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History as Prologue: Winston Churchill and the Historian as Statesman
Churchill looked back on the past with reverence and with regularity—thankfully so, for we owe him the same debt we owe to our history: gratitude.
Remembering Richard Haking: The General who Saved Churchill’s Life
Unknowingly, General Haking assisted in one of the narrowest of Churchill’s many escapes from death. “Over me,” said WSC, “beat the invisible wings.”
Churchill and Shakespeare without Melodrama: a Response to Jonathan Rose
Jonathan Rose writes that the sea of Churchill's tastes was dominated by melodrama, but he misses the whale among the fish—Churchill's beloved Shakespeare.
In Defense of Graham Sutherland and his “Infamous” Churchill Portrait
Today, we need not flinch from the image. Sutherland saw a man behind the legend, reached deep, and gave us the man. The legend needed no portrait.
Winston Churchill’s Statesmanship before the First World War, 1912-14
Prudence, Aristotle’s primary quality of statesmen was well demonstrated by Churchill at the Admiralty in the years leading up to the First World War.
How Winston Churchill Lost the 1945 British General Election
In 1945 Churchill and his Conservative Party were swept away. Klaus Larres explains why this was as inevitable as Churchill’s comeback six years later.
Great Contemporaries: T.E. Lawrence – No Greater Churchillian
Lawrence “was indeed a dweller upon the mountain tops…and where the view on clear days commands all the Kingdoms of the world and the glory of them.” —WSC
Churchill and the Clash of Tyrants: Did the Soviets Really Win WW2?
The Soviets contributed mightily to victory, but their success was owed to Churchill and Roosevelt, who provided crucial aid and kept Japan occupied.
Great Contemporaries: Richard Haldane, “Prodigy, Paragon and Philosopher-Statesman”
With his many achievements, Haldane stood as warning that the apex of politics, there was no such thing as friendship. Except perhaps with Churchill.
Great Contemporaries: Philip Sassoon – A Friend at the End of an Era
Throwback to vanished age, Sassoon served his country in war and peace, and entertained the glitterati at his palatial mansions. He died too young.