Archive - Alex Churchill’s HistoryStack

ARTICLE: Misery in Antwerp, 1914

I have, on the cutting room floor, a mass of material for the opening weeks of WW1 that did not make it into Ring of Fire.

Feb 13 • Alex Churchill

ARTICLE: Pétain, Origins.

Several times recently I’ve been asked “what can I read about Pétain,” be it for a First or Second World War viewpoint.

Feb 10 • Alex Churchill

ARTICLE: Pétain, Darlan, Laval: An Outside Observer, 1941

Sir Neville Lytton was born in India in 1879.

Feb 6 • Alex Churchill

ARTICLE: WW1 Through the Eyes of Mrs de Gaulle

Seeing as how I recently gave you a three-parter on the WW1 service of Charles de Gaulle, I thought it might be fun to also tell you the First World War…

Feb 4 • Alex Churchill

January 2026

ARTICLE: André Maginot in the First World War

Maginot is a name that is synonymous with the Second World War, and with the line of forts that failed to save France when Hitler came a-knocking.

Jan 31 • Alex Churchill

FREE ARTICLE: Hiding the Crown Jewels, 1941

A short one today, but interesting.

Jan 27 • Alex Churchill

ARTICLE: The American Hospital, 1914

Felix Klein was a priest, who witnessed and wrote about both world wars.

Jan 23 • Alex Churchill

FULL FEATURE: Why Allies Are More Annoying Than the Enemy, 1914

In the opening days of the war, a direct descendant of Marshal Ney tirelessly helped to unload British ships as the BEF began arriving at French ports.

Jan 20 • Alex Churchill

ARTICLE: Don’t Forget the French! 1918

The 8th August 1918 is remembered as a black day for the German Army.

Jan 16 • Alex Churchill

ARTICLE: NOTABLE TRIALS: Talking Yourself to Death

I haven’t done one of these in a while, so I thought bring you some more historical true crime.

Jan 13 • Alex Churchill

ARTICLE: An American Woman Visits the Phoney War, 1940

A quick read today.

Jan 9 • Alex Churchill

ARTICLE: After the Defeat: Amiens, 1940

A while ago, I did a piece on the Somme, but turned away from the traditional First World War fodder in favour of talking about 1940.

Jan 6 • Alex Churchill

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