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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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"The Churchills": What Winston Learned from His Great Ancestor John Churchill Historian David Starkey in his new Channel 4 three-part series The Churchills explores the dangers of not learning the lessons of history.Currently only available for UK residents on the Channel 4 on-demand website. |
"Last Lion" Author Paul Reid Interviewed at the Pritzker Military Library Watch an excellent interview by Chicago Tribune Editorial Board Member Greg Burns.This program is presented by Pritzker Military Library and made possible by the support of the Churchill Centre.Greg Burns interviews author Paul Reid for this edition of Pritzker Military Library's Citizen Soldier.William Manchester was a tremendously successful popular historian and biographer whose books include The Last Lion: Visions of Glory, The Last Lion: Alone, Goodbye Darkness, A World Lit Only by Fire, The Glory and the Dream, The Arms of Krupp, American Caesar, and The Death of A President. In 1998, after completing much of the research for the final volume of The Last Lion, Manchester suffered two strokes that left him unable to write. Manchester sought a writer with a reporting background to complete his work. In 2003, Manchester asked his friend Paul Reid to complete Defender of the Realm. Reid, who now lives in North Carolina, had spent many years as a feature writer for the Palm Beach Post |
Winston Churchill Day: Strange Facts about British Bulldog who Led Britain to ... - International Business Times UK International Business Times UKWinston Churchill Day: Strange Facts about British Bulldog who Led Britain to ...International Business Times UKWidely regarded as one of the greatest wartime leaders of the 20th century, Winston Churchill was the first foreign national to be made an honorary citizen of the United States. The day named after him has been celebrated every 9 April since 1963 and ...When Churchill became an American citizenBT.comall 2 news articles » |
'Death by Chocolate' Plot to Kill Sir Winston Churchill Uncovered Historic letter indicates the Nazis planned to assassinate Sir Winston Churchill with a bar of exploding chocolate.By Rosa SilvermanTHE TELEGRAPH, 17 Jul 2012—A Nazi plot to kill Sir Winston Churchill with a bar of exploding chocolate during the Second World War has been revealed in historic papers.Giving a new meaning to the dessert name "death by chocolate", Adolf Hitler's bomb makers coated explosive devices with a thin layer of rich dark chocolate, then packaged it in expensive-looking black and gold paper.The Germans apparently planned to use secret agents working in Britain to discreetly place the bars - branded as Peters Chocolate - among other luxury items taken into the dining room used by the War Cabinet during the conflict.The lethal slabs of confection were packed with enough explosives to kill anyone within several metres.But the plot was foiled by British spies who discovered the chocolate was being made and tipped off one of MI5's most senior intelligence chiefs, Lord |
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