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Churchill's famous: "This was their finest hour..." speech...
Churchill's famous: "This was their finest hour..." speech...
Item # 713843
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.
AI notes: Winston Churchill’s “This was their finest hour” speech, delivered on June 18, 1940, rallied the British people after the fall of France in World War II. Acknowledging the dire situation, Churchill called on Britain to prepare for the looming threat of Nazi invasion and to defend freedom, civilization, and national independence. He praised the bravery of Allied forces and framed the struggle as a turning point in history, concluding with the memorable line that, if Britain stood firm, future generations would say, “This was their finest hour.”
* 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.
AI notes: Winston Churchill’s “This was their finest hour” speech, delivered on June 18, 1940, rallied the British people after the fall of France in World War II. Acknowledging the dire situation, Churchill called on Britain to prepare for the looming threat of Nazi invasion and to defend freedom, civilization, and national independence. He praised the bravery of Allied forces and framed the struggle as a turning point in history, concluding with the memorable line that, if Britain stood firm, future generations would say, “This was their finest hour.”
Category: The 20th Century
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