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Subj: Today in History - May 13
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On May 13, 1940, as Winston Churchill takes the helm as Great Britain’s new prime minister, he assures Parliament that his new
policy will consist of nothing less than “to wage war, by sea, land and air, with all our might and with all the strength that
God can give us; to wage war against a monstrous tyranny, never surpassed in the dark, lamentable catalogue of human crime.ö
Emphasizing that Britain’s aim was simply “victory, victory at all costs, victory in spite of terror, victory however long and
hard the road may be.ö That very evening, Churchill was informed that Britain would need 60 fighter squadrons to defend British
soil against German attack. It had 39.
Within a couple of weeks, the conservative, anti-Socialist Churchill, in an effort to make his rally cry of victory a reality,
proceeded to place all “persons, their services, and their property at the disposal of the Crown,ö thereby granting the governm
ent the most all-encompassing emergency powers in modern British history.
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