Churchill: The Prophetic Statesman

Marc Notes: Who could have foreseen the start of World War I 25 years before the assassination of a Serbian archduke plunged Europe into war? Who could have predicted the rise of al-Qaeda nearly 8 decades before anyone had heard of Osama bin Laden? Winston Churchill did. And for the first time bestselling author James C. Humes reveals these and other shocking predictions from the famous British leader. Biographical Note: James C. Humes is a former White House speech writer for five presidents and a Pulitzer Prize-nominated author of 34 books, including "Speak Like Churchill, Stand Like Lincoln"; "The Wit and Wisdom of Ronald Reagan"; and "Churchill: Speaker of the Cenutry." Humes has also served as a Pennsylvania state legislator, worked as a lawyer and was the Director of Policy and Plans at the U. S Department of State. He is currently a historian at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. Table of Contents: Foreword -- Introduction: Churchill as Prophet -- Part I. World War I -- Chapter 1. Prescient as a Schoolboy -- Chapter 2. Warnings from a Young MP -- Chapter 3. A Fateful Memorandum -- Chapter 4. Opposing the Sanguine Majority -- Part II. Modern Military Weapons -- Chapter 5. Predicting the Age of Air Power -- Chapter 6. Churchill Develops the Tank -- Chapter 7. Foreseeing the Invention of Nuclear Weapons -- Chapter 8. The Modern Oil Crisis Predicted -- Part III. Domestic Affairs -- Chapter 9. A Balance between Capitalism and Socialism -- Chapter 10. Unmasking Socialism -- Chapter 11. Postwar Technophobia -- Part IV. The Age of Totalitarian Ideologies -- Chapter 12. An Ominous Novel -- Chapter 13. Misgivings about the Middle East -- Chapter 14. It Is Not a Creed; It Is a Pestilence -- Chapter 15. A Latter-Day Moses -- Chapter 16. The Indian Genocide Predicted -- Part V. World War II -- Chapter 17. The Nazi Menace -- Chapter 18. The Nazi-Soviet Pact Stuns the World -- Chapter 19. Churchill Is Certain of Victory -- Chapter 20. A Rare Miss -- Chapter 21. Dreams of Defeat -- Part VI. The Cold War -- Chapter 22. The Iron Curtain Warning -- Chapter 23. Bloodshed Averted -- Chapter 24. The United States of Europe -- Chapter 25. The End of the Cold War -- Chapter 26. Parley at the Summit -- Chapter 27. Vindicated Misgivings -- Chapter 28. Summing Up -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index. Contributor Bio:  Humes, James C James C. Humes is a former speechwriter for Presidents Eisenhower, Nixon, Ford, and Reagan. He has written numerous books, including Instant Eloquence, Podium Humor, The Sir Winston Method, Citizen Shakespeare, and The Wit & Wisdom of Winston Churchill. He lives in Philadelphia.