|
The Statesman and the Biographer
|
|
|
In Search of Churchill:
Aren't we all?
This is Martin's journey
BUY HERE
|
|
|
Arab-Israel Conflict Atlas:
The back story
For ebook discount, enter DC 360
at checkout.
|
|
|
“My own journey began in 1962”
From the Preface, In Search of Churchill
25 November 1993
570 words/2 ½ minute read
This book traces some of my travels and discoveries in search of Churchill since 1962. The process of finding out about any historical character can be a surprising one. All biographers who embark on the search find themselves caught up in many adventures and are continually amazed by the diverse ways in which they reach their goal of understanding. In this book I share some of my experiences in the hope that they may be of interest or amusement, and that something further will emerge from them of the character, struggles and achievements of Churchill himself. Continue Reading
Martin with the owner of Burnt Out Farm, Joël Wgeux, and his son, Ploegsteert, 1970,
where Churchill had made his frontline observation post in 1915.
|
|
|
 From Esther Gilbert
|
|
|
“as a man might woo a maid”
775 words/3 ½ minute read
“You never know what's happening behind the scenes.” This was Martin's view of how political leaders manage – or not – to get things done. Negotiations are often delicate and there's a lot of paddling beneath the surface before the ripples are apparent.
In July 2008, Gordon Brown, then Prime Minister, flew to Israel to meet with his counterpart, Ehud Olmert, and to deliver the first speech in the Knesset by a British Prime Minister. Martin and I were there for that historic occasion. Continue Reading
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, 19 February 2007, Jerusalem, photo by Matty Stern
|
|
|
75th anniversary of the “Iron Curtain Speech”
5 March 1946
Churchill at Westminster College, Fulton, Missouri
Martin's intro to the speech
Churchill, Power of Words
In the immediate aftermath of the war, Churchill contemplated with alarm a Europe divided between East and West, by what he called an “Iron Curtain”. The dominance of the Soviet Union and of Communism in Eastern Europe was his overriding concern in the international sphere. He expressed his fears and also his hopes, when he spoke, at the request of President Harry S. Truman, at Westminster College, Fulton, Missouri, on 5 March 1946. He gave his speech the title “The Sinews of Peace.”
Winston Churchill gives his 'Iron Curtain' speech in Fulton, MO in 1946
winstonchurchill.org
To read/listen to the speech
Click Here
To read Sir Martin's own speech at Westminster College on 26 April 1981
|
|
|
The Jewish Story Explained
based on Sir Martin's book Letters to Auntie Fori
The Story of the Jewish People
Watch all the videos:
Click Here
Read: Auntie Fori
|
|
|
WEB CITINGS:
DailyMail.com, https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9274397/New-book-reveals-wartime-PM-Sir-Winston-Churchills-various-illnesses-injuries.html, “Mr Churchill, the doctor will see you now, new book reveals wartime PM's medical records ….” by Harry Howard, posted 18 February 2021:
“Winston Churchill's Illnesses 1886-1965 by Allister Vale and John Scadding, sets out chapter by chapter each of the injuries, afflictions and accidents which befell Sir Winston. … His official biographer Martin Gilbert says Churchill discharged himself from medical care, against expert advice.”
(For a talk by both authors, see the link below.)
Read: Churchill, A Life
|
|
|
|
Please share, connect, keep well
|
|
|
|
Come Zoom with us!
Shirli Gilbert
Professor of Modern Jewish History, UCL
Academic Director of the Centre
|
|
The Modern Jewish World, 1880-1939
(Limited spaces remaining)
Seminar course
Dates: Starting 24 February 2021
Time: Wednesdays, 6.30pm - 8.00pm on Zoom
Cost: £200 for 6 classes |
|
|
Jewish Identity in the Modern World
(Limited spaces remaining)
Seminar course
Dates: Starting 26 February 2021
Time: Fridays, 10.30am - 12.00pm on Zoom
Cost: £200 for 6 classes |
|
|
| Booking is open for the Sir Martin Gilbert Churchill Conversations, presented in partnership with the International Churchill Society and the Churchill Archives Centre. This four-part series offers a chance to learn about lesser-known areas of Churchill's life from prominent authors and scholars in conversation. |
|
Conversation 1: Churchill's Health
Date: Tuesday, 9 March 2021
Time: 5.00pm GMT
Cost: Free
Dr Allister Vale and Dr John Scadding in discussion about their definitive new book Winston Churchill’s Illnesses
1886-1965, chaired by Dr Adrian Crisp.
|
|
|
Conversation 2: Churchill's Daughters
Date: Tuesday, 23 March 2021
Time: 5.00pm GMT
Cost: Free
Emma Soames, granddaughter of Sir Winston, in conversation with authors Rachel Trethewey and Catherine Katz about the young women who supported their father. |
|
|
Conversation 3: Churchill's Europe
Date: Tuesday, 9 April 2021
Time: 5.00pm GMT
Cost: Free
Professor Richard Toye and Mr Felix Klos in discussion about a subject that has reverberated throughout the Brexit debate - Churchill's view on Europe. |
|
|
Conversation 4: Churchill's Dramatic Legacy
Date: Tuesday, 27 April 2021
Time: 5.00pm GMT
Cost: Free
Allen Packwood and Lord (Michael) Dobbs discuss Churchill’s legacy on stage and screen, asking how to bring a character like Winston Churchill to life for a new generation. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
