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1940 "We Shall Fight on the Beaches" speech...
1940 "We Shall Fight on the Beaches" speech...
Item # 719179
June 04, 1940
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, June 4, 1940
* Winston Churchill famous speech
* 'We Shall Fight On The Beaches'
* World War II - WWII
The front page has a banner headline: "30,000 BRITISH CASUALTIES IN FLANDERS; 335,000 TROOPS RESCUED, CHURCHILL SAYS" with subheads. (see images) First report coverage on Winston Churchill's famous speech, 'We Shall Fight On The Beaches'. Although much of what Churchill said is within this report, the main quotes that made this speech famous are not present here.
Complete with 40+ pages, light toning at the margins, small binding holes along the spine, generally very nice.
history notes: Winston Churchill’s “We Shall Fight on the Beaches” speech, delivered on June 4, 1940, was a powerful and defiant address aimed at rallying the British people during one of the darkest moments of World War II. Coming just after the dramatic evacuation of British and Allied forces from Dunkirk, the speech acknowledged both the gravity of the situation and the extraordinary courage shown by the troops. Churchill praised the efforts of the Royal Navy, the Air Force, and civilian volunteers, while preparing the nation for the possibility of a German invasion. In one of its most memorable passages, he declared that Britain would “fight on the beaches... on the landing grounds... in the fields and in the streets... in the hills; we shall never surrender.” His resolute tone and unshakable belief in eventual victory served not only to boost British morale but also to send a clear message to both allies and enemies: that the United Kingdom would stand firm and resist aggression at all costs.
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