Winston Churchill’s Mother Expressed Disappointment In His Lack of Achievement

My Darling Winston: The Letters Between Winston Churchill and His Mother, edited by David Lough and Randolph Churchill, reveals that his mother Jenny was at times disappointed in her son and told him so The letters between Jenny Jerome, between 1881—when Churchill was just six—and 1921, the year of Jenny’s death -- weren't published until …

Winston Churchill on First Soviet Leader Vladimir Lenin and How Lenin’s Philosophy Echoes in Steve Bannon

Reflecting on the death of Soviet revolutionary and USSR founder Vladimir Lenin in January, 1924, Winston Churchill wrote that the Russians' "worst misfortune was his birth, their next worst -- his death." Lenin "alone could have led Russia into the enchanted quagmire; he alone could have found the way back to the causeway. He saw; …

12 Fascinating Stories About Some of the Giants of History

Writer George Spencer has published more than a dozen outstanding pieces on some amazing characters in history on his Substack site, "Courage 101: True Tales of Grit and Glory." They could be part of a gripping package for beginning students of history or anyone with an interest in the topic. "Hey Bulldog! His Destiny: Save …

The Screws Tighten on Russia. Might It Accept a Diplomatic Solution to Ukraine Crisis?

More than two million Ukrainians have fled the country, creating a humanitarian crisis in the neighboring countries of Europe in what has become the largest land war on the continent since WWII. Crippling economic sanctions on Russia -- including the U.S. banning of Russian oil, natural gas and coal and reduced purchases by Western European …

Churchill’s ‘Iron Curtain’ Speech Helped Frame the Cold War

HistoryNet "On March 5, 1946, shortly after World War II, Churchill delivers his "Sinews of Peace" speech at Westminster College in Missouri, famously coining the term the "Iron Curtain" to describe growing Soviet aggression." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHVmT1TfkSY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMt7zCaVOWU CriticalPast: "Winston Churchill's "Iron Curtain speech" regarding USSR and Eastern Bloc, at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, early in …

Diplomat George Kennan’s Famous ‘Communist Containment’ Essay of 1946 Is Recalled

As the world seems on the verge of a new Cold War between Russia, formerly the Soviet Union, and the United States, many are recalling the essay or Long Telegram that signaled the original Cold War in February, 1946, six months after the US dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. The US and …

The Story of Britain’s Worst Prime Minister, Neville Chamberlain

History West Midlands: "The forgotten legacy of the man often voted as Britain's worst Prime Minister. Historian Andrew Reekes reveals that he was actually a great interwar social reformer whose place in the public's memory was cynically exploited by Winston Churchill." Also read 'More than Munich: The forgotten legacy of Neville Chamberlain' https://www.historywm.com/shop/produc... available from …

Why Did Churchill Lose the 1945 Election?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCNkahrivc8 Imperial War Museums "Winston Churchill is arguably Britain's greatest wartime leader, having led Britain from its 'Darkest Hour' in 1940 all the way to victory over Nazi Germany in 1945. So why, just months after VE Day, did he lose the 1945 General Election?" 0:00 Intro 1:02 A wartime leader 1:29 The guilty men …

FDR’s Fateful Final Years Ended in Great Triumph

Paying attention to current events, we may think the U.S. and other parts of the world are careening from one disaster to the next. But in the 1940s, especially 1943-45, that was especially true. Reading War and Peace: FDR's Final Odyssey, D-Day to Yalta, by Nigel Hamilton, brought this home. Nations were really careening toward …

Churchill’s Rhetorical Gifts and Honesty in War: How Battle Against Covid-19 Could Be Fought

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_G8YYuk2Zk&fbclid=IwAR0YAUcmfrdqOFJWsPvtBLLWFTifWv_sGZtvtcdLIzGGiXNVz8vvg9Wi_RQ Lest we forget: May 8, 2020 was the 75th anniversary of the allies' victory against Nazi Germany, V-E Day. The rhetoric of Winston Churchill lifted people up and helped them fight. He was a leader with a powerful command of the English language. BBC: Extracts of Winston Churchill's VE Day speech have been …