| Description |
1 online resource (321 pages) |
| Series |
Early Speeches |
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Early Speeches
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| Contents |
Intro; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Part I: Germany Disarmed; A Disarmament Fable -- October 25, 1928; Disarmament Problems -- May 13, 1932; Reparations Abandoned -- July 11, 1932; European Dangers -- November 23, 1932; Air Defence -- March 14, 1933; The MacDonald Disarmament Plan -- March 23, 1933; The Darkening Scene -- April 13, 1933; England -- April 24, 1933; Part II: Germany Rearming; The League and Germany -- November 7, 1933; Prepare! -- February 7, 1934; The Need for Air Parity -- March 8, 1934; The MacDonald Plan Rejected -- March 14, 1934 |
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The Ministry of Defence -- March 21, 1934The Value of the League -- July 13, 1934; Germany Approaching Air Parity with Britain -- July 30, 1934; The German Air Menace -- November 28, 1934; Mr Baldwin's Mistakes -- March 19, 1935; Mr Baldwin's Confession -- May 2, 1935; The Increasing Tension -- May 22, 1935; False Security -- May 31, 1935; Air Defence Research -- June 7, 1935; Consequences in Foreign Policy -- July 11, 1935; The Anglo-German Naval Agreement -- July 22, 1935; The Italian Complication -- October 24, 1935; The Process of Reaming -- March 10, 1936 |
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The Violation of the Rhineland -- March 26, 1936The Fortification of the Rhineland -- April 6, 1936; German Arms Expenditure -- April 23, 1936; A Ministry of Munitions Supply -- May 21, 1936; Machine Tools -- May 29, 1936; Falling Farther Behind -- July 20, 1936; Part III: Germany Armed; Collective Security -- November 5, 1936; The Locust Years -- November 12, 1936; The Lagging Programme -- January 27, 1937; The Defence Loan -- March 4, 1937; The Civil War in Spain -- April 14, 1937; Air Raid Precautions -- November 16, 2937; Dictators and the Covenant -- December 21, 1937 |
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Mr Eden's Resignation -- February 22, 1938The Annexation of Austria -- March 14, 1938; The Danube Basin -- March 24, 1938; Endnotes |
| Summary |
This inspiring collection of campaign speeches from the British Prime Minister bring his oratory brilliance and powers of persuasion to life. Legendary politician and military strategist Sir Winston Churchill was a master not only of the battlefield, but of the page and the podium. Over the course of forty books and countless speeches, broadcasts, news items and more, he addressed a country at war and at peace, thrilling with victory but uneasy with its shifting role on the global stage. In 1953, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature for "his mastery of historical and biographical description as well as for brilliant oratory in defending exalted human values." During his lifetime, he enthralled readers and brought crowds roaring to their feet; in the years since his death, his masterful writing has inspired generations of eager history buffs. Well before Britain entered World War II, Winston Churchill warned his government about the growing Nazi threat, even as many European leaders were still urging caution and diplomacy. In this collection of forty-one speeches from 1928 to 1938, the great politician's prescience and political skill-vital to Britain's role as the first country to stand against Hitler-are clearly on display. This collection, which includes the famous "Disarmament Fable" speech, presents a fascinating look at Churchill's campaign to mobilize Britain against the rising Nazi threat, and showcases his versatility and genius as one of the best orators of the twentieth century |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Disarmament.
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Security, International.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Political.
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Diplomatic relations
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Disarmament
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Security, International
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| SUBJECT |
Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- 20th century.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056712
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| Subject |
Great Britain
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780795330377 |
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0795330375 |
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