Vansittart
Americannoun
noun
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One of the great virtues of Spicer’s book is that it brings Vansittart out of the shadows, exploring his critical role in bolstering the kind of policies championed by Winston Churchill: no compromises with Hitler.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 17, 2022
Sir Robert Vansittart, the government’s chief diplomatic adviser and a fervent opponent of appeasement, commissioned Conwell-Evans and Christie to produce a report on Hitler’s intentions.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 17, 2022
After lunch, we descended to one of the building’s entrance lobbies, where Christian Schwochow, the director on the episode, was setting up a shot involving Dance and Rupert Vansittart, the actor who plays Cecil King.
From New York Times ● Nov. 6, 2019
He was known as "the Vansittart of the Quai d'Orsay," "Europe's greatest living diplomat."
From Time Magazine Archive
Yet, strange as it must appear, it was for such services that this same Vansittart was created—a lord!!
From Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume II (of 2) Including, Among Other Important Matters, Full Particulars of the Mysterious Death of the Princess Charlotte by Lady Anne Hamilton
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