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Churchill's very famous: "This was their finest hour..." speech...



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June 19, 1940

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 19, 1940 

* This was their finest hour
* Winston Churchill speech
* World War II - WWII


The top of page 2 has a one column heading: "CHURCHILL DARES GERMAN ARMY TO INVADE ENGLAND'" with subhead. (see) This was Churchill's famous speech to the House of Commons in which he concludes with the famous passage: "...Let us therefore brace ourselves to our duty and so bear ourselves that if the British commonwealth and empire last for a thousand years, men will still say this was their finest hour".
Complete with all 36 pages, light toning at the margins, small binding holes along the spine, generally nice.

Category: The 20th Century