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All category topics on the military, political, social, and cultural aspects of the Second World War.
All category topics on the military, political, social, and cultural aspects of the Second World War.
This article on the Churchill family tree is from James Humes's book Churchill: The Prophetic Statesman. You can order this book from Amazon or Barnes & Noble. Winston Churchill cared deeply about the Churchill family tree, because he believed that the past held the keys of understanding the future. His simple and frequently repeated advice…
This article on the Finest Hour speech is from James Humes's book Churchill: The Prophetic Statesman. You can order this book from Amazon or Barnes & Noble. For Churchill to maintain optimism of British victory in the darkest days of World War II required a sense of hope that appeared to civilians and advisors to border…
This article on the Iron Curtain speech is from James Humes's book Churchill: The Prophetic Statesman. You can order this book from Amazon or Barnes & Noble. Churchill’s “Iron Curtain” speech at Fulton, Missouri, on March 5, 1946, ranks as one of the most famous and consequential speeches ever made by someone out of high office,…
This article on the Agadir Crisis is from James Humes's book Churchill: The Prophetic Statesman. You can order this book from Amazon or Barnes & Noble. Early in Winston Churchill's political career he became known for his opposition, during peacetime, to building armaments for armaments’ sake. He thought such expenditures diverted too much taxpayer money from more pressing…
This article on Sarah Churchill is from James Humes's book Churchill: The Prophetic Statesman. You can order this book from Amazon or Barnes & Noble. Sarah Millicent Hermione Touchet-Jesson, Baroness Audley was a British actress and dancer who lived from 1914 to 1982. She was also known as Sarah Churchill, the daughter of the famed…
This article on the Churchill wilderness years is from James Humes's book Churchill: The Prophetic Statesman. You can order this book from Amazon or Barnes & Noble. In the early 1930s, Churchill no longer had a government position. He seemed out of touch by opposing such positions as giving greater independence to India. He continued to…
This article on Winston Churchill's childhood is from James Humes's book Churchill: The Prophetic Statesman. You can order this book from Amazon or Barnes & Noble. Many of Churchill's views of politics, warfare, and even international affairs can be traced back to formative views that developed in Winston Churchill's childhood. He even predicted events that…
This article on Winston Churchill's death is from James Humes's book Churchill: The Prophetic Statesman. You can order this book from Amazon or Barnes & Noble. Although his political and scientific predictions can be attributed to his historical imagination, some of Winston Churchill's predictions defy easy explanation. Perhaps the most remarkable of these was his…
The following article on British WW2 aircraft is an excerpt from Barrett Tillman' D-Day Encyclopedia. It is available for order now from Amazon and Barnes & Noble. British WW2 Aircraft: Avro Lancaster The Lancaster evolved from the Avro firm’s ill-fated Manchester to become one of the great bombers of World War II. With two Rolls-Royce Vulture…
The following article on the 101st Airborne Division is an excerpt from Barrett Tillman' D-Day Encyclopedia. It is available for order now from Amazon and Barnes & Noble. The ‘‘Screaming Eagles’’ were activated at Camp Claiborne, Louisiana, on 15 August 1942 under Maj. Gen. William C. Lee, who turned over to Maxwell D. Taylor…
