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The Battle of Mers-el-Kebir (‘Operation Catapult’); a battleship – either the ‘Dunkerque’ or the ‘Strasbourg’ – coming under fire during Operation Catapult...

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Keep cool, men! This will be interesting for my paper!

I know there are vast numbers of Jews serving with our Forces ... but it seems to me indeed appropriate that a special Jewish unit, a special unit of that race which has suffered indescribable torments from the Nazis, should be represented as a distinct formation amongst the forces gathered for the final overthrow.

There’s been much heated debate about Churchill’s alleged culpability in the deaths of thousands of Indians during the Bengal Famine of 1943 Some say he denied vital food supplies to India...

Here Churchill inspects a ‘Tommy gun’ during his visit to Hartlepool on 31 July 1940 to inspect costal defence positions (you can see from his engagement card for July, opposite, that...

The armistice to end the First World War was signed on 11 November 1918, and determined a ceasefire at 11am that morning. This is now commemorated as Armistice Day, and each year at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month there is a two-minute silence for people to pause and remember those who died during the conflict. Read Churchill’s own recollection of the day in , and also Dr Warren Dockter’s consideration of one of the most remarkable aspects of Churchill’s character in .

A collection of Winston Churchill's most famous quotes from the World War II period accompanied by a host of images, audio, video and suggested further reading.