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1939: In the Wings

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David Petraeus on Churchill’s ‘Iron Curtain’ Speech

April 8, 2017

Churchill gave his famous ‘Iron Curtain’ Speech in 1946   These events took place at the Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Aldermanbury and the National Churchill Mus...

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1939: In the Wings

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The Sinking of the Graf Spee

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1939 Dec 18 ...

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Ten Weeks of War

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1939 Nov 12 ...

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The First Month of the War

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1939 Oct 01 ...

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War Speech

September 3, 1939 House of Commons These short remarks were delivered by Winston Churchill at the outbreak of World War II and were originally omitted from INTO BATTLE, the first volume...

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A Hush Over Europe

August 8, 1939 Broadcast to the United States from London Before the House of Commons summer recess, Churchill makes one final effort to arouse the Great Republic, his term of...

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