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Churchill Society of New Orleans

The mission of The Churchill Society of New Orleans is to spread appreciation of the thoughts, words, and deeds of Winston Spencer Churchill, to foster an outlook on world events that builds on his leadership, his wisdom, his courage, his love of Anglo-American traditions, and his renowned prescience and to enjoy the brilliance of his writings, his speeches and his wit.


Announcements

THE RIVER WAR

We are delighted to announce that our first event of the year will be held on March 21st when James Muller, at the invitation of Hill Riddle, will take us back to 1899 as he tells the story of the fighting and writing of “The River War: An Historical Account of the Reconquest of the Soudan”, in two volumes.
The event will be at the Jackson Andrew Condominiums, 1550 Second Street, NOLA commencing at 6 pm with wine, soft drinks and hors d’oeuvres. The event is free to Members and their guests. Professor Muller’s presentation will commence at 6:45. 

From the University of Alaska Website: On April 5, 2021, University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) political science professor James Muller published the definitive edition of “The River War: An Historical Account of the Reconquest of the Soudan” by Winston Churchill after more than 30 years of meticulous work. This        is the first time in over [sic] a century that the story has been told and published in its entirety. Muller’s book…is the first unabridged edition        to appear since Churchill himself published the first edition in 1899.

From the International Churchill Society’s Finest Hour, February 2022: This definitive edition is a contribution of monumental significance to the preservation and understanding of Churchill’s life and work. No praise is too great for Professor Muller, St. Augustine’s Press, and the International Churchill Society for their labors in the production of these remarkable volumes.

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Upcoming Events:

The River War

We are delighted to announce that our first event of the year will be held on March 21st when James Muller, at the invitation of Hill Riddle, will take us back to 1899 as he tells the story of the fighting and writing of “The River War: An Historical Account of the Reconquest of the Soudan”, in two volumes.
The event will be at the Jackson Andrew Condominiums, 1550 Second Street, NOLA commencing at 6 pm with wine, soft drinks and hors d’oeuvres. The event is free to Members and their guests. Professor Muller’s presentation will commence at 6:45.

CHURCHILL SCHOLAR JAMES MULLER IN CONVERSATION WITH GREGG COLLINS ABOUT THE RIVER WAR

March 23 2024 | 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
301 E Scenic Dr, Pass Christian, MS 39571
Join Churchill scholars James Muller and J. Gregg Collins in conversation about Winston Churchill and The River War. Muller's recent republication of Churchill's two volume The River War will be on sale and available for editor James Muller's signature.
Half a century after The River War appeared, this book was one of a handful of his works singled out by the Swedish Academy when it awarded Churchill the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1953. Now, once again, its reader can follow Churchill back to the war he fought on the Nile, beginning with the words of his youngest daughter. Before she died, Mary Soames wrote a new foreword, published here, which concludes that “In this splendid new edition…we have, in effect, the whole history of The River War as Winston Churchill wrote it—and it makes memorable reading.”