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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
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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.
On War: Churchill, Thucydides and the Teachable Moment
21
Jan
2019
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Joys of The Churchill Documents: Dewey and Hoover, 1950
10
Sep
2018
“This Is Freedom,” Unpublished Article by Winston Churchill on the Dangers of Socialism, 1950
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Aug
2018
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Churchill and Polo: The Hot Pursuit of His Favorite Team Sport, Part 2
13
Aug
2018
Churchilliana: a Medallion Commemorating the Grand Coalition
09
Jul
2018
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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.
The Rhetoric of Cold War: Churchill’s 1946 Fulton Speech
06
Jul
2018
By JACOB R. WEAVER
As the postwar world began to take shape, Churchill, as in the 1930s, predicted danger ahead. Initially, his cries fell on deaf ears. Out of power, he watched as the United States’ and his country’s foreign policy drifted towards what he perceived as another disaster—communism’s ascendancy. Then a letter arrived from President Harry Truman, inviting him to speak at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri in March 1946. It was an opportunity for Churchill to shape history once again. Though what came to be known as his “Iron Curtain Speech” received mixed reactions at the time, today, scholars recognize that it laid the foundation of public opinion needed for the West to pursue a vigorous challenge to Soviet hegemony.
Churchill and Polo: The Hot Pursuit of His Favorite Team Sport, Part 1
27
Jun
2018
How Would Churchill React to Wedding of Prince Harry?
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May
2018
Great Contemporaries: Churchill and H. G. Wells, the Two Futurists
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May
2018
Churchill 101: Three Reasons to Learn About Winston Churchill
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May
2018
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