Eagles are Silent…
“Very often the eagles have been squalled down by the parrots.” —Churchill, House of Commons, 18 January 1945
“Winston’s Bag: He hunts lions and brings back cats.” David Low in The Star, London, 21 January 1920.
Some seasoned students of the man were of two minds about the January 2015 Winston Churchill death celebrations: gratified that people still remember; shock at the ill-considered assertions.
Old Chestnuts“The Ten Greatest Controversies of Winston Churchill’s Career,” 22 Jan 15
This is such a rote performance, and sadly typical. First, you tee up Churchill as the savior of 1940.…