A compilation of 24 open reel tapes copied from DECCA WSC 1-12 of Winston Churchill's most famous speeches and readings from his writings. These were released as an LP set of 24 sides of discs by Decca. "Winston. S. Churchill - His memoirs and his speeches (1918 - 1945)".
T4726 - Side 1:-
Winston Churchill reflects upon the hour of Armistice, 11am, November 11, 1918. From his Memoirs of the Second World War, Winston Churchill reads Chapter One, 1919 to 1929 - The Follies of the Victors. He recalls his thoughts at the stroke of Big Ben marking the Armistice. He mulls over the problems of demobilisation. He watched people pouring out of buildings and thousands gathering in the streets as bells started chiming all over London.
T4727 - Side 2:-
Follies of the Victors (continued). From his Memoirs of the Second World War, Winston Churchill describes the Lurking Dangers. The rise to power of Adolph Hitler.
T4728 - Side 3:-
The events of 1931 to 1935. The Locust Years. The 24th April, 1933 at the Royal Society of St. George Dinner, London. Winston Churchill, the speaker, adds his contemporary version to the legend of St. George and the Dragon. Returning toe the Second World War, Churchill continues The Locust Years. 1934 to 1935 - Winston Churchill describes Germany's increasing air power in Air Parity Lost.
T4729 - Side 4:-
Air Parity Lost (continued). 16th November, 1934. Extracts from a radio broadcast on The Causes of War. The Loaded Pause. A speech to the Conservative Members Committee on Foreign Affairs, March 1936.
T4730 - Side 5:-
Continuing The Loaded Pause, Winston Churchill speaks of his meeting with Von Ribbentrop in London, 1937. From The Second World War Memoirs, Winston Churchill speaks of Mr. Eden at the Foreign Office. His resignation.
T4731 - Side 6:-
Collective Security. In his dual role as Politician and Painter, Winston Churchill speaks at a Royal Academy of Art banquet - April 30th, 1938. Munich Winter. The long debate. Broadcast to the United States October 16th, 1938: 'Britain must arm, America must arm'. The Soviet Enigma. Soviet Foreign Policy - Churchill's meeting with Molotov. War. Winston Churchill describes the First Air Raid Alert, September 3, 1939, and his return to the Admiralty. The First Month of War. As first Lord of the Admiralty, Winston Churchill broadcast from London to the world, October 1st, 1939.
T4732 - Side 7:-
In a World Broadcast November 12th, 1939, Winston Churchill speaks of Ten Weeks of War. The Sinking of the Graf Spee - Winston Churchill in a World Broadcast, describes how the Graf Spee scuttled herself at Montevideo and broadcast to the world December 18th, 1939. Liberation is Sure - speaking to the occupied countries of Europe, Winston Churchill broadcasts from London on January 20th, 1940.
T4733 - Side 8:-
The Navy is Here - A speech t a Guildhall Luncheon given by the city of London to the officers and men of the cruisers Exeter and Ajax which defeated The Graf Spee, February 23rd, 1940. Before the Storm - March 12th, 1940, Churchill describes the re-occupation of Scapa Flow as the main base of the Home Fleet. A Sterner War - a world broadcast from London, March 30th, 1940. 'If we left fighting you would soon find out'. From The Second World War Memoirs Narvik. The Norwegian Situation. Winston Churchill speaks of the Frustration in Norway.
T4734 - Side 9:-
May 8th, 1940. The Fall of the Government - Mr. Chamberlain resigns and Churchill forms his Government. From Winston Churchill's Second World War Memoirs, he describes The National Coalition.
T4735 - Side 10:-
Continuing The National Coalition, Mr. Churchill sends his first message, as Prime Minister, to President Roosevelt. Churchill as Prime Minister makes his first speech to the House of Commons on May 13th, 1940, followed by his broadcast to the world Be ye Men of Valour, on May 19th, 1940. Churchill describes the Battle of France and the March to the Sea from chapters two, three and four of his Memoirs.
T4736 - Side 11:-
The Battle of France and the March to the Sea continued. King Leopold Capitulates - Winston Churchill's speech to the House of Commons, May 28th 1940. The Deliverance of Dunkirk 'Whatever happens at Dunkirk we shall fight on'.
T4737 - Side 12:-
Winston Churchill's speech to the House of Commons, June 4th, 1940. A Colossal Military Disaster. The Deliverance of Dunkirk continued, 'The Mosquito Armada', 'we will fight on the beaches'. The news is very bad - a broadcast on June 17th, 1940, to the people of Britain. Chapter Seven, The Second World War, Back to France. Mr. Churchill returns on his fourth journey to France to talk to French leaders.
T4738 - Side 13:-
The Finest Hour. A speech delivered to the House of Commons, June 18th, 1940. June 1940, Winston Churchill speaks of Home Defence. 'England was to be defended by its people, not destroyed'.
T4739 - Side 14:-
The French Agony. A statement to Commonwealth Prime Ministers. From the Second World War Memoirs, Churchill speaks of Admiral Darlan and the French Fleet. London July 14th, 1940. The War of the Unknown Warriors. A world broadcast. July, 1940. At Bay. 'This is a time when it was equally good to live or die'.
T4740 - Side 15:-
The House of Commons, London, August 20th, 1940. The First Year. The Crux of the Whole War. A radio speech September 11th, 1940, London. The air attacks on Britain. The Battle of Britain, September 15th, 1940. The culminating date. Churchill describes the attack of this peak day in the Battle of Britain. The failure of which persuaded Hitler to postpone Operation Sea Lion, his plan to invade Britain.
T4741 - Side 16:-
September 17th, 1940. The House of Commons, London Secret Session. Churchill proposes plans to hold Parliament in secret. Desert Victory - 'The Battle of France was lost, the Battle of Britain was won. The Battle of the Atlantic had now to be fought'. Give us the Tools and we will Finish the Job. A world broadcast from London, February 9th, 1941. Westward, Look, the Land is Bright. A world broadcast from London, April 27th, 1941.
T4742 - Side 17:-
Until Victory is Won. A speech to a conference of Dominion High Commissioners and Allied Countries' Ministers, at St. James Palace, London, June 12th, 1941. June 16th, 1941, a radio speech to America on receiving the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws of the University of Rochester, New York. The Birth Throes of a Sublime Resolve. The Fourth Climacteric. A world broadcast on the German Invasion of Russia June 22nd, 1941. Do Your Worst and we will Do Our Best. A speech at a luncheon given by the London County Council after the review of the Civil Defence Services in Hyde Park, July 14th, 1941.
T4743 - Side 18:-
The House of Commons July 29th, 1941. A speech on War Production. A joint declaration by Churchill and President Roosevelt at their meeting on board a warship off Newfoundland August 14th, 1941. The Atlantic Charter. The Meeting with President Roosevelt. A world broadcast from London August 24th, 1941.
T4744 - Side 19:-
We are still Masters of our Fate. A speech to the House of Commons on September 9th, 1941. These are Great Days. October 29th, 1941 Churchill speaks to the boys of Harrow, his old school. 'Do not let us speak of darker days'. The Resolution of the People is Unconquerable. A speech at the Guildhall, Hull, November 7th, 1941. 'I have never given any assurance of a speedy or easy or cheap victory'.
T4745 - Side 20:-
War with Japan. A speech delivered first to the House of Commons and then broadcast to the world December 8th, 1941. A speech to the world from the White House, Washington, at the twentieth annual observation of the lighting of the community Christmas Tree. December 24th, 1941. The White House Christmas Tree. Preparation, Liberation, Assault. A speech to the Canadian Senate and House of Commons at Ottawa and broadcast to the world December 30th, 1941.
T4746 - Side 21:-
Prime Minister for Two Years. A broadcast from London heard throughout the world on May 10th, 1942. A speech at the Lord Mayor's Day luncheon at the Mansion House, London, November 10th, 1942. The End of the Beginning. A speech to the US Congress delivered in the Capitol Washington and broadcast to the world May 19th, 1943.
T4747 - Side 22:-
Before the Autumn Leaves Fall. A speech at the Guildhall, London, on receiving the Freedom of the City of London June 30th, 1943. In a world broadcast from Quebec August 31st, 1943. Churchill calls for a Three Power Talk.
T4748 - Side 23:-
Anglo-American Unity. A speech on receiving an Honorary Degree at Harvard University, and heard throughout the world by short wave radio September 6th, 1943. The House of Commons, London, October 28th, 1943. Rebuilding the House of Commons. Winston Churchill speaks of the plans to repair the bomb damage inflicted on the House of Commons.
T4749 - Side 24:-
A speech at the Lord Mayor's luncheon at the Mansion House, London November 9th, 1944. The Fruits of 1944. November 23rd, 1944 Churchill delivers a speech at a concert at the Royal Albert Hall, London in celebration of American Thanksgiving Day. May 8th, 1954 Unconditional Surrender. Churchill broadcasts to the world on the Nazi surrender. This is Your Victory. During the celebrations which follow the announcement of Germany's unconditional surrender, the Prime Minister makes a speech from the balcony of the Ministry of Health building to the crowds in Whitehall, London May 8th, 1945.