Author(s): Simon Sebag Montefiore

Writing, Language & Reference

This book includes over 50 momentous and thought-provoking speeches from a wide range of historical eras and nations. Complete with biographies of each speaker, the history of why each speech was significant and what happened as a result, this is a fascinating history of the world told through the speeches that shaped it. It provides a unique perspective on the major turning points in history. The accompanying 80-minute CD contains 20 authentic historical recordings of: Neville Chamberlain 'The peace of Europe' Winston Churchill 'Blood, toil, tears and sweat' Winston Churchill 'This was their finest hour' Winston Churchill 'Never was so much owed by so many to so few' Franklin D. Roosevelt 'The only thing we have to fear is fear itself' Franklin D. Roosevelt 'A date which will live in infamy' Jawaharlal Nehru 'India will awake to life and freedom' Douglas MacArthur 'I have just left your fighting sons in Korea' Nelson Mandala 'I am the First Accused' John F. Kennedy 'Ask not what your country can do for you' John F. Kennedy 'Ich bin ein Berliner' Martin Luther King 'I've seen the promised land' Richard M. Nixon 'There can be no whitewash at the White House' Chaim Herzog 'Hate, ignorance and evil' Mother Theresa 'In the name of the hungry...I accept the award' Ronald Reagan 'Mr Gorbachov, tear down this wall' F.W. de Klerk 'The time for negotiation has arrived' George W. Bush 'A great people has been moved to defend a great nation'