[ChurchillChat] Re: James Bryan?

Another such would-be mediator between the Nazi and British governments in 1939-40 was a senior General Motors Overseas Division executive named James D. Mooney. GM's principal overseas asset was the Opel works in Germany, and he spent a great deal of time in Europe during those months, including

[ChurchillChat] Re: Churchill and Orwell

On Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 8:41 AM, Anthony Calabrese [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: I was wondering if anyone knows if George Orwell ever wrote anything on Churchill. I have been looking through some of Orwell's essays and while I find the odd reference to Churchill (and Orwell named his most remember

[ChurchillChat] Re: NEW BOOK BY ANDREW ROBERTS

*To:* ChurchillChat@googlegroups.com *Subject:* [ChurchillChat] Re: NEW BOOK BY ANDREW ROBERTS I hope his grasp of facts has improved: http://www.pierretristam.com/Bobst/07/be033007a.htm On Oct 2, 2008, at 11:51 AM, Jon Lellenberg wrote: On Thu, Oct 2, 2008 at 9:04 AM, andy

[ChurchillChat] Re: Recent Churchill philatelic covers

On Sun, Mar 1, 2009 at 9:49 AM, Ryan harrisrya...@nctv.com wrote: Does anyone know when we can expect the HBO film (sequel to *The Gathering Storm) *to grace us with its presence? I believe it is called *Into The Storm.* If there is no information other than 2009, what are your thoughts on

[ChurchillChat] Re: Favourite quotes

“What is the answer that I shall give in your name to this great man, the thrice-chosen head of a nation of 130,000,000? Here is the answer I shall give President Roosevelt: Put your confidence in us. Give us your faith and your blessing, and under Providence all will be well. We shall not

[ChurchillChat] Re: Favourite quotes

of their fears! (1943) On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 7:59 PM, Jon Lellenberg jonlellenb...@gmail.comwrote: “What is the answer that I shall give in your name to this great man, the thrice-chosen head of a nation of 130,000,000? Here is the answer I shall give President Roosevelt: Put your confidence in us

[ChurchillChat] Max Hastings on Churchill as war leader

Essay in the Financial Times prompted by his new book on the subject: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/e6824d52-98e2-11de-aa1b-00144feabdc0.html --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ChurchillChat group. To post

Re: [ChurchillChat] Geese that laid the golden eggs

of referring to the people at Bletchley as 'the geese who laid the golden eggs and never cackled.' Then on in that paragraph to the Uncle Henry, Fred, and Z terms for the same intelligence product. On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 8:46 AM, Jon Lellenberg jonlellenb...@gmail.comwrote: Fn 3 on that page

Re: [ChurchillChat] Chamberlain?

I enjoyed Lynne Olson's book too, and she has another coming out next week that will be of interest to us, *Citizens of London: The Americans Who Stood with Britain in Its Darkest, Finest Hour * See

Re: [ChurchillChat] Re: Winston Churchill (Grandson) Death

On Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 9:24 PM, Jonathan Sandys churchillsbrit...@googlemail.com wrote: [snip] The editor of the Telegraph has a responsibility to retract this Editorial and rewrite it with facts, not circumstancial evidence and irresponsible opinion. The comment on Randolph I am not even

[ChurchillChat] Fwd: Sir Max Hastings, Winston's War: Churchill, 1940-1945

Alas, I am away from home, in Paris, and unable to be present and rise ask what the hell was the idea with his snarky obituary, but anyone else who can be there and attend this Pritzker Military Library event in Chicago, let us know how it goes. -- Forwarded message -- From:

Re: [ChurchillChat] Churchill's worst decision may have been among his best.

On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 4:29 AM, Jonathan Sandys churchillsbrit...@googlemail.com wrote: History, Churchill's greatest weapon and Hitler's greatest downfall. Hitler knew his country's history, but his own arrogance and anger forced him to choose campaigns mostly fought and lost during the

[ChurchillChat] Churchill censored by unknown anti-tobaconnist

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1286620/Churchill-non-smoker-How-todays-PC-censors-airbrushed-cigar.html -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ChurchillChat group. To post to this group, send email to churchillc...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe

[ChurchillChat] Gunmakers Pub/Churchill quote inquiry

I sought the help of a friend who's an official at the Marylebone Library in Marylebone Road, asking if she was familiar with the pub, and she replies: No, but as it happens I may well be meeting a friend for lunch over that way on Friday. If so, I can drop in - food appears to be good. I have

Re: [ChurchillChat] Churchill and Trotsky

Here is a review addressing those points about Trotsky, the great historian of Russia Richard Pipes reviewing the new biography *Leon Trotsky: A Revolutionary's Life* by Joshua Rubenstein, who also seems to think Trotsky rising to the top would have meant a kinder, gentler Bolshevik Revolution.

Re: [ChurchillChat] Re: Cita Stelzer

Somebody has to be the grinch, so let it be me. I was disappointed by the book. Mainly because of what there's no mention of in it. I was particularly interested in the dinners during Harry Hopkins' lengthy tour of wartime Britain in January 1941 (of which the U.S. press was mostly

[ChurchillChat] Winston Churchill, Man of Style

http://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2012/04/16/winston-churchill-man-of-style/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ChurchillChat group. To post to this group, send email to churchillchat@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to

Re: [ChurchillChat] The 10 greatest controversies of Winston Churchill's career (Dardanelles/Gallipoli !!!)

cynical way, a controversy that interests me is the BBC banning Winston Churchill from its airwaves in the late 1930s because he was a critic of appeasement policy. Jon Lellenberg Best wishes, A.C. === From: Chris Bell Sent: Friday, January 23, 2015 3:41 PM To: churchillchat

Re: [ChurchillChat] Re: The Wilderness Years and historical truth

I don't know what the truth is about Ralph Wigram's death, and would like to know. Wikipedia says: Wigram's sudden death is somewhat mysterious. Again, sources disagree, on several points. For one, some say he was found dead at home, but a letter from Churchill says he died in Ava's arms.[8]

Re: [ChurchillChat] Another Churchill movie in the works

I am hoping it will be based closely on John Kukacs' book *Five Days in May, 1940*. But I am also wondering about the choice of Gary Oldman as Churchill. On Thu, Sep 15, 2016 at 4:09 PM, 'John Mather' via ChurchillChat < churchillchat@googlegroups.com> wrote: > This has great potential. I hope

Re: [ChurchillChat] Another Churchill movie in the works

On Sat, Sep 17, 2016 at 8:56 AM, PatFinn1940 wrote: > Jon-- > > This is an odd bit of casting, indeed. The only film I've seen Oldman in > is *Air Force One, *where he played a nasty Russian ultranationalist > terrorist. I'd have to see a trailer for *Darkest Hour

Re: [ChurchillChat] "Revealed: secret affair with a socialite that nearly wrecked Churchill’s career"

On Sun, Feb 25, 2018 at 10:38 AM, 'Antoine Capet' via ChurchillChat < churchillchat@googlegroups.com> wrote: > "Revealed: secret affair with a socialite that nearly wrecked Churchill’s > career" > > (Title in today's Observer) > https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/feb/25/winston-chur >

Re: [ChurchillChat] Newberry Library in Chicago Churchill Seminar ! Starts Feb 2019

On Mon, Jan 14, 2019 at 8:10 PM wrote: > I know Frank Biletz (a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in British > history who teaches at Loyola University in Chicago) and took some classes > from him about ten years ago. He is a good teacher and knowledgeable about > Churchill and I'd recommend

Re: [ChurchillChat] Re: Mysterious young man in _Darkest Hour_ film

Interesting. Elizabeth Layton eventually wrote a memoir about her experience, published in 2007 as *Winston Churchill by his Personal Secretary *by Elizabeth Nel (her postwar married name). When she first reported to No. 10 Downing Street on May 5, 1941,* she was shown around the premises where

Re: [ChurchillChat] Re: "Why the cruel myth of the 'blitz spirit' is no model for how to fight coronavirus"

It would take a great deal more than just appearing in *The Guardian* to make me spurn Richard Overy's judgment as an historian of World War II. In fact, in thirty years in war and defense work at the Pentagon, his 1995 book *Why the Allies Won* is the only one I kept copies of at both home and