Selected House of Commons Speeches

by Winston S. Churchill

25 chapters9h 20mEnglish1955

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Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874 – 1965) was a British politician known chiefly for his leadership of the United Kingdom during World War II. He served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. A noted statesman and orator, Churchill was also an officer in the British Army, a historical writer, and an artist. (Summary from Wikipedia)

Chapters (25)

1Maiden Speech, 1901

1214

2Army reform, 1901

2560

3The Amritsar Massacre, 1920

2562

4The Gold Standard Bill, 1925

2995

5The General Strike, 1926

1477

6German re-armament, 1935

1396

7The Abdication, 1935

331

8"The Locust Years", 1936

2286

9How to Prevent War, 1938

1969

10The Annexation of Austria, 1938

1136

11"A Total and Unmitigated Defeat", 1938

2068

12The oubreak of war, 1939

212

13"Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat", 1940

262

14"We Shall Fight On the Beaches", 1940

1298

15"Their Finest Hour", 1940

1599

16"The Few", 1940

1805

17Upon the death of Neville Chamberlain, 1940

552

18"Do Your Worst", 1941

308

19"Still Captain of Our Souls", 1941

144

20"I Offer No Excuses", 1942

1454

21The invasion of France, 1944

421

22Upon the death of Franklin D Roosevelt, 1945

626

23Victory in Europe, 1945

308

24Victory Over Japan, 1945

2256

25"Never Flinch, Never Weary, Never Despair", 1955

2293

Selected House of Commons Speeches

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