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Anglo-Free French strategy in Northwest Africa: operation against Dakar, september 1940.
Revue des Sciences Humaines, 2000 After the fall of France in 1940, the British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, tried hard to persuade Marshall Petain to continue the war from North Africa but his effort was of no avail.
Brahim HAROUNI
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Winston Churchill and France: A Certain Ideal
History, Volume 111, Issue 395, Page 183-200, March 2026.Abstract This article examines relations between Winston Churchill and France. It argues that Churchill was sympathetic to France and, in particular, unusual among Englishmen of his generation in being sympathetic to its political system, but also that this sympathy did not make Churchill consistent in his relations with France.
Richard Vinen
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Generation of multimillion chemical space based on the parallel Groebke–Blackburn–Bienaymé reaction
Beilstein Journal of Organic ChemistryParallel Groebke–Blackburn–Bienaymé reaction was evaluated as a source of multimillion chemically accessible chemical space. Two most popular classical protocols involving the use of Sc(OTf)3 and TsOH as the catalysts were tested on a broad substrate ...
Evgen V. Govor +7 more
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¿Héroe o villano? Winston Churchill y la cancelación del pasado
Investigaciones HistóricasDurante décadas Winston Churchill fue respetado y admirado con práctica unanimidad. Sin embargo, en la actualidad, dentro y fuera de la academia, algunos cuestionan su figura.
José-Vidal Pelaz López
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Churchill and Germany: A ‘Special’ Relationship
History, Volume 111, Issue 395, Page 237-254, March 2026.Abstract No other country defined the trajectory of Churchill's political career more than Germany, a country of which he had little direct knowledge but which he either sought to emulate, accommodate or oppose throughout his time in politics. This article traces Churchill's relationship with Germany from his entry into politics at the beginning of the
T. G. Otte
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Public Opinion and National Prestige: The Politics of Canadian Army Participation to the Invasion of Sicily, 1942–1943 [PDF]
, 2012 The participation of Canadian troops in the Sicilian campaign of July and August 1943 marked a distinctive shift in Canada’s war policy, and significantly influenced the employment of the army until the end of hostilities in May 1945.
Barton, Brandey
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Silence and Selection: the "trick cyclist" at the War Office Selection Boards [PDF]
, 2016 In 1939, psychiatrists wrote to the War Office of Britain to offer up their services in the likely event of war. The response? A resounding silence. This unpromising start marked the first words (and the first silence) in a discussion of psychological ...
Alice White
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Winston Spencer Churchill. Sus Enfermedades y la Medicina de su Época.
Medicina, 2008 Escribir de la vida de Winston Spencer Churchill es verdaderamente fascinante toda vez que este personaje fue un hombre apasionado, controvertido e intenso que llegó a ser, sin temor a equivocarnos, el líder más importante del siglo XX en Inglaterra y ...
Ricardo Rueda González
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Winston Churchill and South Africa: An Enduring, yet Debatable Connection, 1899–1955
History, Volume 111, Issue 395, Page 168-182, March 2026.Abstract The article traces Churchill's engagement with South Africa, from his time as a newspaper correspondent during the Anglo‐Boer War to his services in both Liberal and Conservative cabinets as well as, ultimately, his premiership. The discussion highlights three phases in this relationship.
LUVUYO WOTSHELA
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Churchill and Spain: More Sancho than Quixote?
History, Volume 111, Issue 395, Page 217-236, March 2026.Abstract This article offers a detailed analysis of Winston Churchill's relationship with Spain over the course of his long and eventful political and personal life. The article focuses on three key episodes: Churchill's ambivalent stance during the Spanish Civil War; his leadership and policy towards Spain during the crucial years of the Second World ...
EMILIO SÁENZ‐FRANCÉS
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