Churchill gave his famous ‘Iron Curtain’ Speech in 1946 These events took place at the Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Aldermanbury and the National Churchill Mus...
Finest Hour 173, Summer 2016 Page 06 By Felix Klos Felix Klos is the author of Churchill on Europe (IB Tauris, 2016) The full hardback version of the book will be released globally in...
Finest Hour 173, Summer 2016 Page 04 By David Freeman, July 2016 The subject has never been more relevant During the campaign in...
Finest Hour 172, Spring 2016 Page 46 Ian Kershaw, To Hell and Back: Europe 1914–1949, Viking, 2015, 593 pages, $3500 ISBN: 978-0670024582 Review by Kevin Matthews...
Finest Hour 161, Winter 2013-14 Page 32 “I Say Here as I Said at Brussels Let Freedom Reign” By Winston S Churchill Mr Speaker, You...
Finest Hour 161, Winter 2013-14 Page 28 By Jack Mens I was born in the Netherlands on 16 April 1943 in the midst of the German occupation After the...
Finest Hour 164, Special Edition, September 2014 Page 13 By Niels Bjerre “She encouraged us to keep the flame alive” It is twenty years since I...
The First World War was to provide the first major setback to Churchill’s political career. In December 1914, at the age of forty, Churchill was eager not just to run the Navy but to manage the war itself. Demonstrating his usual self-confidence, drive and determination, Churchill looked for creative ways to engage the enemy, including an attack on the Dardanelles Straits. The high-risk offensive operation went ahead. It soon became clear that the planning of the operation was beyond the capabilities of the British leaders.
Breakfast cereals, self-raising flour, yeast, baking powder, jelly, custard powder, lentils, pickles, margarine and dried vegetables were all 'invented' during the twentieth century.
World War II saw the rationing re-introduced to Britain and, as the war progressed, food shortages became even more severe. Shortages in this period saw creative inventions such as carrot jam and also lead to spam becoming an iconic wartime symbol.
