 The gratitude of every home in our island, in our Empire, and indeed throughout the world, except in the abodes of the guilty, goes out to the British airmen who, undaunted by odds, unwearied in their constant challenge and mortal danger, are turning...  Proverbs: A Handbookby Wolfgang Mieder - 2004 - 304 lehteNo preview available - About this book
 | Derek Benjamin Heater, Derek Heater - 1987 - 228 lehte
...here, details of the position, strength and direction of the raiders were noted and plotted'. D '. . . undaunted by odds, unwearied in their constant challenge and mortal danger, are turning the tide of war — Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few'. Prime Minister... | |
 | Stephen Badsey - 2000 - 292 lehte
...an outstanding job, as Churchill's famous speech in the House of Commons on 20 August acknowledged: The gratitude of every home in our island, in our...the British airmen who, undaunted by odds, unwearied by their constant challenge and mortal danger, are turning the tide of the World War, by their prowess... | |
 | Joan MacDonald - 2002 - 144 lehte
...Winston Churchill had spoken, in his usual inimitable style, of the achievements of the bomber crews: The gratitude of every home in our island, in our...the abodes of the guilty, goes out to the British, Commonwealth and Allied airmen who, undaunted by odds, unwearied in their constant challenge and mortal... | |
 | Herb Galewitz - 2003 - 68 lehte
...years, men will say, "This was their finest hour." The gratitude of every home in our island . . . goes out to the British airmen, who undaunted by odds,...challenge and mortal danger, are turning the tide of world war . . . Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few. We shall... | |
 | Annika Mombauer - 2001 - 346 lehte
...phrase, made famous by the opening passage of an official account that sold over a million copies, "the gratitude of every home in our island, in our Empire and indeed throughout the world . . . goes out to the British airmen . . . Never in the field human conflict was so much owed by so... | |
 | Alex Kershaw - 2006 - 358 lehte
...Fiskes funeral, Winston Churchill addressed the House of Commons that same day — August 20, 1940: "The gratitude of every home in our island, in our...their prowess and by their devotion. Never in the Held of human conflict was so much owed bv so manv to so few."4"' PART THREE The Narrowest Margin My... | |
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