The Affair of the Bengal Famine

The Bengal famine is one of the worst allegations against Winston Churchill. It essentially makes him into a mass murderer and a deliberate war criminal, almost. The idea that Churchill wanted these people to die and did nothing to help them is absolute rubbish. And it wasn't as simple as just moving food into the devastated areas. I don't think there's any Churchill historian who denies that a terrible famine took place in which millions of people died. Do you mind if I just talk about the Bengal family? I love you.