Drawing: Rollin Kirby. Heavy Firing Heard on the Western Front, 1939, Churchill and the Great Republic (A Library of Congress Interactive Exhibition, Text Version)

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Churchill Exhibition

INTRODUCTION

TIMELINE

THEMES

	Forebears and Family

	Warrior for Empire

	Visits to America

	American Presidents

	The Communicator

	The Politician

	World War II

	Cold Warrior

	The Long Sunset

OBJECTS

Rollin Kirby. Heavy Firing Heard on the Western Front, 1939
In a November 12 broadcast speech, Churchill taunted the "boastful and bullying" Nazis, led by "that evil man," Hitler. The editorial cartoon, shown here, depicts Churchill and a German official goading each other over the German border defense system called the West Wall.

Object Details:
Drawing. Cartoon Drawings Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (102)

Related Theme:
The Politician

Image: Rollin Kirby. Heavy Firing Heard on the Western Front, 1939

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