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Zelenskyy's plea to Congress recalls Churchill and others who fought for democracy

Other addresses to Congress by foreign leaders have paled compared to Winston Churchill welding with his words the alliance that overcame Adolph Hitler, until Volodymyr Zelenskyy's this week.

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  • Ron Elving
Winston Churchill visiting bomb-damaged areas of the East End of London, Sept. 8, 1940. Erik Larson's new book, 'The Splendid and the Vile,' dives into the details behind how Churchill guided the U.K. through the hardships of the London Blitz.

Erik Larson's 'The Splendid And The Vile' Illustrates Churchill's Leadership During The London Blitz

On May 10, 1940, Hitler invaded Holland and Belgium, and Winston Churchill was named Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He addressed the House of...

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