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Great Contemporaries: Claude Auchinleck, Soldier of the Raj (Part 2)
16
Sep
2021
By RAYMOND A. CALLAHAN
London has no statue of Claude Auchinleck, the man who stopped Rommel and the last commander of the Indian Army. Perhaps there should be one.
Great Contemporaries: Claude Auchinleck, Soldier of the Raj (Part 1)
09
Sep
2021
Great Contemporaries: Archibald Wavell, Man of Silences (Part 2)
29
Jul
2021
By RAYMOND A. CALLAHAN
Churchill believed any obstacle could be surmounted, while Wavell prepared for the worst. Both traits had served Britain well.
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Great Contemporaries: Archibald Wavell, Man of Silences (Part 1)
22
Jul
2021
By RAYMOND A. CALLAHAN
Confronted with the seeming impossible in the Middle East, Wavell acquitted himself well and was promoted as often as he was sacked.
Rachel Trethewey Ponders the Lives of Diana, Sarah, and Mary Churchill
28
Jun
2021
By RAYMOND A. CALLAHAN
Rachel Trethewey adds an important family dimension, reflecting the mutual devotion between Churchill and his three daughters.
The Todman Duology: Plus ça Change, The Churchill Narrative Survives
31
Dec
2020
By RAYMOND A. CALLAHAN
Scholarship accumulates and sources multiply, Todman writes. The perspective of Churchill’s memoirs persists—if sometimes heavily qualified.
Great Contemporaries: Bill Slim and his Heroic Indian Army
16
Apr
2018
1
By RAYMOND A. CALLAHAN
Among British generals, Slim ranks with Wellington. His courageous Indian, African and British troops earned Winston Churchill's highest accolades.