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This was their finest hour" was a speech delivered by Winston Churchill to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom on 18 June 1940, just over a month after he took over as Prime Minister at the head of an all-party coalition government.
Let us therefore brace ourselves to our duties, and so bear ourselves that, if the British Empire and its Commonwealth last for a thousand years, men will still say, “This was their finest hour.” For more on Churchill the War Leader, visit this section.
Jun 17, 2015 · On the 18th June 1940 Winston Churchill, Prime Minister for little more than a month, roused the people of the United Kingdom against the imminent threat of invasion. “This was their finest...
In this compelling video, we delve into one of history's most iconic speeches: Winston Churchill's "This Was Their Finest Hour" address to the British people...
The day after France fell to the Germans, Churchill made perhaps his finest speech of this period – commonly known now by its most famous phrase, ‘This was their Finest Hour’ – which was delivered to the House of Commons on 18 June and broadcast by the BBC to the nation later that evening.
On 18 June, after France fell to the Germans, Winston Churchill delivered his 'Finest Hour' speech, rallying the country for the imminent battle for Britain.
Churchill concluded his speech with his now celebrated final point, ‘Let us therefore brace ourselves to our duty and so bear ourselves that if the British Empire and its Commonwealth lasts for a thousand years men will still say, “This was their finest hour”’.
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