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The Sinews of Peace (“Iron Curtain” Speech) [Audio]
Germany’s Unconditional Surrender
May 8, 1945.
Victory in Europe Day
May 8, 1945.
America’s Thanksgiving Day
November 23, 1944.
The Fruits of 1944
November 9, 1944.
Road to Victory
March 26, 1944.
A Sense of Crowd and Urgency
October 28, 1943. House of Commons, London.
Here Churchill sets out his trenchant view on the very characteristics of the House of Commons and on the planned rebuilding of the Chamber, destroyed by an enemy bomb on the night of 10 May 1941.
The Gift of a Common Tongue (Audio)
September 6, 1943. Harvard University, Boston.
Broadcast from Quebec
August 31, 1943. Quebec.
We Accept No Reward and We Will Accept No Compromise
June 30, 1943. The Guildhall, London.
Receiving the Freedom of the City of London.
Heavier Work Lies Ahead (Second Address to US Congress)
May 19, 1943. Joint Session of Congress, Washington, D.C.
On 13 May Allied Forces completed their Northern African Campaigns, achieving total victory. Churchill commented in The Hinge of Fate: ‘The sense of victory was in the air. The whole of North Africa was cleared of the enemy. A quarter of a million prisoners were cooped in our cages. Everyone was very proud and delighted. There is no doubt that people like winning very much.’ On 16 May the Royal Air Force, in a brilliant raid deep into Germany, destroyed the Möhne and Eder dams, causing widespread flooding and destruction to the Ruhr Valley. It was under these auspicious circumstances that Churchill addressed the US Congress for the second time. Read More >
National Address
March 21, 1943.
The Bright Gleam of Victory (Audio)
November, 10, 1942. Mansion House, London.
Singapore Has Fallen
February 15, 1942. London.
On 15 February, General Percival, Commander-in-Chief of British and Dominion troops in Singapore, surrendered unconditionally to the Japanese.
