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Churchill in WWII
Great Contemporaries: Archibald Wavell, Man of Silences (Part 1)
22
Jul
2021
By RAYMOND A. CALLAHAN
Confronted with the seeming impossible in the Middle East, Wavell acquitted himself well and was promoted as often as he was sacked.
Ghost in the Attic (2): Churchill, the Soviets and the Special Relationship
03
Jun
2021
By WARREN F. KIMBALL
“This essay on importance of relations with Stalin in shaping the Churchill-Roosevelt relationship, is a brief historical gem.” —Nigel Lawson
How Winston Churchill Lost the 1945 British General Election
27
Aug
2020
4
Churchill and the Clash of Tyrants: Did the Soviets Really Win WW2?
12
Aug
2020
2
By JOHN H. MAURER
The Soviets contributed mightily to victory, but their success was owed to Churchill and Roosevelt, who provided crucial aid and kept Japan occupied.
“That Neutral Island”: Ireland in World War II (with apologies to Clair Wills*)
16
Aug
2019
1
By WARREN F. KIMBALL
Whatever arguments we might make about Ireland in the Second World War, they will help us better to understand the dynamics of today’s relationships between the great powers.
Private Secretary G.C.B. Dodds Remembers Churchill in Wartime
26
May
2019
1
By ROBERT LYONS and G.C.B. DODDS
One night, following my usual routine, I managed to get him to bed by about three o’clock. I thought I had him asleep. He had taken his sleeping draught and was snoring loudly. I went back to the Cabinet Office, sent the girls home and started to tidy up. Suddenly the door opened, and in he came in his dressing-gown. "You take shorthand, don’t you?” Not wanting to admit that I didn’t, I replied, “I can do my best, sir.” I picked up a pad of foolscap and a pen, and he began to dictate. “Letter to Eden, subject de Gaulle...."
Blitz Nights in Downing Street: Nora Henty Remembers
18
May
2019
By ROBERT HENTY
Nora Henty, last survivor from Churchill’s wartime staff, had vivid memories of those “dark days and darker nights” when Britain stood alone.
Anvil of Fate: The South of France, 1944, in “The Churchill Documents”
06
Feb
2019
South Carolina, 1942: Churchill’s View of American Troops
05
Feb
2019
2
By THE CHURCHILL PROJECT
The Hillsdale College Churchill Project is privileged to receive photos and memorabilia that add to our Churchill collection. Laura Crosby of Summerville, South Carolina, sent us the historic photos shown here, from the collection of her parents, Eugene and Kathleen Sloan. They round out our picture of Churchill’s June 1942 visit to America, and his first encounter with U.S. troops at Fort Jackson, South Carolina.
Joys of The Churchill Documents: Dewey and Hoover, 1950
10
Sep
2018
Churchilliana: a Medallion Commemorating the Grand Coalition
09
Jul
2018
1
By ANDREW ROBERTS
Late in 1945, Winston Churchill had the splendid and characteristically generous idea of commemorating his 1940-45 Coalition Government—which had only broken up six months previously—by striking a large bronze medallion. In early 1946 he presented one to every member of that government, as well as to others. In all, there were 136 of these magnificent, four-inch diameter objects, each weighing 8.7 ounces. They were cast at Churchill’s own expense by the foremost manufacturer of such things, Spink & Son, a company founded in 1666.
“Operation Elephant” and Other Tales from 1946: A Contemporary View
13
Oct
2017