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Churchill in WWII
“Why hasn’t Gandhi died yet?” Another Remark Churchill Never Said
16
Jul
2022
By RICHARD M. LANGWORTH
Wavell’s and Churchill’s actions to ease the Bengal Famine are explained elsewhere. We focus here only on a misrepresentation of Churchill based on Viceroy Wavell’s diary: “Winston sent me a peevish telegram to ask why Gandhi hadn’t died yet!” Wavell did write this but it was not a quote—and fairly peevish itself. Why don’t the critics publish what Churchill actually said? Here it is…
“Favourable Reference to the Devil”: Why Churchill Allied with Stalin
26
Jun
2021
By CONNOR DANIELS
When Churchill took a harder line with Stalin at Yalta, he was consistent with his policy always to oppose the greater enemy.
Martin H. Folly: Churchill, the Russians and Postwar Planning
07
Feb
2019
Dieppe: The Truth about Churchill’s Involvement and Responsibility
01
Dec
2017
By TERRY REARDON
Churchill had valid reasons to favour the raid on Dieppe. Principally, the Prime Minister wanted to attempt to take pressure off the Russian front. But for planning and conduct of the raid he had to rely on his military and naval experts. Clearly their plan suffered from insufficient due diligence. Many disparate components needed to mesh for success. This was unrealistic. Together with shortcomings by the naval component, and communication problems, the result was inevitable.
Did Churchill Underrate Warship Vulnerability from the Air?
06
Sep
2017
By CHRISTOPHER M. BELL and ROBIN BRODHURST
Churchill has long been criticized for the sinking of HMS Prince of Wales and Repulse by Japanese aircraft three days after Pearl Harbor—and for failing to realize how vulnerable warships without fighter cover were to air attack. The Churchill Project asked two eminent military historians to consider these arguments. They conclude that the decision to sail those ships into harm’s way was that of their commander, and that Churchill, who acted at the advice of naval experts, was well aware of their vulnerability.
Did Churchill Prolong the Battle of the Atlantic?
07
Dec
2016
3
By CHRISTOPHER M. BELL
Critics have argued that the Allied victory in the Atlantic was delayed by Churchill’s stubborn refusal to provide Coastal Command with aircraft capable of operating in the region known as the “Air Gap”—the waters south of Greenland in which convoys could not count on air support from either land-based or carrier-borne aircraft. The implication is that millions of tons of merchant shipping and thousands of lives might have been saved if Churchill had not prioritized the bomber offensive over the U-boat war. In this article, history professor Christopher M. Bell addresses whether or not Churchill was really responsible for this delay.
Churchill-Musso Non-Letters
29
May
2015
Churchill Knew About Pearl Harbor
14
May
2015
Did Churchill Exacerbate the Bengal Famine?
08
Apr
2015
25
By THE CHURCHILL PROJECT
Reviewing a recent book, The Churchill Factor, by London Mayor Boris Johnson, a reviewer repeated a widespread canard that Winston Churchill caused the Bengal Famine. This allegation false; Churchill did everything he could in the midst of world war to save the Bengalis, and without him the famine would have been worse.