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1 online resource (287 pages) |
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Post-War Speeches ; v. 5 |
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Post-War Speeches
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Intro; Title Page; Copyright; CONTENTS; Introduction; WESTMINSTER ABBEY APPEAL: A Speech in the Jerusalem Chamber, 30 January 1953; EAST COAST FLOOD DISASTER: A Speech to the House of Commons, 2 February 1953; THE AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY: A Speech to the National Farmers' Union at the Grosvenor House Hotel, London, 17 February 1953; NORTH SEA FLOOD DISASTER: A Speech to the House of Commons, 19 February 1953; DEFENCE: A Speech to the House of Commons, 5 March 1953; THE DEATH OF QUEEN MARY: An Address of Sympathy from the House of Commons, 25 March 1953 |
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A Tribute broadcast by the British Broadcasting Corporation, 25 March 1953COMMONWEALTH PARLIAMENTARY ASSOCIATION LUNCHEON: A Speech before Her Majesty the Queen at St Stephen's Hall, Westminster, 27 March 1953; SCOTTISH UNIONIST ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING: A Speech at Green's Playhouse, Glasgow, 17 April 1953; ST GEORGE'S DAY DINNER: A Speech to the Honourable Artillery Company, 23 April 1953; ART: A Speech at the Royal Academy Banquet, 30 April 1953; FOREIGN AFFAIRS: A Speech to the House of Commons, 11 May 1953 |
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THE CORONATION OF QUEEN ELIZABETH II: An Introduction to a Royal Broadcast, 2 June 1953THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY CONFERENCE: A Speech at Margate, 10 October 1953; DEBATE ON THE ADDRESS: A Speech to the House of Commons, 3 November 1953; FOREIGN AFFAIRS: A Speech at the Lord Mayor's Guildhall Banquet, 9 November 1953; NATIONAL SERVICE: A Speech to the House of Commons, 16 November 1953; MR CLEMENT ATTLEE: A Speech after Presentation of the Freedom of the City of London to Mr Attlee, 20 November 1953; FOREIGN AFFAIRS: A Speech to the House of Commons, 17 December 1953 |
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ADOPTION OF A NEW ARMY RIFLE: A Speech to the House of Commons, 1 February 1954THE BERLIN CONFERENCE: A Speech to the House of Commons, 25 February 1954; DEFENCE (GERMAN REARMAMENT): A Speech to the House of Commons, 2 March 1954; THE HYDROGEN BOMB: A Speech to the House of Commons, 5 April 1954; DOCTORATE OF NEW YORK UNIVERSITY: A Speech at No. 10 Downing Street, on accepting, in absentia, a Doctorate of Law of the University of New York, 7 April 1954; THE ROYAL ACADEMY BANQUET: A Speech at the Royal Academy, 28 April 1954 |
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GRAND HABITATION OF THE PRIMROSE LEAGUE: A Speech at the Royal Albert Hall, London, 30 April 1954WELCOMING THE QUEEN'S RETURN FROM A COMMONWEALTH TOUR: A Speech to the House of Commons, 17 May 1954; THE CONSERVATIVES' TASKS: A Speech in the Royal Albert Hall, London, to a Mass Meeting of Conservative Women, 27 May 1954; ANGLO-AMERICAN FRIENDSHIP: A Speech at a Dinner of the English-Speaking Union in honour of General Gruenther, 8 June 1954; THE DEATH OF MR ARTHUR GREENWOOD: A Speech to the House of Commons, 15 June 1954 |
| Summary |
The fifth and final volume in this collection of the British prime minister's oratory contains the final speeches and addresses of his life. Legendary politician and military strategistWinston S. 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 skilled writing has inspired generations of eager history buffs. In the last years of Sir Winston Churchill's life, his health was failing-he had suffered several strokes-but his intellect and wit were as sharp as ever. This collection contains some of Churchill's more obscure works, including addresses at banquets, award ceremonies, and to the Primrose League-where he had given his first political speech many decades before, in 1897. In these speeches we see the continued force of his mental acuity, and of his love for the country he served every day of his adult life |
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A VISIT TO THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA: A Speech to the House of Commons, 12 July 1954 |
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Print version record |
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HISTORY -- Europe -- Great Britain -- General.
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Politics and government
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Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1945- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056922
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Great Britain
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780795329647 |
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0795329644 |
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