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Winston Churchill will be 150 years young on November 30, 2024. “Young” because he’s a hardy perennial, still a figure of controversy – lauded for his courageous leadership against Nazi Germany, but also denounced as a robust defender of British imperialism. Common to both views is the assumption that Churchill was above all a “bulldog” – rock-like and unyielding.

David Reynolds, emeritus professor of international history at Cambridge University, will question this stereotype, drawing on his recent book, “Mirrors of Greatness: Churchill and the Leaders Who Shaped Him” (Basic Books) and on the related podcast series Creating Churchill.

The talk is sponsored by the Jackson School’s Brady-Johnson Program in Grand Strategy the Blue Center’s maritime and naval studies research initiative.

The event is open to the public, but registration is required.