My Fellow Americans, it is nearly five months since we were attacked at Pearl Harbor. For the two years prior to that attack this country had been gearing itself up to a high level of production of munitions. And yet our war efforts had done little to dislocate the normal lives of most of us. [...]
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Franklin D. Roosevelt: “A Call for Sacrifice”, 28 April, 1942
Posted in Franklin Roosevelt Speeches, Historical Speeches, tagged Franklin D. Roosevelt, USA, Writing, Politics, FDR, History, A Call for Sacrifice, WW 2 on February 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Hitler’s Order of the Day Calling for Invasion of Yugoslavia and Greece
Posted in Adolf Hitler, Declarations of War, tagged WW II, Hitler, Greece, Politics, History, Yugoslavia, Invasion of Yugoslavia and Greece on January 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Hitler’s Order of the Day Calling for Invasion of Yugoslavia and Greece, Berlin, April 6, 1941 SOLDIERS OF THE SOUTHEAST FRONT: Since early this morning the German people are at war with the Belgrade government of intrigue. We shall only lay down arms when this band of ruffians has been definitely and most emphatically eliminated, [...]
Winston Churchill: Be Ye Men of Valour – May 19, 1940
Posted in Historical Speeches, Winston Churchill Speeches, tagged speeches, Winston Churchill, Writing, Politics, History, Be Ye Men of Valour, May 19 1940 on January 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Winston Churchill: Be Ye Men of Valour – May 19, 1940 First Broadcast as Prime Minister I speak to you for the first time as Prime Minister in a solemn hour for the life of our country, of our empire, of our allies, and, above all, of the cause of Freedom. A tremendous battle is [...]
