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  1. Nov 24, 2021 · Winston S Churchill's Never Give in! The Best of Winston Churchill's Speeches was published by Pimlico in 2003. This feature was first published in Living History Magazine (later merged with BBC History Magazine) in 2003

    • Rachel Dinning
    • 'Blood, toil, tears and sweat' - May 10 1940. This was Churchill’s first speech since assuming the role of British Prime Minister, following Neville Chamberlain’s resignation: 'I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat.'
    • 'We Shall Fight on the Beaches' - June 4 1940. Much of this speech addressed the military developments in Western Europe - including the weakening of the French army (even suggesting an eventual surrender) and the loss of the Belgian one.
    • 'This was their finest hour' - June 18 1940. This was Churchill’s third and final speech during the Battle of France, made two days after France began seeking an armistice.
    • 'The Few' - August 20 1940. The Battle of Britain had begun and in this speech, Churchill praised the Royal Air Force - 'undaunted by odds, unweakened by their constant challenge and mortal danger' that was fending off the German Luftwaffe and 'turning the tide of world war by their prowess and their devotion’.
  2. Winston Churchill is widely considered to be one of the greatest speakers of the 20th century. Among his most famous speeches were those in 1940 when Churchill rallied a nation with his words and optimism. Click Here to hear audio clips from many Winston Churchill's speeches. 1890-1939. 1890-1899. The Influenza. Churchill Letter to Churchill.

  3. May 8, 2020 · 8 May 2020. PA. The wartime prime minister Winston Churchill's victorious address to the nation marked the end of the war in Europe, on 8 May 1945. But his speeches through the course of...

  4. Winston Churchill. Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat, 1940. In his first speech as Britain's Prime Minister, Churchill tied the outcome of the fight against the Nazis to the survival of Britain...

  5. Oct 17, 2008 · A complete list (arranged by date) of Churchill’s 43 book-length works in 72 volumes, published over the course of his lifetime (1874-1965) and posthumously. When titles are divided by a slashmark, the second title is the American, the first the English.

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  7. This was their finest hour" was a speech delivered by Winston Churchill to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom on 18 June 1940, just over a month after he took over as Prime Minister at the head of an all-party coalition government.