Churchill's Legacy describes how Winston Churchill wielded his influence in post-war politics to enable the restoration of Europe through two key speeches in 1946. Having first helped bring victory to the Allies in 1945, Churchill went on to preserve the freedom of the world by gaining the support of the United States in the restoration of Europe. In Fulton Missouri, Churchill alerted America to the reality of 'Uncle Joe'--a tyrant determined to dominate Europe at any cost. Churchill called for an Anglo-American alliance based on their shared values and the deterrent of America's possession of the atomic bomb. Churchill also urged the Americans to recognize the debt they owed Britain for opposing Hitler in 1940. In doing so, he contributed to the US thinking behind the Marshall Plan. In Zurich, Churchill boldly proposed a partnership between France and Germany: a United States of Europe. The hatred stirred up by the war had to be replaced by partnership for Europe to recover its economic vitality and regain its moral stature. Together, the Anglo-American Alliance and a United States of Europe led by France and Germany would have the power to 'smite the crocodile' of Soviet ambition. The daring of Churchill's imagination and the scale of his architecture for a new Western Alliance was extraordinary. At the time, not many recognized the symmetry of what was proposed. At Churchill's funeral in 1965, commentators bemoaned the end of an era. In truth, Churchill was the catalyst of a new era--one built upon effective defense, economic revival, and European unity. His speeches have been awarded UNESCO heritage status. "A fine and insightful tribute to my great-grandfather’s political instincts and his courageous approach to difficult international matters." ―Randolph Churchill "Although they were attacked and denounced at the time, Winston Churchill’s two great speeches of 1946--delivered 4,700 miles away from each other--created the political architecture for the whole postwar period. To a very great degree, the geostrategic world we inhabit today sprung from the words Churchill spoke at Fulton, Missouri and Zurich, Switzerland. Alan Watson’s scholarly, well-written and penetrating analysis shows how that came about." ―Andrew Roberts "It is to the great merit of Lord Watson that in Churchill’s Legacy he has convincingly argued that the free World as a whole owes a great debt of gratitude to these two seminal speeches in 1946, delivered by an indefatigable promoter of man’s inalienable right to freedom from tyranny and war." ―Thomas Kielinger "One of our debts to Alan Watson (a member of the House of Lords) in producing this slim but fascinating book is that he gives us the full text of both speeches in an easily accessible form . . . This little book will be welcomed by anyone who wants to understand what Churchill really said in staking his claim to continuing influence in the postwar world." - The International Churchill Society Lord Alan Watson is an award-winning BBC broadcaster and Chairman of CTN Communications. He is a patron of the Churchill Archives at Churchill College. A former President of the Liberal Party, Lord Watson played a leading role in the merger between the British Liberal Party and the Social Democrats. He was raised to the peerage in 1999.