Winston Churchill's image of France and the French

Autor:	François Bédarida
Rok vydání:	2001
Předmět:	Cultural Studies History Friendship Sociology and Political Science Admiration media_common.quotation_subject Law Realpolitik Apprenticeship Classics media_common
Zdroj:	Historical Research. 74:95-105
ISSN:	1468-2281 0950-3471
DOI:	10.1111/1468-2281.00118
Popis:	Although fascinated by France all his life, Churchill was more familiar with the country than with its inhabitants (he mainly knew members of the upper and governing classes). His apprenticeship began early as he learned the language which he liked to speak so much. Both the warrior and the statesman in Churchill admired the military past and the grandeur of Britain's neighbour, but his strategy towards France always combined realpolitik with genuine friendship. This article concentrates on three periods in Churchill's relationship with France: 1911–32, 1933–45 and 1945–55. It concludes that Churchill's ‘finest hour’ won him the lasting admiration of the French people.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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