: He was referring to the Battle of Britain during WWII
: when the Luftwaffe were defeated by the RAF over the
: English Channel.
yep, my guess although I could be wrong as to who the "so many" are is the "free world" or the British Empire. (I think they saved the free world, he probably meant the Empire)
: Personally I prefer "We will fight on the beaches,
: in the streets, we will never surender" I know
: thats not exactly it but it has a Myth sound to it, we
: will fight the dark tides of the Leveller until the
: end kinda thing.
I agree. We shall never surender kind of stuff just sounds right for myth. I think all the "will" you have he said "shall" but I'm not sure offhand.
: Though I never liked Churchil, mainly because he didn't
: like Irelands Neutrality during WWII, though remember
: "Without warriors there can be no war."
And he was a conservative, an inperialist...
etc...
Seraph
