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Churchill in WWII
Did Churchill Order the “Little Ships” to Rescue Soldiers at Dunkirk?
06
Dec
2019
By THE CHURCHILL PROJECT
It was not a broadcast appeal to the nation. Nothing so vague as that for Winston S. Churchill. It was his order to the Admiralty on 20 May 1940. The Admiralty then formed the Small Vessels Pool, in which private owners registered their craft for the mission and were given routes and charts.
What was the reason for Roosevelt’s antipathy toward de Gaulle?
23
Apr
2018
3
Who was BW?
14
Apr
2017
The Arts: “What are we fighting for”?
03
Feb
2017
1
By RICHARD M. LANGWORTH
There is a story that when Churchill was asked to cut funding to the arts in order to support the war effort in World War II, he responded “Then what would we be fighting for?” Although this quotation is not present in his writings, Winston Churchill valued the arts, especially painting and sculpture, as an essential component of national life.
“Wresting Victory…from the Narrowest of Margins”
12
Jan
2017
By THE CHURCHILL PROJECT
Question: I am editing a volume of papers and speeches by Field Marshal Lord Bramall, former Chief of Defence Staff and Chief of the General Staff here in Britain. He has quoted a saying from Churchill which I cannot pin down, and I wonder if you have it: “All the great struggles in history have been won by superior will power wresting victory in the face of odds or upon the narrowest of margins.”
Teasing Churchill at Teheran
01
Jul
2016
1
Leeds, 1942: “We See the Ridge Ahead”
11
Apr
2016
By THE CHURCHILL PROJECT
There are upon our journey dark and dangerous valleys through which we have to make and fight our way. But it is sure and certain that if we persevere - and we shall persevere - we shall come through these dark and dangerous valleys into a sunlight broader and more genial and more lasting than mankind has ever known.
Bismarck: “Now Lay Me Alongside of the Enemy”
08
Apr
2016
Were “Soft Underbelly” and “Fortress Europe” Churchill Phrases?
01
Apr
2016
Sailing with POWs
27
Aug
2015
The Bear, the Whole Bear, and Nothing but the Bear
30
Jul
2015
Safeguarding the Arts
05
Jun
2015