Winston Gallery

Churchills praise for RAF Pilots

"Never was so much owed by so many to so few" - Prime Minister Winston Churchill from a speech made on 20th August 1940, in reference to the bravery of the pilots of the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Battle of Britain, the pivotal air battle with the German Luftwaffe with Britain expecting a German invasion.
circa 1941

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Churchill speaking at Theydon Bois

In a speech at Theydon Bois on 27th August, Winston Churchill declared that the whole state of Europe was moving steadily towards a climax which could not be long delayed. "War is certainly not inevitable" he said, but he argued that danger to peace would not be removed until the vast German armies which had been called up had been dispersed. Date: 1938

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A Young Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill (1874-1965) photographed in 1906 at the age of 32, while he held the post of Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies. This front page from the Illustrated London News commentated on the Government's proposal for the Transvaal Constitution

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