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Churchill on South African Prison Camps, and Other Selective Quoting
12
Aug
2021
1
By RICHARD M. LANGWORTH
"The civilized combatant is obliged, at peril of being classed a savage, to avoid unnecessary cruelty to his enemy. Unless there has been unnecessary cruelty, whatever the suffering, there can be no barbarity. If there has been unnecessary cruelty, all who are in any way responsible for it are infected with the taint of inhumanity." —Churchill, 1901.
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.
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.
“The Art of the Possible”: Churchill, South Africa, and Apartheid (Part 2)
11
Jun
2020
“The Art of the Possible”: Churchill, South Africa, and Apartheid (1)
04
Jun
2020
By RICHARD M. LANGWORTH
Rather than advancing segregation in South Africa, Churchill strove hard for justice, arrayed against the broad prejudices of his time. Part 1: 1902-09
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Arthur Balfour,
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Cecil Rhodes,
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Henry Campbell Bannerman,
Ian Hamilton,
Jan Smuts,
Joseph Chamberlain,
Lesotho,
Lord Elgin,
Lord Milner,
Lord Selborne,
Louis Botha,
Martin Gilbert,
Mohandas Gandhi,
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Orange Free State,
Randolph S. Churchill,
Responsible Government,
South Africa,
Winston S. Churchill,
Zululand,
How Winston Churchill Spent Christmas, Part 1: Halcyon Days
16
Dec
2019
By RICHARD M. LANGWORTH
Christmas at Chartwell: “No matter how humble the gift, he accepted with surprise and pleasure. ‘For me?’ he'd ask, his eyes lighting up. ‘How very kind!’”
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Anthony Eden,
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Clementine Churchill,
Desmond Morton,
Earl of Minto,
Eddie Marsh,
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Jack Churchill,
John Spencer-Churchill,
King Edward VIII,
Lady Diana Cooper,
Lady Randolph Churchill,
Lord Moyne,
Mary SOames,
Peregrine Churchill,
Ralph Wigram,
Redvers Buller,
Richard M. Langworth,
Sarah Churchill,
Winston S. Churchill,
Churchill at War, Illustrated by Cigarette and Trade Cards
15
Oct
2019
By CYRIL MAZANSKY
The earliest cigarette cards trace their origins to the Crimean War of 1853-56, when smoking rose to the heights of popularity. Originally, cards were plain stiffeners in the cigarette packs. With advances in printing and lithography, it did not take long for the tobacco companies to recognize the marketing potential of illustrated cards.
The Boer War Armoured Train Incident and Churchill’s Escape, 1899
30
Sep
2019
By JOHN HUSSEY
In late 1899, Winston Churchill was catapulted to prominence following the famous armoured train attack and his subsequent escape from a Boer prison camp. His adventures fostered long-lasting controversy. A very hostile account was written as late as 1994. This essay was first published by John Hussey in 1999. So far as he and we know, no further discoveries have been made to dispute his conclusions.
Churchill’s Confidant: Enemy to Lifelong Friend, by Richard Steyn
28
Jun
2019
By TERRY REARDON
Among many close personal friendships that Churchill enjoyed in political and military life, one of the more unlikely was with a former foe, the South African statesman Jan Christian Smuts. Richard Steyn has offered a plethora of new information and insights in a readable account of this important friendship.