May 16, 2010

Sunday, 16 May – 1 September 2010

Location: Dodona Manor in Leesburg, Virginia

Opened with a reception on Sunday May 16th and due to continue on display for several months (probably through September) is a new and expanded exhibition of the highlights of wartime correspondence between Churchill and General Marshall, chief of staff of the U.S. Army during World War II.

As with the original 2006 exhibit, the new one is on exhibition at Dodona Manor in Leesburg, Virginia, Marshall’s home outside of Washington, DC. The Washington Society for Churchill is a co-sponsor of the ongoing display that was assisted by the Churchill Archives in the U.K.. At our picnic even last summer, Dodona Manor’s Rachel Thompson spoke with us about highlights of the earlier exhibit and plans for this one.

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Quoting from the press release: “This exhibition examines the correspondence of two great 20th century leaders, George C. Marshall and Winston Churchill, whose relationship was forged in the crucible of world war. Letters, photographs, and other documents, loaned by the Churchill Archives Centre in Cambridge, England, and the George C. Marshall Research Library in Lexington, Virginia, reveal a relationship of deep mutual respect, despite personalities that seemed polar opposites. From 1939 to 1945, General Marshall served as U.S. Army Chief of Staff, and at wartime conferences was President Franklin Roosevelt’s prime military advisor. Churchill headed a coalition government as prime minister, and also acted as minister of defense, regularly disagreeing with Marshall on the best means for achieving victory in Europe. Yet, during frequent strategy sessions, both patriots found common ground, determined to build an alliance capable of dismantling Hitler’s ignominious gains. At war’s end, Marshall and Churchill in their respective arenas tackled the arduous work of building peace. Letters exchanged during those years, and featured in the exhibition, reflect a deepening friendship, stoked by a remarkable wartime partnership.”