.
Churchill Contentions: “The Invasion of the Idiots”
02
Jun
2019
The Churchill Project is honored to be in the van of defenders of the truth, and Sir Winston’s good name. We welcome the growing number of allies.
Man of the Century: “Walking with Destiny,” by Andrew Roberts
31
May
2019
In the best biography since 1991, Roberts's witty, fluent, flowing prose captures the adventure, energy, and incessant movement that Churchill produced.
Two Views of Churchill’s Relationship with Clement Attlee
28
May
2019
Private Secretary G.C.B. Dodds Remembers Churchill in Wartime
26
May
2019
G.C.B Dodds, a private secretary in 1944, recalls Churchill’s energy, fearlessness and pugnacity, and an uncomfortable moment over de Gaulle.
“How Churchill Waged War,” by Allen Packwood
23
May
2019
The director of the Churchill Archives Center examines Churchill’s decision-making methods on challenges and problems of the Second World War.
Glasgow, 1919: “Churchill Rolled the Tanks” – What Really Happened
20
May
2019
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Tanks never appeared at the famous Glasgow riot; troops killed or injured no one, and Churchill’s was a leading voice of moderation among British ministers.
Blitz Nights in Downing Street: Nora Henty Remembers
18
May
2019
Nora Henty, last survivor from Churchill’s wartime staff, had vivid memories of those “dark days and darker nights” when Britain stood alone.
Winston Churchill and Edmund Burke: An Appreciation of Kindred Souls
17
May
2019
Sharing Churchill’s appreciation of the wisdom of Edmund Burke, Andrew Roberts compares the two great figures, and wonders what they’d make of Brexit.
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