Churchill announces I have nothing to offer but blood toil tears and sweat
On May 13 1940 as Winston Churchill takes the helm as Great Britains 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.Emphasizing that Britains aim was simply victory victory at all costs victory in spite of terror victory however long and hard the road may be.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 thereby granting the government the most all-encompassing emergency powers in modern British history.
