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“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…
Great Contemporaries: Churchill in the Age of Lloyd George (Part 3)
09
Jun
2022
By RAYMOND A. CALLAHAN
Versailles is often viewed as short-sighted and vindictive, laying the foundation for future calamity. But Lloyd George was under enormous pressure to satisfy clamant allies whose mood was either deeply angry (France) or unrealistically messianic (America). At home, the Tories wanted a harsh peace. Churchill, still a Liberal and characteristically magnanimous, argued vainly for milder treatment of Germany.
Churchill: Hero and/or Colonialist? A Panel Discussion at Bucknell University
22
Mar
2022
By LARRY P. ARNN, SEAN McMEEKIN & MADHURSEE MUKERJEE
The Bucknell Program for American Leadership does not shy away from controversial topics but strives to present balanced discussions from a variety of viewpoints. We are grateful to Bucknell for permission to link this panel on Churchill legacy; and to the speakers, Dr. Larry Arnn, Dr. Sean McMeekin, and Dr. Madhursee Mukerjee.
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
Winston Churchill and the British Boxing Controversy of 1911
19
May
2021
Cambridge: “The Racial Consequences of Mr. Churchill,” A Review
14
Mar
2021
3
By ANDREW ROBERTS and ZEWDITU GEBREYOHANES
A forensic examination and point-by-point of a Cambridge University panel on Churchill, race, the British Empire and the Second World War.
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William Nester Offers a Valuable Study of Churchill’s Statesmanship
13
Feb
2021
By CASEY J. WHEATLAND
The Churchill revealed by Nester is a model of statesmanship: prescient and competent, but accompanied by certain errors of strategy.
“The Social Dilemma” and Churchill’s “Mass Effects in Modern Life”
04
Feb
2021
1
By RICHARD M. LANGWORTH
An alarming documentary on “The Social Dilemma” strikes parallels with Churchill’s similar warnings about technological revolution.
Why Calgary Needs a Statue of Sir Winston Churchill
03
Feb
2021
By MARK MILKE
The Calgary Churchill statue will celebrate Sir Winston’s prescience in peace, resolution in war, and lifetime quest for liberty and human rights.
Churchill and the Genocide Myth: Last Word on the Bengal Famine
27
Jan
2021
11
A Doctor’s Tale: Lord Moran and Churchill’s Medical History
24
Jan
2021
By JOHN H. MATHER, MD
How accurate were Churchill’s doctor’s diaries? Lord Moran was a skillful and devoted physician, less fastidious as a recorder of events.
1100 Titles: An Annotated Bibliography of Works about Churchill
09
Jan
2021
2
By RICHARD M. LANGWORTH
All the works concerning Winston S. Churchill since 1905, with annotations on content, quality and links to reviews.