THE ROAR OF THE LION: THE UNTOLD STORY OF CHURCHILL'S WORLD WAR II SPEECHES by Richard Toye

(Subject: Political & Biographies - Churchill Collection) The popular story of Churchill's war-time rhetoric is a simple one: the British people were energized and inspired by his speeches, which were almost universally admired and played an important role in the ultimate victory over Nazi Germany. The author now challenges this and using survey evidence and the diaries of ordinary people, he shows how reactions to Churchill's speeches at the time were often very different from what we have always been led to expect. He tries to prove that his first speeches as Prime Minister in the dark days of 1940 were by no means universally acclaimed and there is little evidence that they made a decisive difference to the British people's will to fight on. (Published: 2013) (Publisher: Oxford University Press) (ISBN: 9780199642526) (Pagination: 309pp illustrations) (Condition: Fine in d/w) UL-XXXXXX