BSA Blood Toil Tears and Sweat-The Dire Warning-Churchills First Speech As Prime Minister - Audiobook CD
On May 13 1940 Winston Churchill stood before the House of Commons to deliver his first speech as Prime Minister. Europe was in crisis: Three days earlier Germany had invaded France and the Low Countries. Facing only feeble resistance Hitler's armies were rapidly sweeping westward. Churchill had little support within the British government when he rose to address it that day. He lacked confidence both in himself and in his ability to lead his nation to victory for he recognized far earlier than most the military genius of Adolph Hitler and the potency of the German military. In Blood Toil Tears and Sweat the eminent historian and master storyteller John Lukacs recreates this pivotal moment in world history and reveals Churchill as he has rarely been seen before: as a man both unsure of himself and deeply fearful of his nations defeat.Features:.Audio CD - 1 pages.Publisher - BBC Audio books America; Unabridged edition (May 12 2008) .Language - English.From Booklist.Churchill was Britain's prime minister from 1940 to 1945 and from 1951 to 1955 and led the nation through World War II. On May 13 1940 he gave his first speech before the House of Commons three days after Germany invaded France Belgium the Netherlands and Luxembourg. In his now-famous speech he said "I have nothing to offer but blood toil tears and sweat. " Lukacs a history professor with more than 20 books to his credit posits that beneath Churchill's bravery lay his understanding of a looming catastrophe still unimaginable to most: that it was probably too late and that Adolf Hitler was close to winning the war. In this lucidly written history the author tells of Churchill's determination to succeed in defeating Hitler his nine secret sessi