Winston Churchill, The Second World War.
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HOUSTON RICK
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Churchill's 6 volume set is required reading for any serious WWII buff.
In his retirement and later years, Winston was vacationing in France very drunk, and a lady at the party told her friend that it is a shame what had become of him. She did not think he overheard her until he said, "Madam, tomorrow morning I will become sober, but you will still be ugly".
In his retirement and later years, Winston was vacationing in France very drunk, and a lady at the party told her friend that it is a shame what had become of him. She did not think he overheard her until he said, "Madam, tomorrow morning I will become sober, but you will still be ugly".
Churchill was without doubt one of the great men of history. He was not without out fault however, just like all other great men. I have read everything by or about him I have been able to lay my hands on, and he is absolutely the grand master of the language.
He was after all, half American (his mother).
Just before the end of the "phoney war" in 1940, Hitler attempted to get England to make peace, leaving Hitler pretty much owning Europe. The emmisary in an attempt to impress Churchill, told him about the might of the German armed forces, and added, "and we have the Italians", Churchill informed him, "seems only fair, we had them the last time".
At another time, Lady Astor(the English half of the New York Astors) told him, "If I were your wife I would poison your soup",Churchillreplied,"Madam, if you were my wife, I would drink it".
He was after all, half American (his mother).
Just before the end of the "phoney war" in 1940, Hitler attempted to get England to make peace, leaving Hitler pretty much owning Europe. The emmisary in an attempt to impress Churchill, told him about the might of the German armed forces, and added, "and we have the Italians", Churchill informed him, "seems only fair, we had them the last time".
At another time, Lady Astor(the English half of the New York Astors) told him, "If I were your wife I would poison your soup",Churchillreplied,"Madam, if you were my wife, I would drink it".
Dennis The B
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For years, until I took a very serious interest in the events leading up to World War II, it seemed to be "common" knowledge that Sir Winston Churchill had somehow beguiled Franklin Roosevelt into entering the second European war of the century. While I have never been a fan of Roosevelt's economic policies which prolonged the Great Depression, he and Churchill both understood that after about 1936 war with Germany was inevitable. Hitler would never be satisfied with the Sudetenland, or any of the other land grabs leading up to the invasion of Poland.
Only after reading William Shirer's "Rise and Fall of The Third Reich", did I do some serious digging into the root causes of the war. I read a great deal on the economic issues, and discovered the root causes of the war were in the draconian terms of the Treaty of Versailles. Churchill knew that the terms of the treaty were draconian, but in his current position, and out of power, he and others were powerless to stop it.
Most folks can thank Georges Clemenceau and Phillippe Petain for sowing the seeds of WWII in 1921.
Only after reading William Shirer's "Rise and Fall of The Third Reich", did I do some serious digging into the root causes of the war. I read a great deal on the economic issues, and discovered the root causes of the war were in the draconian terms of the Treaty of Versailles. Churchill knew that the terms of the treaty were draconian, but in his current position, and out of power, he and others were powerless to stop it.
Most folks can thank Georges Clemenceau and Phillippe Petain for sowing the seeds of WWII in 1921.
cmort666
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The terms of the Treaty of Versailles were just harsh enough to create the desire for revenge, but not harsh enough to prevent it.
"The peace to end all peace"...
Nick B.
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Let us not be too harsh with Clemenceau and Petain , their countries suffered terribly, " Those who can win a war well rarely make a good peace and those who could make a good peace would never have won the war" WSC.,
As for Churchill he said "History will be kind to me as I intend to write it".
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As for Churchill he said "History will be kind to me as I intend to write it".
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I have just finished reading the last volume. I am very glad I purchased and read the whole set. I just got William Manchester's two volume biography of Churchill. Will read that soon. I find that if I read some light fiction in between serious non-fiction books it keeps me from getting bogged down. I retired a little over two years ago. I am amazed that the bargains I am finding on used books at the local used book store and Amazon.
On English politican Stafford Cripps Churchill said, "He has all of the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire."
On former Prime Minister Clement Attlee he said, "Mr Attlee is a very modest man, indeed he has a lot to be modest about."
One of my favorite people of the 20th Century. Drank a quart of gin, smoked 10 to 20 cigars a day and lived to be 90.
On former Prime Minister Clement Attlee he said, "Mr Attlee is a very modest man, indeed he has a lot to be modest about."
One of my favorite people of the 20th Century. Drank a quart of gin, smoked 10 to 20 cigars a day and lived to be 90.
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