Never Give In!:Winston Churchill's Finest Speeches by Churchillwinston

Never Give In!:Winston Churchill's Finest Speeches by Churchillwinston

Winston Churchill 'mobilized the English language and sent it into battle'. President John F. Kennedy conferring Honorary US Citizenship, April 1963 'This is only the beginning of the reckoning. This is only the first sip, the first foretaste of a bitter cup which will be proffered to us year by year unless by a supreme recovery of moral health and martial vigour, we arise again and take our stand for freedom as in the olden time.' 1938 'Our qualities and deeds must burn and glow through the gloom of Europe until they become the veritable beacon of its salvation.' 1940 'We shall not fail or falter; we shall not weaken or tire...Give us the tools, and we will finish the job.' 1941 Winston Churchill was the most eloquent and expressive statesman of his age. When Britain stood alone and all but defenceless, with his resolute and pugnacious tone and puckish sense of humour he inspired his fellow-countrymen to resist, to fight and to conquer. While the definitive collection of Churchill's speeches fills eight volumes, here, his grandson, Winston S. Churchill, has put together a personal selection of his favourite speeches in a single volume. He has chosen from his grandfather's entire output covering the whole of Churchill's life, from his maiden speech to his last days. It includes Churchill's best-known speeches as well as some that have never been published in popular form.

Winston Churchill (1874-1965) was educated at Harrow and Sandhurst, and after several years in the army, became a newspaper correspondent and then an MP. After Chamberlain's defeat in May 1940, Churchill formed a coalition government and as Prime Minister led Britain through the Second World War. Defeated in the July 1945 election, he became Leader of the Opposition, and then became Prime Minister once more in 1951. In his last years he was often described as 'the greatest living Englishman'. He was knighted in 1953, and won the Nobel Prize for Literature the same year.

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ISBN 13	9780712667210
ISBN 10	0712667210
Title	Never Give In!:Winston Churchill's Finest Speeches
Author	Churchillwinston
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Vintage Publishing
Year published	2003-05-15
Number of pages	560
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