Andreas Koureas on Twitter: "Sir Winston Churchill neither caused nor contributed to the Bengal Famine of 1943. As someone who has spent countless hours reading through hundreds of pages of primary sources, what was actually said and done, here's what really happened. (Sources are cited at the end.) https://t.co/jOBaScgTuJ" / Twitter

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To view keyboard shortcuts, press question mark View keyboard shortcuts Messages Home Explore Notifications Messages Bookmarks Twitter Blue Profile More Tweet jeremy @jerhadf Thread See new Tweets Conversation Carl Youngblood and Paul Graham liked Andreas Koureas @AndreasKoureas_ Sir Winston Churchill neither caused nor contributed to the Bengal Famine of 1943. As someone who has spent countless hours reading through hundreds of pages of primary sources, what was actually said and done, here's what really happened. (Sources are cited at the end.) 12:13 PM · Dec 24, 2022 506.4K Views 693 Retweets 139 Quote Tweets 3,546 Likes Tweet your reply Reply Andreas Koureas @AndreasKoureas_ · Dec 24 Replying to @AndreasKoureas_ This thread is split into two parts: - Cause of Famine & status of war in the region. - Churchill response & clearing up misconceptions. 1) The Cause: On October 16th 1942, a cyclone hit Bengal & Orissa, wiping out the rice crop harvest in the process. 40.7K 4

Andreas Koureas FRAS FRSA 🇬🇧🎗️ @AndreasKoureas_ Sir Winston Churchill neither caused nor contributed to the Bengal Famine of 1943. As someone who has spent countless hours reading through hundreds of pages of primary sources, what was actually said and done, here's what really happened. (Sources are cited at the end.) 7:13 PM · Dec 24, 2022 4M Views 559 0 5 5 9 913 0 9 1 3 6.3K 0 6 . 3 K 2.4K 0 2 . 4 K Read 559 replies

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