NEW YORK POST, August 20, 1940

* Famous Winston Churchill speech
* "Never was so much owed by so many to so few"

The front page has a nice banner headline: "CHURCHILL OFFERS BASES YO U. S., ASKS DESTROYERS" (see images) More inside. 
Complete with 18 pages, light toning at the margins, small binding holes along the spine, nice condition.

Background: The August 20, 1940 edition of the New York Post serves as a profound historical snapshot capturing the precise moment the geopolitical landscape shifted toward the eventual Allied alliance. By pairing the urgent banner headline "CHURCHILL OFFERS BASES TO U. S., ASKS DESTROYERS" with coverage of his legendary tribute to the Royal Air Force ("Never was so much owed by so many to so few"), this publication documents Britain at its absolute nadir during the Battle of Britain, actively fighting for survival against the Luftwaffe while engineering its diplomatic salvation. The significance of these twin events cannot be overstated: Churchill's public appeal laid the immediate groundwork for the historic Destroyers-for-Bases Agreement signed weeks later, effectively dismantling strict American isolationism by trading 50 U.S. warships for long-term leases on British military bases. Simultaneously, his immortalized rhetoric galvanized British domestic resolve and fundamentally shifted American public opinion, framing the RAF's desperate aerial defense not just as a local battle, but as a critical shield protecting the democratic world—ultimately transforming a routine daily newspaper into a permanent testament to the origin of the "Special Relationship" that would decide the outcome of World War II.