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2021
How Arcadia Blueprinted History’s Greatest Wartime Coalition
18
Aug
2022
By RAYMOND A. CALLAHAN
Although it commands less historical attention than some of the war’s later “summits,” Arcadia was very important. It brought together for the first time the small group that, sustainably unchanged, would manage the largest, most complex coalition war in recorded history. It also shaped the Allies’ controlling machinery and grand strategy. Without it, effective Anglo-American cooperation and coordination would have been much harder, if not impossible.
Churchill’s Little Redhead: A Thoughtful Memoir by Celia Sandys
21
Jun
2022
By CITA STELZER
During Celia’s childhood she spent time with her grandfather at Chartwell and Chequers. At Chartwell, Celia and her sister slept in a room above Churchill’s. The girls would go in to say good morning to Winston and Clementine in their separate bedrooms. She says “we saw a great deal of our grandparents.”
“Hitler’s American Gamble” by Simms and Laderman
31
May
2022
By MICHAEL MCMENAMIN
Roosevelt always favored a “Germany First” strategy, even after Pearl Harbor. This is shown by his “disinformation” campaign that Germany was really behind the Japanese attack. He intended using Hitler’s alleged involvement in Pearl Harbor as a pretext for war, even if Germany did not declare war on the U.S.
Chips Channon Diaries 1938-43: The Energy and Verve of a Great Diarist
31
May
2022
By DAVE TURRELL
Channon, a superb diarist, had an extraordinary ability to capture and present the interesting. One can only admire the energy it must have taken simply to make hand-written daily, mostly lengthy, entries, amidst the social whirlwind in which he lived. Two thousand pages in, and we are left yearning for more. Luckily a third, and final, installment is due out later this year.
A new expanded edition of The Churchills by Celia and John Lee
14
Apr
2022
Tucker-Jones Reviews a Half-Century of Churchill as Warlord
10
Dec
2021
Susan Ronald Portrays a Key Player in the Churchill Drama
20
Nov
2021
Mary Churchill at War: A Historical Treasure
31
Oct
2021
Wheatcroft on Churchill: Is This Taking Character Assassination Too Far?
09
Sep
2021
Kieran Whitworth asks: How Much Churchill Do You Really Know?
08
Jul
2021
By ROBIN BRODHURST
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
By RICHARD M. LANGWORTH
Josh Ireland begins with potted inaccuracies, but the quickly picks up with a deft, thoughtful account of a short, bittersweet saga.
Rachel Trethewey Ponders the Lives of Diana, Sarah, and Mary Churchill
28
Jun
2021
By RAYMOND A. CALLAHAN
Rachel Trethewey adds an important family dimension, reflecting the mutual devotion between Churchill and his three daughters.