“A war postponed may be a war averted.”
Winston Churchill
The World Crisis (Primary source)
Churchill’s six-volume memoir and history of World War I, covering his role as First Lord of the Admiralty, the Gallipoli campaign, major battles, and political decisions. Blending personal experience with strategic analysis, it offers Churchill’s insider perspective on the Great War’s key events and personalities.
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— Winston Churchill Primary source“Give us the tools, and we will finish the job.”
— Winston Churchill Primary source“Never give in—never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense.”
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