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1 online resource (314 pages) |
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War Speeches ; v. 2 |
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War Speeches
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| Contents |
Intro; TITLE PAGE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; TRIBUTE TO NEVILLE CHAMBERLAIN, House of Commons, November 12, 1940; THE ATTACK ON THE ITALIAN FLEET AT TARANTO, House of Commons, November 13, 1940; PARLIAMENT IN WARTIME, House of Commons, November 21, 1940; BRITAIN ATTACKS IN THE WESTERN DESERT, House of Commons, December 10, 1940; THE VICTORY AT SIDI BARRANI, House of Commons, December 12, 1940; THE OLD SCHOOL, Harrow School, December 18, 1940; THE WAR SITUATION, House of Commons, December 19, 1940; A CALL TO THE ITALIAN PEOPLE, Address Broadcast December 23, 1940 |
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A TRIBUTE TO LORD HALIFAX, Pilgrims' Luncheon in London, January 9, 1941"WE WILL NOT FAIL MANKIND," A Speech during a tour of the civil defence organizations at Glasgow, January 17, 1941; THE WAR SITUATION, House of Commons, January 22, 1941; A LEADER OF EMPIRE, a Tribute to Lord Lloyd, House of Commons, February 6, 1941; "GIVE US THE TOOLS AND WE WILL FINISH THE JOB," Address Broadcast February 9, 1941; THE MACDONALD BILL, House of Commons, February 27, 1941; A NEW MAGNA CARTA, a Statement on the "Lease and Lend Bill," House of Commons, March 12, 1941 |
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WELCOME TO MR. WINANT, Pilgrims' Luncheon in London, March 18, 1941"YUGOSLAVIA HAS FOUND ITS SOUL," a Speech to the Central Council of the National Union of Conservative and Unionist Associations, March 27, 1941; THE TRADE UNIONISTS' SACRIFICES, a Speech at a luncheon given by the British Employers' Confederation and the Trades Union Congress in honour of Mr. J.G. Winant, March 27, 1941; THE WAR SITUATION, House of Commons, April 9, 1941 |
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A UNIVERSITY CEREMONY, Speech at Bristol University when conferring honorary degrees on Mr. J.G. Winant (United States Ambassador to Great Britain), Dr. J.B. Conant (President of Harvard University) and Mr. R.G. Menzies (Prime Minister of Australia), April 12, 1941TO THE PEOPLE OF YUGOSLAVIA, Message Broadcast April 13, 1941; "WESTWARD, LOOK, THE LAND IS BRIGHT," Address Broadcast April 27, 1941; A MESSAGE TO THE POLISH PEOPLE, Address Broadcast May 3, 1941; THE WAR SITUATION, House of Commons, May 7, 1941 |
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TO THE INVADED COUNTRIES, Messages sent to the Prime Minister of Holland, the Prime Minister of Belgium and the Foreign Minister of Luxembourg, May 10, 1941TO HAILE SELASSIE, a Message of congratulation to the Emperor of Abyssinia on his return to his capital, May 10, 1941; THE WAR SITUATION, House of Commons, May 20, 1941; THE FIGHTING IN CRETE, House of Commons, May 22, 1941; THE WAR SITUATION, House of Commons, May 27, 1941; TO THE PEOPLE OF CANADA, Message Broadcast June 2, 1941; THE WAR SITUATION, House of Commons, June 10, 1941 |
| Summary |
This stunning second volume of wartime speeches and broadcasts from the Nobel Prize-winning Prime Minister captures the troubled early days of WWII. Legendary politician and military strategist Winston 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 world 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. This second volume in the series of the great orator's wartime speeches, broadcasts, public messages, and other communications take readers through the difficult years of 1940 to 1941. Faced with a challenging moment for the military as well as a groundswell of criticism from his government and his people, Churchill used his extraordinary command of language to inspire Britain to stand strong against Hitler and the growing Nazi threat. No fan of WWII military history should be without this extraordinary collection of seventy-two broadcasts, speeches, and messages to Parliament |
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"UNTIL VICTORY IS WON," a Speech to a conference of Dominion High Commissioners and Allied countries' representatives, June 12, 1941 |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
World War, 1939-1945.
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HISTORY -- Europe -- Great Britain -- General.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780795331664 |
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0795331665 |
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