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Widmerpool's Britain: without Widmerpool.(After the Victorians: 1901-1953)(Book review)
After the Victorians 1901-1953, by A.N. Wilson; Hutchinson, 2005, $75.
If Oscar Wilde had lived to be eighty, the English would have made him Chief Scout.--Malcolm Muggeridge
Dear old, bloody old England Of telegraph poles and tin, Seemingly so indifferent And with so little soul to win.--John Betjeman
THERE IS A MAD sentence about Hitler in A.N. Wilson's new take on the Condition of England Question. In his chapter on "Churchill in 1940", Wilson notes that the British could have made peace with Germany at various points during 1940 or 1941. He goes on: "For all that we know, Hitler might have lived out his days like some Teutonic Franco, and ...
- Research and World War II at Albright and Wilson. (chemical company research)
- Magazine article from: Chemistry and Industry Wilson, Stanley September 4, 1989 700+ words
Research and World War II at Albright & Wilson In 1937, with World War II looming over Europe, a...years ago Messrs Albright and Wilson Ltd were poised to play a vital role in the emerging World War II and the foundation of important...
- The first United Nations: "a tragedy of disappointment": after World War I,...
- Magazine article from: New York Times Upfront McCollum, Sean May 9, 2003 700+ words
...mid-December 1918. World War I was over--at least...S. President Woodrow Wilson was sailing to the peace...MISSED OPPORTUNITIES Wilson's fight for the League...U.S. history. For World War I's first three years, President Wilson had promoted American...
- The Legacy of Woodrow Wilson: American War Aims in World War I.(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: The Historian Steigerwald, David March 22, 1998 700+ words
The Legacy of Woodrow Wilson: American War Aims in World War I. By David M. Esposito...Esposito argues that Woodrow Wilson led the United States into World War I to protect America...period of neutrality, Wilson believed that a victory...
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- Magazine article from: American Handgunner July 1, 2001 700+ words
...the proceeds going to World War II memorials. Larry Vickers, in cooperation with Wilson Combat, is offering...going to benefit the World War II Memorial and the D...servicemen who fought in World War II. Wilson Combat supplied the custom...
- From sheep to secret codes: the first lady at work.(Edith Boiling Wilson...
- Magazine article from: Cobblestone Harper, Judith E. March 1, 2006 700+ words
All during World War I, U.S. first lady Edith Boiling Wilson was hard at work...for the war costs. Wilson spent hours answering...made sure that the Wilson family supported the...rationing program. In World War I, the government...
- Wilson's War: How Woodrow Wilson's Great Blunder Led to Hitler, Lenin, Stalin...
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...s War: How Woodrow Wilson's Great Blunder Led...Lenin, Stalin and World War II, by Jim Powell...OMITTED] Argues that Wilson unintentionally made...and the destruction of World War II and rates Wilson as America's worst...
- World War I: Evelyn Martha Wilson, RRC + Bar, MiD.
- Magazine article from: Esprit de Corps Gray, Larry August 1, 2002 700+ words
In the First World War, 3141 nursing sisters wore...more in Canada. Evelyn Wilson, daughter of Mrs. Robert...Hospital in 1902. Evelyn Wilson was an experienced nurse...lead by Matron Evelyn Wilson, were sent to reinforce...
- Woodrow Wilson and World War I.
- Magazine article from: Presidential Studies Quarterly Clements, Kendrick A. March 1, 2004 700+ words
...evidence is strong that "Wilson tried sincerely to pursue...have been too ready to take Wilson at his word when he declared...declaration. Whether or not Wilson ever actually said, on the...late summer of 1914, when World War
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