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Churchill had to act quickly, and for the “Battle of Britain.”
act quickly he did. Forming a A month later, the battle began.
coalition cabinet, consisting of It was fought by air, pitting
leaders from the Conservative, the German Air Force against
Liberal and Labor parties. He Britain’s. During the battle,
appointed talented and intelligent Churchill gave another speech,
people in the most important during which he uttered the
positions. Churchill used his famous words, “Never in the field
tremendous skill as a public of human conflict was so much
speaker to rally his country, owed by so many to so few.”
delivering one of his many Britain eventually won that battle.
famous speeches on the 18th of
June 1940, preparing his people
