<P> It was the third of three speeches which he gave during (roughly) the period of the Battle of France . </P> <Ol> <Li> The "Blood, toil, tears, and sweat" speech of 13 May, given 3 days after the start of the German offensive in the West; his first speech to Parliament as Prime Minister, reporting the formation of an all - party coalition government implacably resolved to fight on to ultimate victory . </Li> <Li> The "We shall fight on the beaches" speech of 4 June, reporting the success of the Germans in over-running the Netherlands, Belgium and France north of the Somme, and the evacuation of the BEF from Dunkirk, and preparing the British to fight on alone, if necessary . </Li> <Li> This speech, made to the House of Commons after France had sought an armistice on the evening of 16 June . </Li> </Ol> <Li> The "Blood, toil, tears, and sweat" speech of 13 May, given 3 days after the start of the German offensive in the West; his first speech to Parliament as Prime Minister, reporting the formation of an all - party coalition government implacably resolved to fight on to ultimate victory . </Li> <Li> The "We shall fight on the beaches" speech of 4 June, reporting the success of the Germans in over-running the Netherlands, Belgium and France north of the Somme, and the evacuation of the BEF from Dunkirk, and preparing the British to fight on alone, if necessary . </Li>

Upon this battle depends the survival of christian civilisation