Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

captain queeg

(11,780 posts)
Wed Apr 22, 2020, 10:37 PM Apr 2020

Still reading about Churchill

It’s pretty lengthy book and I got it for that reason at the start of lockdown. I got several books and am finished with the others. But as Britain is drawn into war and Churchill takes over I can’t help but think of the lack of leadership we suffer from the orange one. Churchill was very well read (and wrote himself), very articulate. I read somewhere he had a vocabulary 6 times as large as the average man. He had a way with words that could get his point across without out right threats and bravado. He certainly had his faults but he was the man they needed in those dark times. There can’t even be a reasonable comparison between a real leader and the ineffectual bully and cry baby we are suffering with. And when rethugs were comparing the orange shit stain to Winnnie awhile back I couldn’t believe it. Just firing off some thoughts, the reading is slow going but very interesting.

As I’ve said before if trump was in charge during WWII we’d all be speaking German right now.

4 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Still reading about Churchill (Original Post) captain queeg Apr 2020 OP
Yeah, and if Trump was in charge of the Amer. Revolution, 3Hotdogs Apr 2020 #1
Are you referring to the trilogy by William Manchester ? Haggis for Breakfast Apr 2020 #2
This one is Finest Hour by Martin Gilbert captain queeg Apr 2020 #3
Churchill told his country the very grim truth dawg day Apr 2020 #4

3Hotdogs

(13,560 posts)
1. Yeah, and if Trump was in charge of the Amer. Revolution,
Wed Apr 22, 2020, 10:44 PM
Apr 2020

we'd all be speaking British right now.

Haggis for Breakfast

(6,831 posts)
2. Are you referring to the trilogy by William Manchester ?
Wed Apr 22, 2020, 10:55 PM
Apr 2020

It started with "The Last Lion."

Excellent read. I think each volume is about 800 pages in length, but still, exquisite writing.

captain queeg

(11,780 posts)
3. This one is Finest Hour by Martin Gilbert
Wed Apr 22, 2020, 11:30 PM
Apr 2020

I read a series many years ago, I think it was by Churchill himself. Don’t remember the titles but I think they made use of terms he came up with like The Grand Alliance. This book I’m reading now uses Finest Hour so maybe it’s actually part of that series and my memory fails me.

dawg day

(7,947 posts)
4. Churchill told his country the very grim truth
Wed Apr 22, 2020, 11:37 PM
Apr 2020

And never tried to pretend they weren't suffering. With all his many flaws, he was a great man.

Latest Discussions»Culture Forums»World History»Still reading about Churc...