Posted on Jan 3, 2016
Has Anyone Watched A WWII Documentary On Winston Churchill?
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I just watched a WWII documentary on Winston Churchill. Great Britain needed a leader like him to give the nation strength when it felt weak. He and FDR colluded together with the Lend Lease Program to give him many ships, air planes, and aircraft carriers. When the US declared war on Japan and Germany, it is said he had the best sleep for years. The survival of his nation dramatically improved as FDR and the US believed defeating the Nazis was the right thing to do.
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MAJ Ken Landgren oh yea, what a legend! I love this quote.
Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.
Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.
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I have watched countless documentaries about Churchill and, of course, he makes tangential appearances in almost every other WWII documentary. However, I have discovered far more of interest in the free online series offered by Hillsdale College. They highlight his visions of war and diplomacy without getting lost in the weeds of this and that incident. The series should be mandatory viewing for everyone working inside the Beltway. They might learn something. They need to...
http://online.hillsdale.edu/courses/churchill/home/schedule
Hillsdale is also the publisher of his biography which they made available free of charge last November while celebrating one of his birthdays. I'm now half way through the 8-volume set and have learned a lot. Hillsdale also publishes other books by and about Churchill.
http://online.hillsdale.edu/courses/churchill/home/schedule
Hillsdale is also the publisher of his biography which they made available free of charge last November while celebrating one of his birthdays. I'm now half way through the 8-volume set and have learned a lot. Hillsdale also publishes other books by and about Churchill.
Churchill Course Schedule - Hillsdale College Online Courses
Larry P. Arnn is the twelfth president of Hillsdale College, where he is also a professor of politics and history. He received his B.A. from Arkansas State University and his M.A. and Ph.D. in Government from the Claremont Graduate School. He also studied at Worcester College, Oxford University, where he served as director of research for Sir Martin Gilbert, the official biographer of Winston Churchill. From 1985 to 2000, he served as...
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