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The Journal of<br />
<strong>Winston</strong> <strong>Churchill</strong><br />
,<br />
Number 148<br />
Autumn 2010<br />
Sterling, 10<br />
VanDerKloot, 18<br />
COVER: MANY HAPPY RETURNS<br />
We dedicate this cover to our Patron on her 88th birthday, 15 September 2010.<br />
“Mary’s First Speech,” oil painting by <strong>Winston</strong> S. <strong>Churchill</strong>, 1935, Coombs 47. “Attended by<br />
her brother Randolph, and <strong>Winston</strong> himself, carrying a little bouquet of flowers, his youngest<br />
daughter Mary lays the foundation stone for a little brick summer house <strong>Churchill</strong> built for her.”<br />
—David Coombs and Minnie <strong>Churchill</strong>, Sir <strong>Winston</strong> <strong>Churchill</strong>: His Life Through His<br />
Paintings (Philadelphia: Running Press, 2003). Published by kind permission of <strong>Churchill</strong><br />
Heritage Ltd. More paintings and an accompanying article begin on page 31.<br />
ARTICLES<br />
A Traveler in Wartime*<br />
10/ Getting There: <strong>Churchill</strong>’s Wartime Journeys • Christopher H. Sterling<br />
16/ Chronology: A Log of Twenty-five World War II Flights and Voyages<br />
17/ Air and Sea: Listing the Aircraft and Vessels <strong>Churchill</strong> Used or Stayed On<br />
18/ Getting There: “With Fond Memories of Commando” • William VanDerKloot<br />
23/ Staying There: Mena House, the Summit of Cairo • David Druckman<br />
*The title of the American novelist <strong>Winston</strong> <strong>Churchill</strong>’s only non-fiction book.<br />
9/ Gazing Upwards: Robert Hardy at 85, A Birthday Congratulation • Editor<br />
26/ When Hitler and <strong>Churchill</strong> Thought Alike • Manfred Weidhorn<br />
BOOKS, ARTS & CURIOSITIES<br />
31/ Charles Morin and the Search for <strong>Churchill</strong>’s Nom de Palette • David Coombs<br />
36/ Cohen Corner: The Bibliography of <strong>Churchill</strong> Miniature Books • Ronald I. Cohen<br />
38/ Lady Randolph and the Incomparable Lee Remick and a Tribute by Gregory Peck<br />
39/ Students’ Choice: The Five Best Recent <strong>Churchill</strong> Books • John Rossi<br />
42/ From the Canon: “The Prussians of the Balkans” • <strong>Winston</strong> S. <strong>Churchill</strong><br />
44/ Googleworld: New Generations and the Concept of “Joining” • Richard M. Langworth<br />
46/ Is Google Making Us Stupid • Excerpt by Nicholas Carr in The Atlantic<br />
Weidhorn, 26<br />
CHURCHILL PROCEEDINGS: 26TH CHURCHILL CONFERENCE, 2009<br />
50/ <strong>Churchill</strong>’s “Shall We All Commit Suicide” • Paul Alkon<br />
53/ “Mass Effects in Modern Life”: Scientific War and Tyranny • Larry P. Arnn<br />
55/ “Mass Effects” and the Great Man Theory of History • David Freeman<br />
59/ Thoughts and Adventures: A Reader’s Guide • Paul Alkon<br />
DEPARTMENTS<br />
2/ Who’s Who in The <strong>Churchill</strong> Centre • 4/ Despatch Box<br />
5/ Riddles, Mysteries, Enigmas • 6/ Datelines • 8/ Around & About<br />
42/ From the Canon (Wit & Wisdom) • 47/ Action This Day • 48/ <strong>Churchill</strong> Quiz<br />
63/ Regional Directory<br />
Peck, 38<br />
FINEST HOUR 148 / 3
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