“There is no merit in putting off a war for a year if, when it comes, it is a far worse war or one much harder to win.”
Winston Churchill
The Second World War (Primary source)
Churchill’s six-volume memoir and history of World War II, chronicling his leadership as Britain’s wartime Prime Minister. Combining personal experience with strategic analysis, it covers major battles, diplomatic negotiations, and key decisions that shaped Allied victory. The work earned Churchill the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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“You do your worst—and we will do our best.”
— 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.”
— Winston Churchill Primary source“I fight for my corner. I leave when the pub closes.”
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— Ernest Hemingway Primary source“War is a matter not so much of arms as of money.”
— Thucydides Primary source“A war postponed may be a war averted.”
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