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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.

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   Why did Winston Churchill give the 'finest hour' speech?

   • Britain was the only thing standing between Adolf Hitler and control of Europe. With Britain tottering on the abyss, its prime minister, Winston Churchill, gave one of the great rallying cries in world history, the "finest hour" speech of June 18, 1940.

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   What was the 'finest hour' speech about?

   • BURKE: Most of the `Finest Hour' speech is concerned with cataloging the might of the British armed forces and explaining why England should fight on in the wake of the disastrous defeats in continental Europe. But to John Ramsden, Charles Wheeler and Ken Sefton, it wasn't all saber-rattling.

   Churchill's 'Finest Hour' and the Power of Speech : NPR

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   What was France's finest hour?

   • It was the third of three speeches which he gave during the period of the Battle of France, after the "Blood, toil, tears and sweat" speech of 13 May and the "We shall fight on the beaches" speech of 4 June. [ 1][ 2] "This was their finest hour" was made after France had sought an armistice on the evening of 16 June. [ a]

   This was their finest hour - Wikipedia

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   Why did Winston Churchill give a speech in 1940?

   • Winston Churchill gave a speech in June 1940, first in the House of Commons and then broadcast to the Nation. This speech occurred against the backdrop of the fall of France, one of the darkest moments in British history. Churchill did not flinch from admitting the severity of the situation, but he turned it into a roar of determination and defiance.

   Winston Churchill. "Finest Hour" speech, June 1940 - Library of Congress

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3. winstonchurchill.org › their-finest-hourTheir Finest Hour - International Churchill Society

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   Churchill’s ‘Their Finest Hour’ Speech ©The Churchill Archive. The disastrous military events which have happened during the past fortnight have not come to me with any sense of surprise.

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5. emersonkent.com › speeches › finest_hourFinest Hour - Winston Churchill 1940 - emersonkent.com

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   Winston Churchill's Finest Hour speech, June 18, 1940, delivered at London, UK, to the House of Commons, full text transcript, audio.

6. www.npr.org › 2005/06/17 › 4707867Churchill's 'Finest Hour' and the Power of Speech : NPR

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   Jun 17, 2005 · British Prime Minister Winston Churchill's famous "Finest Hour" speech marks its 65th anniversary Friday. It's widely considered one of the greatest political speeches ever, and rallied a war-weary...

7. history.info › on-this-day › churchills-famousChurchill’s famous Finest Hour speech (1940) | History.info

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   On June 18, 1940, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill gave a famous speech in Parliament, best known today for the phrase “This was their finest hour.” It is necessary to look at the context in which that speech originated.

8. www.cfr.org › blog › twe-remembers-winston-churchTWE Remembers: Winston Churchill’s “Finest Hour” Speech

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   Jun 18, 2013 · With Britain tottering on the abyss, its prime minister, Winston Churchill, gave one of the great rallying cries in world history, the "finest hour" speech of June 18, 1940. As Churchill wrote the...

9. www.loc.gov › exhibits › churchillWinston Churchill. "Finest Hour" speech, June 1940

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   His speech of June 18, 1940, delivered first in the House of Commons and then broadcast to the Nation, occurred against the backdrop of the fall of France, one of the darkest moments in British history.