These guarantees were not worth the paper they were written on, or the breath that uttered them. What is the position now? The CZ [Czech] Republic is being broken up before our eyes. Their gold is being stolen by the Nazis. The Nazi system is to blot out every form of internal freedom.

Did Churchill let Coventry burn rather than reveal his knowledge of German Codes? It’s been claimed that Churchill knew of the imminent attack several days before but held back the information...

On 18 June 1940, Churchill gave a rousing speech to the British people, announcing: '... the Battle of France is over. The Battle of Britain is about to begin.' Four days later, France surrendered to Germany and Hitler turned his attention to Britain.

Sonia Purnell, author of First Lady: The Life and Wars of Clementine Churchill, discusses the political influence and importance of Clementine Churchill and Eleanor Roosevelt in her lecture at the Winston...

The Atlantic Charter was a statement of principles and freedoms upon which the Allies agreed, defining their shared goals for the post-war world It helped define the parameters of many international...

A German propaganda photograph of a Heinkel He 111 bomber over Surrey Docks in London (1940) copyright: By ChrisO (aka ChrisO) at enwikipedia [Public domain], from Wikimedia Commons...

Churchill wearing a French steel helmet during a visit to the French front line on 5 December 1915, shortly before taking command of the battalion on the Western Front Here, he’s...

Mounted British troops and wagons of Sir Redvers Buller’s relief column advance on Ladysmith in February 1900 copyright: IWM...

Last night ... I had a splendid walk ... all over the top of the ground ... You cannot show yourself here by day, but in the bright moonlight it is possible to move about without danger (except from random bullets) & to gain a vy clear impression ... We also went out in from of our own parapet into the No man’s land & prowled about looking at our wire & visiting our listening posts. This is always exciting.