The unwritten alliance / Winston S. Churchill.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Churchill, Winston S., author.

Series:

Winston Churchill's post-war speeches collection

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain--Politics and government--1945-.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (284 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : RosettaBooks, 2014.

Summary:

The fifth and final volume in this collection of the British prime minister's oratory contains the final speeches and addresses of his life. Legendary politician and military strategist Winston S.Churchill was a master not only of the battlefield, but of the page and the podium. Over the course of forty books and countless speeches, broadcasts, news items and more, he addressed a country at war and at peace, thrilling with victory but uneasy with its shifting role on the global stage. In 1953, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature for "his mastery of historical and biographical description as well as for brilliant oratory in defending exalted human values." During his lifetime, he enthralled readers and brought crowds roaring to their feet; in the years since his death, his skilled writing has inspired generations of eager history buffs. In the last years of Sir Winston Churchill's life, his health was failing-he had suffered several strokes-but his intellect and wit were as sharp as ever. This collection contains some of Churchill's more obscure works, including addresses at banquets, award ceremonies, and to the Primrose League-where he had given his first political speech many decades before, in 1897. In these speeches we see the continued force of his mental acuity, and of his love for the country he served every day of his adult life.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright

CONTENTS

Introduction

WESTMINSTER ABBEY APPEAL: A Speech in the Jerusalem Chamber, 30 January 1953

EAST COAST FLOOD DISASTER: A Speech to the House of Commons, 2 February 1953

THE AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY: A Speech to the National Farmers' Union at the Grosvenor House Hotel, London, 17 February 1953

NORTH SEA FLOOD DISASTER: A Speech to the House of Commons, 19 February 1953

DEFENCE: A Speech to the House of Commons, 5 March 1953

THE DEATH OF QUEEN MARY: An Address of Sympathy from the House of Commons, 25 March 1953

A Tribute broadcast by the British Broadcasting Corporation, 25 March 1953

COMMONWEALTH PARLIAMENTARY ASSOCIATION LUNCHEON: A Speech before Her Majesty the Queen at St Stephen's Hall, Westminster, 27 March 1953

SCOTTISH UNIONIST ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING: A Speech at Green's Playhouse, Glasgow, 17 April 1953

ST GEORGE'S DAY DINNER: A Speech to the Honourable Artillery Company, 23 April 1953

ART: A Speech at the Royal Academy Banquet, 30 April 1953

FOREIGN AFFAIRS: A Speech to the House of Commons, 11 May 1953

THE CORONATION OF QUEEN ELIZABETH II: An Introduction to a Royal Broadcast, 2 June 1953

THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY CONFERENCE: A Speech at Margate, 10 October 1953

DEBATE ON THE ADDRESS: A Speech to the House of Commons, 3 November 1953

FOREIGN AFFAIRS: A Speech at the Lord Mayor's Guildhall Banquet, 9 November 1953

NATIONAL SERVICE: A Speech to the House of Commons, 16 November 1953

MR CLEMENT ATTLEE: A Speech after Presentation of the Freedom of the City of London to Mr Attlee, 20 November 1953

FOREIGN AFFAIRS: A Speech to the House of Commons, 17 December 1953

ADOPTION OF A NEW ARMY RIFLE: A Speech to the House of Commons, 1 February 1954

THE BERLIN CONFERENCE: A Speech to the House of Commons, 25 February 1954.

DEFENCE (GERMAN REARMAMENT): A Speech to the House of Commons, 2 March 1954

THE HYDROGEN BOMB: A Speech to the House of Commons, 5 April 1954

DOCTORATE OF NEW YORK UNIVERSITY: A Speech at No. 10 Downing Street, on accepting, in absentia, a Doctorate of Law of the University of New York, 7 April 1954

THE ROYAL ACADEMY BANQUET: A Speech at the Royal Academy, 28 April 1954

GRAND HABITATION OF THE PRIMROSE LEAGUE: A Speech at the Royal Albert Hall, London, 30 April 1954

WELCOMING THE QUEEN'S RETURN FROM A COMMONWEALTH TOUR: A Speech to the House of Commons, 17 May 1954

THE CONSERVATIVES' TASKS: A Speech in the Royal Albert Hall, London, to a Mass Meeting of Conservative Women, 27 May 1954

ANGLO-AMERICAN FRIENDSHIP: A Speech at a Dinner of the English-Speaking Union in honour of General Gruenther, 8 June 1954

THE DEATH OF MR ARTHUR GREENWOOD: A Speech to the House of Commons, 15 June 1954

A VISIT TO THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA: A Speech to the House of Commons, 12 July 1954

REVIEW OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS: A Speech to the House of Commons, 14 July 1954

PRESENTATION OF THE ESHER TROPHY: A Speech to 615 Squadron at Biggin Hill Aerodrome, 5 September 1954

THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY CONFERENCE: A Speech at Blackpool, 9 October 1954

THE LORD MAYOR'S BANQUET: A Speech at the Guildhall, 9 November 1954

PRESENTATION TO LADY CHURCHILL OF A PORTRAIT: A Speech at Woodford, 23 November 1954

BRISTOL UNIVERSITY DEGREE CONFERMENT: A Speech at the Close of Conferment, 26 November 1954

EIGHTIETH BIRTHDAY PRESENTATION: A Speech at Westminster Hall during a Presentation from both Houses of Parliament to mark Sir Winston Churchill's Eightieth Birthday, 30 November 1954

DEBATE ON THE ADDRESS (GERMAN REARMAMENT): A Speech to the House of Commons, 1 December 1954.

THE BUILDING INDUSTRY: A Speech at the Dorchester Hotel, 25 January 1955

DEFENCE: A Speech to the House of Commons, 1 March 1955

WORLD DISARMAMENT: A Speech to the House of Commons, 14 March 1955

EARL LLOYD GEORGE MEMORIAL: A Speech to the House of Commons, 28 March 1955

ELECTION ADDRESS: A Speech at Woodford, 16 May 1955

ELECTION ADDRESS: A Speech at Bedford, 17 May 1955

ELECTION ADDRESS: A Speech at Walthamstow and Chigwell, 19 May 1955

THE GUILDHALL STATUE: A Speech at the Unveiling of a Statue, 21 June 1955

THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION: A Message to the British Association Meeting at Bristol, 6 September 1955

THE CINQUE PORTS: A Speech in Hastings on Presentation of a Portrait, 7 September 1955

THE FREEDOM HOUSE AWARD: A Speech recorded for the Freedom House Dinner in New York, 9 October 1955

CONSTITUENCY SPEECH: A Speech at the Monkhams Ward Dinner and Dance, 18 November 1955

YOUNG CONSERVATIVES: A Speech to Woodford Young Conservatives, 5 December 1955

THE WILLIAMSBURG AWARD: A Speech in Drapers' Hall, London, 7 December 1955

THE FREEDOM OF BELFAST AND LONDONDERRY: A Speech at the Mansion House, 16 December 1955

THE PRIMROSE LEAGUE: A Speech at the Albert Hall, 13 April 1956

LORD CAMROSE MEMORIAL: An Unveiling Speech at St Paul's, 3 May 1956

THE CHARLEMAGNE PRIZE: A Speech at Aachen on receiving the prize, 10 May 1956

THE PRIMROSE LEAGUE: A Speech at the Albert Hall, 3 May 1957

DAY AT A CONSTITUENCY FETE: A Speech at Royal Wanstead School, 6 July 1957

A MESSAGE TO EUROPE: A Speech at the United Europe Meeting, Central Hall, Westminster, 9 July 1957

LIBERTY AND THE LAW: A Speech at the Guildhall Dinner of the Law Society to the American Bar Association, 31 July 1957

MESSAGE TO GENEVA: A Greeting to the Inter-Parliamentary Union Conference at Geneva, September 1957.

INVESTITURE IN PARIS: A Speech on receiving the Croix de la Libération from General de Gaulle, 6 November 1958

A CONSTITUENCY EVENT: A Speech to Woodford Conservative Association at the Kensington Palace Hotel, 6 January 1959

REVIEW AT WOODFORD: A Constituency Speech at Hawkey Hall, Woodford, 20 March 1959

DINNER IN AMERICA: Remarks in response to a Toast at a Dinner in the White House, Washington, 6 May 1959

ADOPTION MEETING: A Speech at Hawkey Hall, Woodford, 29 September 1959

A GENERAL ELECTION SPEECH: A Speech at Hawkey Hall, Woodford, 29 September 1959

CHURCHILL COLLEGE CEREMONY: A Speech at a Tree-Planting at Churchill College, Cambridge, 17 October 1959

THE WOODFORD STATUE: A Speech at the Unveiling of a Statue at Woodford, 31 October 1959

Endnotes.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780795329630

0795329636

9780795329647

0795329644

OCLC:

1086114446