I was recently speaking to a group on Churchill and the Canadian Prime Minister
Mackenzie King.
One person brought up the matter of Canada refusing to accept a boat load of
Jewish refugees, who were fleeing Germany, in 1938. In view of this
refusal, and likewise from the United States, the
A very interesting piece on the BBC website on The 10 greatest controversies of
Winston Churchill's career :
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-29701767?ns_mchannel=emailns_source=inxmail_newsletterns_campaign=bbcnewsmagazine_news__ns_linkname=nans_fee=0
Antoine CAPET, FRHistS
Professor
Thanks, Antoine. There are some interesting choices here, and some
questionable ones. The list seems to be slanted towards things that have
been topical recently. I'm inclined to think that any list of the
greatest controversies in Churchill's career that omits the
Dardanelles/Gallipoli
On Fri, Jan 23, 2015 at 7:53 AM, 'Antoine Capet' via ChurchillChat
churchillchat@googlegroups.com wrote:
Dear Chris,
Yes - evidently !
I agree all the more as I will be talking about the participation of the
French in the expedition at the forthcoming Churchill Conference, in May,
and I
Dear Chris,
Yes - evidently !
I agree all the more as I will be talking about the participation of the French in the expedition at the forthcoming Churchill
Conference, in May, and I have been reading or re-reading some of the literature on the subject. Controversy is indeed present
at almost
Today I heard a enjoyable radio documentary about Churchill's grave in the
peaceful churchyard at Bladon. The documentary explored why Churchill chose to
be buried there rather than in the grand setting of Westminster Abbey and St.
Paul's.
The 30 minute programme may be heard on-line at the
