We Shall Fight on the Beaches: The Speeches That Inspired History

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Prefaced by brief historical and biographical introductions, the examples in this book show how words can be used to inspire, to comfort, or to move even the most seemingly hard-bitten of listeners. Spanning over two millennia and with speeches from across the globe, We Shall Fight on the Beaches is a book to inspire and inflame the reader.

Author Bio

Jacob F. Field is an historian and writer. He grew up in South London, completed his undergraduate degree in History at the University of Oxford, and then moved to Newcastle University for his PhD. He completed his doctoral thesis on the Great Fire of London in 2008, and has worked as a research associate at the University of Cambridge since then. Jacob has contributed to books including 1001 Historical Sites and 1001 Battles That Changed The Course Of History and published articles in journals including Economic History Review, London Journal and Urban History. His first book for Michael O'Mara Books was One Bloody Thing After Another (2012).