"Conquer we must; conquer we shall." (Chapter 1, 6)

"This was their finest hour." (Chapter 1, 6)

"We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing-grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills. We shall never surrender." (Chapter 1, 8)

"In 1895 Winston's future had no material foundation, and he was almost without social or family support." (Chapter 2, 23)

"Cuba, nevertheless, had introduced Churchill to war. His understanding of its nature was to ramify throughout the rest of his life." (Chapter 2, 34)

"We are all British here and we will see you through." (Chapter 3, 53)

"Ah, horrible war, amazing medley of the glorious and squalid, the pitiful and sublime, if modern men of light and leading saw your face closer, simple folk would see it hardly ever." (Chapter 3, 55)

"We shall make a fatal bargain if we allow the moral force which this country has so long...