Uploaded June 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Today's episode looks at how well the 1972 film Young Winston shows early years of Winston Churchill before he became the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Joining us today is Furman Daniel, author of the upcoming book Mud, Blood, and Oil Paint: The Remarkable Year that Made Winston Churchill.

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Furman's book on Churchill isn't available yet, so until it is here are some of his other books.

Patton: Battling with History: links.boatspodcast.com/259book
21st Century Patton: Strategic Insights for the Modern Era: links.boatspodcast.com/259patton
The First Space War: How the Patterns of History and the Principles of STEM Will Shape Its Form: links.boatspodcast.com/259spacewar


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