London, UK — Winston Churchill rallied his country with some of
history’s most memorable speeches during the darkest hours of World War
II.
Speaking in the House of Commons in 1940, the prime minister vowed Britons would never surrender to Nazi rule. “We shall fight on the seas and oceans,” he said, “we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air… on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds… in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills.”
Seventy years later, the military could hardly consider such a massive deployment. Now drastic cutbacks finalized last month will see the mighty imperial forces Churchill once commanded reduced to their lowest numbers in more than a century.
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Speaking in the House of Commons in 1940, the prime minister vowed Britons would never surrender to Nazi rule. “We shall fight on the seas and oceans,” he said, “we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air… on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds… in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills.”
Seventy years later, the military could hardly consider such a massive deployment. Now drastic cutbacks finalized last month will see the mighty imperial forces Churchill once commanded reduced to their lowest numbers in more than a century.
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