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Q & A
Churchill’s Pride in his Father
22
Nov
2016
By THE CHURCHILL PROJECT
Churchill’s father, Lord Randolph Churchill, was his lifetime inspiration. The respect he felt was manifest early on, and continued throughout his life. Following his father’s death in 1895 at the age of only 46, Churchill wrote: “All my dreams of comradeship with him, of entering Parliament at his side and in his support, were ended. There remained for me only to pursue his aims and vindicate his memory.” This, Churchill certainly did.
Churchillisms: “Leave the Past to History” (which He will Write)
19
Oct
2016
2
By THE CHURCHILL PROJECT
Question: Malcolm MacDonald (son of Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald) records in his book, "Titans and Others," a Churchill confrontation with then-Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin in the House of Commons. “History will say the Rt. Hon. Gentleman is wrong in this matter,” Churchill says. “I know it will, for I shall write that history.” What was the date? Didn’t he say this frequently?
Winston Churchill and William Shakespeare
18
Jul
2016
By RICHARD M. LANGWORTH
In his book Churchill's Literary Allusions, Darrell Holley writes: "There is no English author whom Churchill alludes to as often as to William Shakespeare. Both by formal quotations, some quite lengthy, and by well-known phrases almost hidden in his text, Churchill makes allusion to many of Shakespeare's plays."
Teasing Churchill at Teheran
01
Jul
2016
1
“Malakand Field Force”: Best Copies for Modern Readers
23
Jun
2016
“Don’t ever tell people ‘I Told You So’”
13
May
2016
3
Whisky or Bourbon?
02
May
2016
Churchill’s “Landship”: The Tank
30
Apr
2016
1
Questions and Answers
22
Apr
2016
2
Churchill’s Rhetoric: Recommended Books
14
Apr
2016
2
Leeds, 1942: “We See the Ridge Ahead”
11
Apr
2016
By THE CHURCHILL PROJECT
There are upon our journey dark and dangerous valleys through which we have to make and fight our way. But it is sure and certain that if we persevere - and we shall persevere - we shall come through these dark and dangerous valleys into a sunlight broader and more genial and more lasting than mankind has ever known.
Bismarck: “Now Lay Me Alongside of the Enemy”
08
Apr
2016