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“The River War” Returns in a Masterful and Scholarly New Edition
12
Jul
2021
6
By RONALD I. COHEN
The River War is remarkable because of its author, length, content and audacity. The author was already a rising political star, having run and lost for Parliament. At 962 pages, the book analyzed the Anglo-Egyptian reconquest of the Sudan, a conflict largely forgotten today—except for its dramatic concluding event, one of history’s last great cavalry charges, in which Churchill himself participated.
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.
The Max Morris Churchill Quotations Selection Gets a C-Minus
22
Jun
2021
Adrian Phillips Unmasks an Appeasement Architect in the 1930s
19
Jun
2021
Buruma Ponders the Political Abductions of Winston Churchill
15
Jun
2021
By WARREN F. KIMBALL
However much Churchill promoted a positive Anglo-American relationship, he did not create it. For Buruma to blame him for British nationalism is absurd.
Parker Points the Way to Fair and Balanced Cambridge Churchill Seminars
14
Jun
2021
By RICHARD M. LANGWORTH
The Parker opus: “No matter how much the details of Churchill and his career become known, he still remains, quite simply, a great man.”
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Simon Heffer Reveals the Real “Chips” Channon: Diarist of an Ugly Age
10
Jun
2021
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No major canard is too preposterous for this mini-biography by Hanson.
07
Jun
2021
David Charlwood, “Churchill and Eden: Partners Through War and Peace”
31
Mar
2021
By WILLIAM JOHN SHEPHERD
Eden by Charlwood: “The morning had been golden; the noontime was bronze; and the evening lead. But all were solid, and each was polished until it shone after its fashion.”
Daughters of Yalta by Catherine Katz: “A Story of Love and War”
31
Mar
2021
By CITA STELZER
The story of the Churchill, Harriman and Roosevelt daughters at the Yalta Conference was unnoticed until this account by Catherine Katz.