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Human Nature and History: Churchill versus the Socialists
10
Jul
2019
For Churchill, history was a dynamic process rather than an inevitable course. To secure liberty in the future, this must be recognized.
Setting the Stage: Young Winston’s First Lecture Tours, 1900-01
05
Jul
2019
Lecture offers started arriving while Churchill was still in South Africa. The first was from Major J. B. Pond, an American agent, in March 1900. English offers followed. His South Africa exploits gave a ready subject: “The War as I Saw It.” Of course, speaking was only a temporary activity, to earn money for his political career, for Members of Parliament were not salaried until 1911. This became crucial after Churchill, as predicted, was elected MP for Oldham on 1 October 1900.
Churchill’s Confidant: Enemy to Lifelong Friend, by Richard Steyn
28
Jun
2019
Among many close personal friendships that Churchill enjoyed in political and military life, one of the more unlikely was with a former foe, the South African statesman Jan Christian Smuts. Richard Steyn has offered a plethora of new information and insights in a readable account of this important friendship.
Churchill and the Guns of Singapore, 1941-42: Facing the Wrong Way?
25
Jun
2019
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The fall of Singapore had been such a profound shock in 1942 that Churchill's reaction to Pownall’s explanation may have been more emotional than reasoned.
Great Contemporaries: Leopold Amery
24
Jun
2019
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Of all those appointed to his cabinet in May 1940, Prime Minister Winston Churchill had known Leo Amery the longest—back to when they were schoolboys. Despite the longevity of their relationship, they were never very close. Rather, as Robert Rhodes James wrote, “there was always a definite restraint, a lack of warmth, a noticeable caution and reserve” between them. Nevertheless, Amery played a notable part in ensuring Churchill’s premiership.
“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