Hillsdale College Publishes Final Book by Churchill Scholar Richard M. Langworth
Langworth served as senior fellow for Hillsdale’s Churchill Project until his death in 2025.
HILLSDALE, Mich. — Hillsdale College Press recently published “Churchill: Master of Language,” the last book by Winston Churchill scholar Richard M. Langworth. Langworth was appointed senior fellow for Hillsdale College’s Churchill Project in 2014 and served in this role until his death in 2025.
“Richard Langworth was among the most knowledgeable men in the world about Winston Churchill,” said Larry P. Arnn, president of Hillsdale College. “He played an important part in Hillsdale’s Churchill Project, to which he brought great learning, care, and devotion. We are honored to publish his final book as part of our effort to preserve Churchill’s legacy and carry on the study of his statesmanship.”
“Richard Langworth was among the most knowledgeable men in the world about Winston Churchill.”
Authorized by the Winston S. Churchill Estate, “Churchill: Master of Language” presents a comprehensive collection of Churchill’s words, covering every important aspect of his career. The book was launched on March 5, the 80th anniversary of Churchill’s “Sinews of Peace” speech, in which he famously warned that an “iron curtain” had descended over Europe.
Richard M. Langworth began his work on Churchill in 1968 when he organized the International Churchill Society and its journal, Finest Hour. From 1981 through 2014, when he joined Hillsdale College’s Churchill Project, Langworth served the society as editor, president, and chairman of the board of trustees. He wrote, edited, published, or contributed to 12 books about Churchill. In 1998, he was appointed a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire by Her Majesty The Queen “for services to Anglo-American understanding and the memory of Sir Winston Churchill.”
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About the Churchill Project
Hillsdale College launched the Churchill Project in 2012, when Hillsdale College President Larry P. Arnn assumed responsibility for finishing Winston Churchill’s official biography, comprised of eight narrative volumes and 23 volumes of documents, which the project republished and completed. The Churchill Project also archives the papers of Martin Gilbert, Churchill’s official biographer from 1968 to 2012, and the Ronald Cohen Collection of Churchill’s audio recordings and contributions to books and periodicals. The project houses a digital resource to Churchill’s 20 million published words and 60 million words about him. It also promotes Churchill scholarship through national conferences, online courses, scholarships, and an endowed faculty chair.