Book Review: Never Give In! by Winston S. Churchill

Never Give In! By Winston S. Churchill (Sir Winston Churchill's grandson) is a wonderful collection of Churchill's most interesting or notable speeches. This is a perfect resource because it does not include all of Winston Churchill's speeches, which fill many thick volumes, but does use the most famous as well as some of the lesser-known ones. They are arranged chronologically, the book includes some fascinating pictures of Churchill giving the speeches, and it contains a helpful index and table of contents. The author gives a helpful paragraph of context before each speech to help the reader understand what the speech is about. BBC also published this book as a delightful audiobook which uses the original recordings of Churchill giving the speech. 


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  1. Abigial RoseNovember 11, 2019 at 5:32 PM

    Did Churchill like horses?

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  2. Meredith LairdDecember 4, 2019 at 9:17 AM

    Yes!

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  3. Ashley FoxDecember 17, 2019 at 9:14 PM

    When I have free time I would love to read this, or even listen to the audio book! How neat that they have actual recordings of his speeches as a part of the audio version.

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  4. Meredith LairdDecember 19, 2019 at 1:55 PM

    Good idea. I own the book and it is one of my favorites. The audio book is a little expensive to get on CD from amazon, but you can get it for free if you start an audible free trial (if you have not already done so) and download it from there.

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  5. Meredith LairdDecember 19, 2019 at 1:59 PM

    If you are looking for a specific speech, YouTube has most of them, although some are not yet uploaded. I recommend the YouTube channel "British Pathe." They have uploaded many original, unedited tapes of Churchill's speeches that are great resources.

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