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  • Paymaster General

    History of the Paymaster General The following commentary about Paymaster General in the Churchill Era is produced by the Churchill College (Cambridge): The Government Minister in the Treasury with the responsibility for payments to the civil service and armed forces.

  • Marshal Joseph Joffre

    History of the Marshal Joseph Joffre (1852-1931) The following commentary about Marshal Joseph Joffre (1852-1931) in the Churchill Era is produced by the Churchill College (Cambridge): French General. He commanded the French forces in their successful 1914 stand at the Battle of the Marne, and […]

  • German Law

    History of the Anglo-German Naval Agreement, 1935 The following commentary about Anglo-German Naval Agreement, 1935 in the Churchill Era is produced by the Churchill College (Cambridge): Agreement signed on 18 June 1935, fixing the size in tonnage of the German Navy (Kriegsmarine) as 35 […]

  • Chanak Crisis

    History of the Chanak Crisis, 1922 The following commentary about Chanak Crisis, 1922 in the Churchill Era is produced by the Churchill College (Cambridge): British and French troops stationed near Chanak (later called Canakkale) to guard the neutral area of the Dardanelles were threatened […]

  • Munich Agreement

    History of the Munich Agreement, 1938 The following commentary about Munich Agreement, 1938 in the Churchill Era is produced by the Churchill College (Cambridge): Agreement signed at a conference in Munich, Germany, between the major European powers in September 1938. Czechoslovakia was […]

  • Western Front

    History of the Western Front The following commentary about Western Front in the Churchill Era is produced by the Churchill College (Cambridge): The battlefront in the First World War which, from late 1914, ran in a single line of trenches from the Belgian coast to the Swiss frontier. The […]

  • Unionist

    History of the Unionist The following commentary about Unionist in the Churchill Era is produced by the Churchill College (Cambridge): i.e. Conservative. The Conservative Party was also known as the Unionist Party to stress its support for the Union with Northern Ireland.

  • Marshal Henri-Philippe Pétain

    History of the Marshal Henri-Philippe Pétain (1856-1951) The following commentary about Marshal Henri-Philippe Pétain (1856-1951) in the Churchill Era is produced by the Churchill College (Cambridge): French General. Pétain oversaw the successful defence of Verdun and was […]

  • Battle of Somme

    History of the Battle of Somme The following commentary about Battle of Somme in the Churchill Era is produced by the Churchill College (Cambridge): A major British offensive against the German front line launched on 1st July, 1916. Enormous hopes were built up before the assault, which was […]

  • Moroccan Crisis

    History of the Moroccan Crisis, 1905 The following commentary about Moroccan Crisis, 1905 in the Churchill Era is produced by the Churchill College (Cambridge): In 1905 Kaiser Wilhelm II visited the Moroccan port of Tangier and denounced French influence in Morocco. The move was probably […]

  • Anschluss

    History of the Anschluss, 1938 The following commentary about Anschluss, 1938 in the Churchill Era is produced by the Churchill College (Cambridge): Union between Austria and Germany in March 1938. In February 1938 Hitler had met the Austrian Chancellor, Kurt von Schuschnigg, in order to […]

  • Constantinople

    History of the Constantinople The following commentary about Constantinople in the Churchill Era is produced by the Churchill College (Cambridge): Now Istanbul, capital city of Turkey, located at the entrance to the Black Sea.

  • Naval Policy

    History of the Two Power Standard The following commentary about Two Power Standard in the Churchill Era is produced by the Churchill College (Cambridge): The British naval policy adopted in 1889 whereby the Royal Navy was to be maintained at a size at least equal to those of the next two […]

  • Salient

    History of the Salient The following commentary about Salient in the Churchill Era is produced by the Churchill College (Cambridge): An outward bulge in a line of military attack or defence.

  • British Expeditionary Force

    History of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) The following commentary about British Expeditionary Force (BEF) in the Churchill Era is produced by the Churchill College (Cambridge): That part of the British army which was made available for operations on the Continent of Europe. The term […]