When Britain Saved the West: The Story of 1940
June 15, 2017
Robin Prior— The year 1940 could have been disastrous for Britain and for the West. Any number of events that occurred during that year might have seen Germany victorious over… READ MORE
Tag: Second World War
Allies in Africa: Strategy and Victory in World War II
December 16, 2016
Andrew Stewart— When the first shots were fired in the summer of 1940 along Sudanese and Kenyan borders, there was a great deal of interest across the British Empire in… READ MORE
Foreigners and Strangers: Irène Némirovsky’s Jewish Protagonists
December 5, 2016
Susan Suleiman— The French word étranger means both “foreigner” and “stranger,” meanings that overlap but are not synonymous. One can be a stranger to a community or group without being… READ MORE
Saving Civilization?
July 13, 2015
Robin Prior— I want to highlight the dangers to Western civilization if Britain had succumbed to Nazi Germany in 1940. But to do this, first I’ll make the point, illustrated… READ MORE
The Roots of Immigrating the Highly Skilled
June 24, 2015
Monique Laney— In recent years, high-tech industry CEOs have become increasingly vocal about their desire for immigration reform. Most of them argue that they cannot find enough native workers with the… READ MORE
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