Winston Churchill: A beginner's guide
Learning about Churchill
Churchill: The evidence
www.nls.uk/digitallibrary/
churchill/
This exploration of Churchill's life has been created by the National
Library of Scotland and the Churchill Archives Centre at Churchill College
in Cambridge, and is based on a major exhibition at the National Library
of Scotland in the summer of 1999. Aimed mainly at secondary school students,
especially those in Scotland, it uses original documents and photographs
to tell the story of one of the 20th century's most important figures.
The Churchill Era: An educational resource
www.chu.cam.ac.uk/churchill_era/
Chiefly designed for A- and AS-level students in England and Wales.
By accessing just a few of the unique holdings of Churchill Archives Centre,
you can gain insight into some of the great events that shaped the modern
world, beginning with the cataclysmic upheaval of World War I. There is
more about people, places and events in the Background section. In the
A-level area are exercises for students, and there is also further information
for teachers.
20th Century Heroes and Villains: Winston Churchill and Dresden
www.learningcurve.gov.uk/heroesvillains/
churchill/default.htm
Well-designed educational site presenting text and documents that allow
students to make up their own minds about Churchill's culpability over
the massive bombing of Dresden in February 1945. It asks the question:
'Does this cataclysm cast doubt on Churchill's reputation as the heroic
icon of 20th-century British history?'
