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Winston Churchill and the Armenian Genocide, 1914-23

Sep

2020

By RICHARD M. LANGWORTH

Early in the 20th century, Armenian peoples suffered the greatest and bloodiest of all the great mass-slaughters which till then there was record.

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Churchill and the Channel Tunnel

Mar

2020

By ANTOINE CAPET

Churchill was an early and steady supporter of a Channel Tunnel, which was first proposed in 1751. For most of his life he joined in lively and almost continuous discussion of “a fixed link with the Continent.” Indeed, during the 1924-1929 Conservative government, Churchill was seen as “the leading political advocate of a tunnel.”

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Churchill: A Million Allied Soldiers to Fight for the White Russians?

Nov

2019

By RICHARD M. LANGWORTH

No evidence exists that Churchill wished to commit a million Allied troops. The British contingent he envisioned was small, and made up of volunteers. Above all, Churchill wanted decision, not hesitation, which he abhorred all his life.

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