Finest Hour 143
Finest Hour 143, Summer 2009
Page 55
Why Ireland Won: The War from the Irish Side
How a handful of radicals, through violent action, co-opted Irish constitutional nationalism, and set the pattern for all successful wars of national liberation in the 20th century
By Timothy D. Hoyt
Dr. Hoyt is Profesor of Strategy and Policy, U.S. Naval War College, and has worked or consulted for U.S. government agencies on security issues. He is currently working on a history of the Irish Republican Army, as well as projects on U.S. military strategy in the 21st century and American relations with India and Pakistan. Read More >
Finest Hour 143, Summer 2009
Page 50
Churchill Proceedings – Churchill and the Anglo-Irish War 1919-1922
Cogadh na saoirse, the Irish war of independence, was the unfortunate culmination of Britain’s 700-year attempt to find a constitutional relationship with Ireland that made sense to both sides.
By Alan J. Ward
Dr. Ward is Class of 1935 Professor of Government Emeritus at the College of William and Mary. His four works on Irish History include The Easter Rising, 1916: Revolution and Irish Nationalism (1980, 2nd ed. 2003) and The Irish Constitutional Tradition: Responsible Government and Modern Ireland, 1782-1992 (1994). Our thanks to Professor Warren F. Kimball for editing this paper. Read More >
Finest Hour 143, Summer 2009
Page 49
Imperial Kelly
Imperial Kelly by Peter Bowen (Crown, 1992). Portrayal
Worth Reading
By Peter Bowen Read More >
Finest Hour 143, Summer 2009
Page 49
Churchill as a Literary Character / WSC in Fiction(2)
The Man from St. Petersburg, by Ken Follett (Signet, 1983). Portrayal, Worth Reading
By Michael T. McMenamin Read More >
Finest Hour 143, Summer 2009
Page 48
Too Many Errors You Shouldn’t Know
274 Things You Should Know About Churchill, by Patrick Delaforce. O’Mara Books, 188 pages, hardbound, $25. Member price $20.
By Patrick Delaforce Read More >
Finest Hour 143, Summer 2009
Page 48
A Sight for Lore Eyes
Blenheim and the Churchill Family: A Personal Portrait, by Henrietta Spencer-Churchill. Cico, 218 pages, hardbound, illus., $50. Member price $40.
By Paul H. Courtenay
Mr. Courtenay is a FH senior editor. Read More >
Finest Hour 143, Summer 2009
Page 46
The Stuff of History
Masters and Commanders: How Roosevelt, Churchill, Marshall and Alanbrooke Won the War in the West, by Andrew Roberts. Harper, 720 pages, illus., $35. Member price $28.
By Christopher H. Sterling Read More >
Finest Hour 143, Summer 2009
Page 45
Thoughts and Adventures
Thoughts and Adventures, by Winston S. Churchill, edited with an introduction by James W. Muller. ISI Books, 380 pages, illus., softbound, $22. Member price $17.60.
By Winston S. Churchill Read More >
Finest Hour 143, Summer 2009
Page 44
Books, Arts & Curiosities – True Persona: Two Works of Genius
By Richard M. Langworth Read More >
Finest Hour 143, Summer 2009
Page 37
Winston Churchill’s Constitutionalism: A Critique of Socialism in America
By Justin D. Lyons
Justin Lyons is Associate Professor of History and Political Science and Adjunct Fellow in the John M. Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs at Ashland University, and a valued part of Churchill Centre educational activities. This is an excerpt from his article first posted by the Heritage Foundation (http://xrl.us/bev4gv) which is now found also on Finest Hour Online (http://xrl.us/beuiy6). Read More >
Finest Hour 143, Summer 2009
Page 34
Student Essay – From Pen to Parliament
How a young man’s writings shaped a hero
By Allison Hay
Ms. Hay is a graduate with distinction from the University of Oklahoma, where she was a Letters major under Professor Ronald Schleifer. She begins law school this autumn at OU. Read More >
Finest Hour 143, Summer 2009
Page 33
Leading Churchill Myths – Myth: “We Don’t Torture” / Fact: We Did Read More >
Finest Hour 143, Summer 2009
Page 30
Glimpses – Guarding Greatness, Part I
By Ronald E. Golding Read More >
Finest Hour 143, Summer 2009
Page 27
“Never Splash in Shallow Waters”
The Hon. Jack Kemp
Tenth International Churchill Conference
Mayflower Hotel, Washington,
7 November 1993 Read More >
Finest Hour 143, Summer 2009
Page 27
Remembering Jack Read More >
