Churchill – the ‘glowworm’ who changed the fate of modern Europe

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Matthew Gault

War, Politics, Conflict, Government, History, News

4.3 • 882 Ratings

🗓️ 4 January 2017

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

At the end of World War II, Winston Churchill lost his reelection bid for Prime Minister of England. The British Bulldog was down, but not out. He worried of a coming conflict with Stalin and the growing Soviet Empire, and he wanted the world to listen. On this week’s War College, author Lord Alan Watson argues that two speeches Churchill gave after the war laid the intellectual groundwork for Western geopolitical thought during the Cold War. More than that, he says they saved the world. His new book – Churchill’s Legacy: Two Speeches to Save the World tells the story of the former Prime Minister’s post-war career and how his legacy shaped the West. Without Churchill, Watson argues, there would be no European Union, no NATO and no peace.

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0:19.0	The opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the participants, not of Reuters news. But the effect on Winston's morale of the controversy is that the sap rises.
0:25.7	I mean, the more he's in the middle of what Truman called a hell of a shindig,
0:30.7	the happier in a way he becomes.
0:33.0	The end of World War II spelled the end of Winston Churchill's career.
0:44.0	He lost his re-election bid.
0:46.0	Until two speeches he gave flipped the world on its head.
0:49.0	On this week's episode, why history remembers them,
0:52.0	and why the world wasn't ready to hear his message.
0:57.0	You're listening to Reuters War College, a discussion of the world in conflict, focusing on the stories behind the
1:05.4	front lines.
1:06.4	Here are your hosts, Jason Fields, and Matthew Gault with Wars.
1:19.6	Hello and welcome to War College.
1:21.6	I'm Jason Fields with Reuters. And I'm Matthew Galt with Wars Boring.
1:26.0	In a War College first, we're actually hosting a full British Lord. Lord Alan Watson is Baron of Richmond and High Steward of Cambridge
1:35.8	University. He's the former president of Britain's Liberal Party and author of
1:42.3	the new book Churchill's legacy two speeches that
1:45.2	saved the world. So sir thank you so much for joining us.
1:48.8	Pleased to be him. You have had a lifelong fascination with Winston Churchill. What is it in
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