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The Art of Winston Churchill: An Exhibition at Hillsdale College
24
Jan
2017
Hillsdale College will host an exhibition of nine original paintings by Winston Churchill from January 30 to March 10. This traveling exhibition, which also includes memorabilia from Churchill's life and times, is organized by the National Churchill Museum at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri.
Where France Stood in Churchill’s Geopolitical Landscape (II)
17
Jan
2017
Churchill never sneered at the supposed loss of French military power and valor in 20th century. He knew France provided a nearly indispensable buffer against Germany, and later, Russia.
Dundee Election 1910
13
Jan
2017
“I Love Churchill” – by Cate Ludlow
12
Jan
2017
One must not expect an austere academic compendium, but this does not mean that this small album would be out of place in a university library. Its attractive layout has a lot to say for it when one bears in mind how difficult is it sometimes to persuade students to read anything not on their syllabus.
“Wresting Victory…from the Narrowest of Margins”
12
Jan
2017
Question: I am editing a volume of papers and speeches by Field Marshal Lord Bramall, former Chief of Defence Staff and Chief of the General Staff here in Britain. He has quoted a saying from Churchill which I cannot pin down, and I wonder if you have it: “All the great struggles in history have been won by superior will power wresting victory in the face of odds or upon the narrowest of margins.”
“Churchill, Kitchener and Lloyd George” – by Steve Cliffe
09
Jan
2017
Journalist Stephen Cliffe has assembled a small volume that surveys the lives and careers of three World War I British leaders. Churchill may have been given pride of place in the book title because of his later prominence, or for alphabetic order; but in fact their relative importance in World War I was exactly the opposite.
“The Heroic Memory” – Ronald I. Cohen, editor
09
Jan
2017
Among the charms of this book are the speakers’ many references to Canada—tailored, of course, to their hosts, but nevertheless fitting, and not often acknowledged in histories we read today. Per capita, Canada was the largest contributor of fighting personnel, materiel and capital to the Allied cause in World War II. No nation was more generous, and by the time the war ended the feisty Canadian Navy was one of the largest and most effective afloat. Every speaker at Edmonton, in his or her own way, acknowledged the enormous debt we all owe to “The True North Strong and Free.”
“Churchill and Malta” – by Douglas Austin
09
Jan
2017
HMS Cromwell? On the Naming of Warships
22
Dec
2016
“Churchill and Malta’s War” – by Douglas Austin
22
Dec
2016
With his third book on Malta, Douglas Austin depicts Churchill's great leadership and understanding of the geopolitical importance of the nation of Malta. In this deeply researched volume, the story of Malta's heroic struggle is told through Churchill's official Malta Papers and the vitality of Malta's role in supporting the Allied efforts.
Newly Discovered: A Painting for Dr. Adenauer
16
Dec
2016
Churchill, Lincoln, and Shakespeare
16
Dec
2016
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