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How Churchill Waged War

21 Nov 2018

A newly-published book by Churchill Archives Centre Director Allen Packwood illuminates the agonising decisions faced by the Prime Minister during...

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Churchill Papers added to UNESCO鈥檚 list of the world鈥檚 greatest cultural treasures

30 Nov 2015

Winston Churchill鈥檚 vast archive 鈥 including his wartime speeches, letters to Stalin and three US Presidents 鈥 has been added to UNESCO鈥檚...

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Mimoyecques eastern site reconstruction

Opinion: Building Hitler鈥檚 supergun: the plot to destroy London and why it failed

23 Nov 2015

Hugh Hunt (Department of Engineering) discusses the engineering behind the V-3 鈥渟upergun鈥, the weapon that was meant to win the Second World War for...

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An extract from the original psychoanalysis.

Inside Hitler鈥檚 mind

04 May 2012

A secret report, previously unknown to historians, shows how British Intelligence was tracking Hitler鈥檚 growing preoccupation with 鈥渢he enemy within...

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