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Dominic has said that Britain should not have gotten involved in the stupidity and catastrophe of 1914 Yet he’s ignoring Churchills behind the scenes actions in pushing us into that catastrophe

How about he’s reputation during he’s life He was a deeply divisive person who many loathed and distrusted even before 1914 And read why he left the Conservative Party over economic policies No wonder The New Radical Liberals in Thatchers Conservative Party loved him

Interview Col Douglas Macgregor Ret Re Churchill

"I think a curse should rest on me - because I love this war. I know it's smashing and shattering the lives of thousands every moment - and yet - I can't help it - I enjoy every second of it." - Winston Churchill Written during 1914-19 Written in 1901 He then ignored his own words and was a chief cheerleader for war .A European war cannot be anything but a cruel, heartrending struggle, which, if we are ever to enjoy the bitter fruits of victory, must demand, perhaps for several years, the whole manhood of the nation, the entire suspension of peaceful industries, and the concentrating to one end of every vital energy in the community….a European war can only end in the ruin of the vanquished and the scarcely less fatal commercial dislocation and the exhaustion of the conquerors. Democracy is more vindictive than Cabinets. The wars of peoples will be more terrible than those of kings.”

Do these people know Churchill was responsible for genocide in India?

Churchill lived all his life waiting for the moment in 1940, and for the next five years did on the whole a brilliant job of keeping the Country together and directing the War. He tended to interfere in the operational side of waging the war just a tad too much instead of allowing his Generals more scope. Once he had to face the Electorate after the war he had, by his own admission, very little to offer them. By the time his last opportunity came in 1951, he was ailing and almost irrelevant and in a very different age. One very different attitude of the Country towards Churchill compared to his ancestor The Duke of Marlborough was that a grateful Sovereign and Country bestowed a Dukedom on Marlborough along with the splendour of Blenheim. Churchill could hardly afford to keep Chartwell going until some very wealthy friends assisted him. I understand Churchill was offered an Earldom by the Queen, but he declined it, wishing to remain in the House of Commons as long as possible.

I greatly admire Sandbrook, but Churchill is much more fallible and prone to misjudgement than the establishment image would have us believe. Like ersatz Tudor style villages and The Royal Family, Churchill is far more popular with our benighted cousins across than pond than here in the UK.

Churchill is source of tremendous comfort and national pride for the British. His oratory skills are legendary. But, he is the embodiment of the scourge of the systemic system of class, in GB. He was able to manipulate everyone in his orbit, including the press. He tried to deflect from The disastrous climate conditions caused by a toxic fog that killed and disabled countless people is just one such incident. He made sure to have a speech ready for an arranged visit by the press, that lionized him as a great leader the next morning. His close relationship with Eden, a coward who botched the Suez crisis. Our leaders should be evaluated truthfully. Elevating him to God like status is wrong.

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There are two important facts which were not highlighted in the discussion. Yes, he showed poor judgement at certain stages of his career and had nasty streaks in his character. However, he was the only leading politician who got things right in the 1930s. The entire British Establishment was completely sold on the idea of appeasement. This included leading organs of opinion such as The Times. Churchill was the only figure who consistently warned about the threat coming from Nazi Germany and the need to rearm fast. It was because he was proved right on this key point, and his predecessor Chamberlain wrong, that he immediately gained exalted status. He was the prophet proved right and therefore quickly became the national saviour. The second factor in understanding his appeal to the general public is what he possessed which none of his contemporaries had to quite the same extent, namely his rhetorical qualities. Nobody had the power of his ringing declarations that were broadcast via radio, the range of metaphors he deployed in order to give his people comfort and above all inspiration, and the gravelly voice which was instantly recognisable. Churchill's speeches continue to be quoted to this very day. That can be said of very few politicians in the past. In that he has a similar standing to individuals like Martin Luther King ("I have a dream") or more recently Barack Obama ("Yes, we can!"). The collective war effort during WW2 was fuelled by the magnetic power and memorable phrases of Churchill's speeches.

Who brought the little kid?

"Management of decline" How charmingly self effacing!! I love this guy!!!!!! Dr. Sandbrook is socially the anti-Trump, despite him having NO reason for his outward humility!

I love Dr Sandbrook "real politische" approach to historiography - the underclass ultimately never really mattered, even in 1789 France or 1381 England. Ambition always filled the ruling class void.

Kindly Post Your Opinion: Who is a greater writer? Professor Sandbrook OR Sir Winston????! They're both BRILLIANT IMHO!!

Fascinating lecture

Thanks for this interview. I heard Dr Sarah-Louise Miller speaking about the intelligence and counter-intelligence aspects of the 1944 Normandy landings on an Oxford University extension weekend course in June 2024. I thought she was the most interesting of the 4 speakers on the course, although all were good. I have also just finished reading her book The Lancaster Story, about the leading British bomber of World War II, which is also good, and puts particular emphasis on the human stories and experiences of the people involved, both air crews and ground crews, the majority of whom were men of course, but including women who took roles in intelligence, air traffic control and other functions. This will necessarily be one of the last books written about World War II that was able to use interviews with people who were actually involved as a source.

I do wonder if Mrs Simpson had to marry him or they would have her arrested??..because I read she wanted to go back to her x husband,she could of been black mailed couldn't she.

The last forthwith history we need is cover ups and lies.when this happens we end up with a public that is paraniod and half wits that make up a brand new history along with nazi aliens and ufo's..😢😂

He stayed many times at Chateau d'Horizon as the guest of Maxine Elliot. I see you have one photo of him using the slide.

It’s both fascinating and depressing just how many ill informed anti WSC comments there are here. Many are patently absurd, but it shows a worrying trend, which Andrew Robert’s has previously referenced, about the paucity of decent, objective and accurate history teaching which is being replaced by (often neomarxist) revisionist history 🤦‍♂️ Strange times indeed when a cock in a frock is considered good whilst WSC is considered malevolent 🤦‍♂️

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The most influencial man of the 20th century was FDR. He created the long peace. To claim that Winston Churchill was successful is a erntrycourse mistake. His main objective was to uphold the Empire and, luckily, he failed spectaculary.

This is excellent, but it was all layed out by major Ralph Ingersoll in his 1946 book 'Top Secret'.

Even listening to this clown now reminds me of what an awful man (let alone PM) Johnson was.

The world needs bold leadership now more than ever. God bless Churchill. Love, A millennial American

Brough Scott might be interested to know that the photo used in his book and featured towards the end of this transmission is one of a pair I believe as I have the copy here in original frame, given BY Churchill to the Rev. Norman Haig, one time vicar of Mayfair, whose aunt had been the Duchess of Newcastle and guardian of the Royal appt. in the Tower Of London. Norman had been a close friend and confidant of Churchill, they often lunched and I also have a box of cigars given by C to N, who delighted on giving the occasional one to friends as a talking point: N was not a smoker. Norman died in my arms age 97 in , without checking, perhaps '99 I have some photos and the old vicar had had a sparkling life in his own right!

This was thoroughly enjoyable! Thank you.

I brought the book on holiday - completely drawn in to this piece of history. We really dodged a bullet getting rid of Edward.

The best! Thank you AR!

Again, brilliant. Thank you❤

I loved this insightful and overarching perspective on the history of Prime Minister Winston Churchill and his deep respect and appreciation on the Jewish people. I really enjoyed listening and learning from Ambassodor Ron Dermer and so glad to hear that his mentor is Prime Minister Benjamin Netanayhu - a courageous Statesmen and defining leader for the dark times Israel is going through as a Nation. The Jewish people are special people to the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob

Thank you.

As far as I am concerned, Winston Spencer Churchill was the Greatest Leader this Planet has ever had, in recent times. Sincerely, if you are an admirer of ' The Last Lion ', visiting Chartwell as well as Blenheim Palace, is essential. 🇬🇧 I was incredibly fortunate, to visit both, in October of 2019. 🇬🇧 Roland Singh, Canada 🇨🇦

Was Churchill ever aware of the fact that Grant was his distant cousin?

Joan Bright. Are there any books written about Joan Bright

This was brilliant, thanks so much!

I have a similar attitude toward the Monarchy. That they have a value and a place but shouldn’t be above fair scrutiny.

He was imperfect but who is perfect? To say we cannot view historical figures in a nuanced manner shows a low iq

As per Historiography truth can't be manipulated by any one , Cold war ended from walls of Berlin, however wars again emerged.

People nowadays forget that when you are on a shoestring budget because your country is small and besieged and hasn't got a lot of money you think what can you get how much bang can you get for your book and how quickly can you make it and how tiny a budget can it be made on, modern people don't even got a clue on that especially modern young people these days mostly, is there exceptions to those rules I know because of I've trained my kids exactly as my dad trained me.

I've heard of the hedgehog and I'm not really all that old but then again I'm the child of my father's old age and he was both the Holocaust survivor and a member of the underground so I guess you could say I learned a great deal at my father side.

Anti-tank gun looks more like you can say either the precursor or the ancestor of the RPG also known as the bazooka in fact that's pretty much what you are looking at in the picture.

And it has been used as a backstage for certain television shows but when needing a sinister place in remote location.

My father who was during the second World War one of the younger members of the French Underground was told when he was being hidden by a Catholic priest and he made the comment well doesn't your good book say that you're supposed to turn the other cheek to which the good Padre said yes but it doesn't say what you do afterwards and when he said that he showed you know a roundhouse punch. In other words punch first ask questions later.

He doesn't look like a vicar to me, or even a deacon he looks like the kind a man who would kill you as soon as look at you.

I was certain that Dominic's response to the question of which historical figure deserves more attention would be Jim Callaghan.

Churchill is intensely hated in India because he was a virulent opponent of Indian independence.

There's not nearly enough Sandbrook content on RUclips so thank you for helping to remedy that. Great discussion!

Churchill’s greatest underrated skill was his personal branding