Tag: Churchill
6 Juin 44, la Lumière de l'Aube - the light of dawn
« 6 juin 1944, la lumière de l’aube » raconte l'histoire de l'opération Overlord qui constitue à ce jour la plus grande opération militaire que l'homme ait j... «June 6, 1944, the Light of Dawn» tells the story of Operation Overlord, which is the largest...
Grieving in front of the eyes of the world | Sir Nicholas Soames
“The Queen’s funeral tomorrow marks the end of the post-war era.” Sir Nicholas Soames anticipates the enormity of tomorrow’s ceremony, the first full state funeral since that of his grandfather Sir Winston Churchill, speaking to Calum Macdonald on #TimesR...
Rise and Fall of the British Empire (Documentary)
Between 1688 and 1956, Britain went from an irrelevant European backwater, to the most dominant nation on Earth, and back again. It required a series of shrewd and brilliant political and military leaders, and a series of successful wars (War of the Spani...