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2. We shall fight on the beaches - Wikipedia

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   We shall fight on the beaches" was a speech delivered by the British Prime Minister Winston Churchill to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom on 4 June 1940. This was the second of three major speeches given around the period of the Battle of France ; the others are the " Blood, toil, tears and sweat " speech of 13 May ...

3. This was their finest hour - Wikipedia

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   It was the third of three speeches which he gave during the period of the Battle of France, after the "Blood, toil, tears and sweat" speech of 13 May and the "We shall fight on the beaches" speech of 4 June. [1] [2] "This was their finest hour" was made after France had sought an armistice on the evening of 16 June. [a]

4. Peace efforts during World War II - Wikipedia

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   Churchill argued that negotiating would mean accepting Nazi domination of Europe, which he saw as morally and strategically unacceptable. He famously declared in his "We shall fight on the beaches" speech that Britain would fight on, no matter the cost. Churchill's firm stance ultimately prevailed, and Britain continued to fight.

5. Winston Churchill in the Second World War - Wikipedia

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   We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills. We shall never surrender, and even if, which I do not for a moment believe, this Island or a large part of it were subjugated and starving, then our Empire beyond the seas, armed and guarded by the ...

6. Winston Churchill - Wikipedia

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   We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills. We shall never surrender, and even if, which I do not for a moment believe, this island or a large part of it were subjugated and starving, then our Empire beyond the seas, armed and guarded by the ...

7. Never was so much owed by so many to so few - Wikipedia

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   The speech has become one of Churchill's most famous, along with "we shall fight on the beaches", "their finest hour", and "blood, toil, tears, and sweat". [ 4 ] Background

8. Moral Injury: The Grunts - The ... - The Huffington Post

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   Can we imagine ourselves back on that awful day in the summer of 2010, in the hot firefight that went on for nine hours? Men frenzied with exhaustion and reckless exuberance, eyes and throats burning from dust and smoke, in a battle that erupted after Taliban insurgents castrated a young boy in the village, knowing his family would summon nearby Marines for help and the Marines would come ...

9. Category:Speeches by Winston Churchill - Wikipedia

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   Pages in category "Speeches by Winston Churchill" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. ... We shall fight on the beaches; Winston Churchill's ...