Never Give In!: Winston Churchill's Finest Speeches

Never Give In!: Winston Churchill's Finest Speeches

by Winston S. (edit). Churchill (Author)

Synopsis

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.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 77772
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Pimlico
Published: 15 May 2003

ISBN 10: 0712667210
ISBN 13: 9780712667210
Book Overview: The first personal selection of Winston Churchill's greatest and most memorable speeches, chosen by his grandson.

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You have taken the measure of your foe, you only have to go forward with confidence. -- Dundee, June 1915 All is over. Silent, mournful, abandoned, broken, Czechoslovakia recedes into darkness. -- House of Commons, October 1938 We shall not fail or falter; we shall not weaken or tire.... Give us the tools, and we will finish the job. -- BBC broadcast, February 1941
Author Bio
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.