British Political and social Historian
Dr Elliot Clark is a British Political and Social Historian with a PhD in History from the University of Plymouth.
‘Clark’s research into the life and family of Winston Churchill is ground-breaking and transformative, taking us behind the historical and public facade to the inner worlds of his family life and closest relationships. ‘ – Dr. Harry Bennett, University of Plymouth
Blog Posts
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REVIEW: ‘The Women Behind The Few’
Sarah-Louise Miller, The Women Behind The Few: The Women’s Auxiliary Air Force and British Intelligence during the Second World War (London: Biteback Publishing, 2023). RRP: £25.00. In a speech to the House of Commons on August 20th 1940, Winston Churchill famously said “Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so
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A Week in the Archives
Walking into an archive can only be described as descending on an Aladdin’s Cave of primary material with each file containing hidden stories from the past. For my recent research trip, I went to both the Churchill Archives Centre and Cambridge University Library. Although this was not my first research trip, each time I visit
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REVIEW: ‘No Peace With Hitler’
Alan I. Saltman, No Peace with Hitler: Why Churchill chose to fight WWII alone rather than negotiate with Germany (United States: WG Hobart Publishers, 2022). RRP: $35.99 On 10 May 1940, Winston Churchill became Britain’s Wartime Prime Minister writing that, ‘…all my past life had been but a preparation for this hour and for this
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