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Churchill the Writer: A Preface to A History of the English-Speaking Peoples 09-23-22

Hillsdale Dialogues

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What in the World Possessed Him?

Churchill could not write while serving as an officer, so he would resign his commission and then join back up. He became the authoritative war correspondent through those early wars that he was in. "What in the world possessed him? Well, he had a demon. He could tell the story," historian says.

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