Strategists & Statesmen · Modern
Winston Churchill
Churchill's long, uneven career: Gallipoli disaster, the 'wilderness years' warning about Hitler, May 1940 and the decision to fight on, Dunkirk, his speeches, building the US alliance, the Iron Curtain, and a contested legacy.
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Key idea
Prereqs: World War I; World War II. Next: The Cold War; Statecraft. Sources: Andrew Roberts, *Churchill: Walking with Destiny* (2018); Churchill's own speeches; International Churchill Society.Next: 1. Before 1940