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Summary
Summary
The most eloquent, vigorous, & impassioned speeches to parliament & the world by Churchill between May of 1938 up to January of 1941, dramatically depict the desperate crisis facing Britain in the early years of WW2.
The original 1941 collection of Churchill's wartime speeches.
Author Notes
Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill was born at Blenheim Palace on November 30, 1874 and educated at Harrow and Sandhurst. His military service included periods spent in Cuba, India, the Sudan, and in France during World War I. He became a Member of Parliament in 1900 and held many high offices of state under four different prime ministers. He was the Prime Minister of Great Britain during World War II.
Churchill's writing career began with campaign reports including The Story of the Malakand Field Force and The River War. In 1900, he published his only novel Savrola. His other works include Lord Randolph Churchill; Marlborough, a four-volume biography of his ancestor the 1st Duke of Marlborough; The World Crisis, a four-volume history of World War I; The Second World War, a six-volume history; and A History of the English. History of the English-Speaking Peoples, a six-volume work was completed toward the end of his life. In 1953, Churchill received the Nobel Prize for Literature, in recognition of his extensive writing as well as for his speeches throughout his career as a statesman. That same year, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II. He died on January 24, 1965 at the age of 90.
(Bowker Author Biography)
Table of Contents
Eire Bill | p. 5 |
The Choice for Europe | p. 17 |
The Air Defenses of Britain | p. 31 |
Civilization | p. 45 |
Maneuvers in Germany | p. 49 |
The Munich Agreement | p. 55 |
The Defense of Freedom and Peace | p. 69 |
The Case for a Ministry of Supply | p. 77 |
The Fruits of Munich | p. 95 |
The Strength of the Navy | p. 101 |
The Invasion of Albania | p. 113 |
The King's Dominions | p. 123 |
Hitler Speaks | p. 129 |
The New Army | p. 135 |
Three Months of Tension | p. 145 |
The Summer Adjournment | p. 155 |
Europe in Suspense | p. 163 |
War | p. 169 |
The First Month of War | p. 173 |
The Loss of the Royal Oak and the War at Sea | p. 181 |
Ten Weeks of War | p. 189 |
Traffic at Sea | p. 197 |
The Battle of the Plate | p. 207 |
A House of Many Mansions | p. 213 |
A Time to Dare and Endure | p. 219 |
The Navy is Here | p. 229 |
The Navy Estimates | p. 233 |
A Sterner War | p. 243 |
Norway | p. 249 |
The Withdrawal from Norway | p. 265 |
Prime Minister | p. 275 |
"Be Ye Men of Valor" | p. 279 |
The Capitulation of King Leopold | p. 285 |
Dunkirk | p. 289 |
A Message to the People | p. 301 |
Their Finest Hour | p. 305 |
The Fall of France | p. 317 |
The Tragedy of the French Fleet | p. 323 |
The War of the Unknown Warriors | p. 333 |
The War Situation I | p. 341 |
The War Situation II | p. 355 |
Every Man to His Post | p. 367 |
The War Situation III | p. 373 |
The War Situation IV | p. 379 |
Leadership of the Party | p. 395 |
To the French People | p. 401 |
The War Situation V | p. 409 |
"We Will Never Cease to Strike" | p. 421 |
The War Situation VI | p. 427 |
To the People of Italy | p. 439 |
United States Co-Operation | p. 447 |
"Put Your Confidence in Us" | p. 453 |