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Winston Churchill - forWas a British politician who was twice Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1940-1945 and 1951-1955). Died in 1965.
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Churchill fans to gather here
They won't all be smoking cigars and wearing top hats -- in fact, maybe none of them will -- but some of the nation's greatest Winston Churchill devotees will gather here this week to talk about his life and legacy. Kenneth Childs, a Columbia lawyer who is co-chairing the conference, said the meeting is being held here not simply because Charleston is an attractive city with several good places to eat. One of Churchill's best American friends was the Wall Street financier and statesman Bernard Baruch, who resided part time at Hobcaw Barony, a plantation property outside Georgetown. Churchill ...
The Real Churchill
On February 4th, President Bush eulogized the life of Winston Churchill. The president described Winston Churchill as a "great man" and quickly zeroed in on the mistress that both Bush and Churchill share: war. "He was a prisoner in the Boer War, a controversial strategist in the Great War. He was the rallying voice of the Second World War, and a prophet of the Cold War." Indeed, there doesn't seem to have been a war—or an opportunity for war—that Churchill wasn't associated with during his long career.Bush also recited Churchill's famous retort that "History will be kind to me, ...
The Power of Oratory: Why Churchill is Still Relevant
By Carlo D’EsteMilitary historian and biographer Carlo D’Este is the author of biographies of Patton and Eisenhower and the recently published Warlord: A Life of Winston Churchill at War, 1874-1945 (HarperCollins). On May 10, 1940 Winston Churchill became prime minister of Britain on what one Member of Parliament aptly described as “perhaps the darkest day in English history.” That morning Hitler’s armies invaded Belgium, Luxembourg, Holland and France. Few leaders have ever inherited a more hopeless challenge than Churchill. Three days later, in what many ...
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Winston Churchill: America's Enduring Love for Winnie and His Words An exhibition of Churchilliana in New York has reminded Americans why they took the great man to their hearts – and kept him there.By Andrew RobertsTHE TELEGRAPH, 4 August 2012—Americans love Sir Winston Churchill. That much has been obvious since even before 1963, when President Kennedy gave him the only honorary US citizenship ever awarded to a living person. Yet, in the half-century since then, that admiration and affection hasn't abated; he is one of the only non‑Americans to have a US warship named after him, and as many books are published about him in America as in Britain. Indeed, the only bookshop in the world dedicated solely to selling his books, articles and memorabilia is the splendid Chartwell Books on Madison Avenue and 52nd Street in Manhattan. As Churchill's mother, Jennie Jerome, was born in Brooklyn, Americans understandably regard Churchill's extraordinary life as an almost semi-detached telling of their own national story.So when the prestigious Morgan Librar |
Area students win honors at Winston Churchill Student Speech Competition - fox2now.com Area students win honors at Winston Churchill Student Speech Competitionfox2now.comFULTON, MO (KTVI) – Two St. Louis area students placed 3rd and 4th in the first annual Winston Churchill Student Speech Competition held at the National Churchill Museum located on the campus of Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri. Four middle ...and more » |
Treating Netanyahu Like Winston Churchill - Consortium News Treating Netanyahu Like Winston ChurchillConsortium NewsNow, Netanyahu's fans want him back a third time, an honor only bestowed on Great Britain's Winston Churchill, notes ex-CIA analyst Paul R. Pillar. By Paul R. Pillar. Since the wise setting aside of a negotiation-undermining bill that would have ... |
Taliban and Young Winston Churchill - Guardian Liberty Voice Guardian Liberty VoiceTaliban and Young Winston ChurchillGuardian Liberty VoiceWhat is the connection between young Winston Churchill and the Taliban? According to the history of the British Indian Empire, Churchill was a young subaltern in the elite 4th Queen's Own Hussars, an elite Army cavalry's punitive expedition against the ... |
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