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EPISODE · Jan 29, 2026 · 30 MIN

Series 2: Disaster and Defiance Episode 8

from Churchill: The Finest Half Hour

Professor Richard Toye and Dr. Warren Dockter look at how Churchill galvanized the British war effort in the summer of 1940 - and how he expressed his belief that the fight against the Nazis must be a truly national effort, in a radio address where he spoke of "The War of the Unknown Warriors". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Professor Richard Toye and Dr. Warren Dockter look at how Churchill galvanized the British war effort in the summer of 1940 - and how he expressed his belief that the fight against the Nazis must be a truly national effort, in a radio address where...

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