CHURCHILL, Winston S.
Speech by the Rt. Hon. Winston Churchill O.M., C.H., M.P. At the Mass Meeting Winter Gardens, Blackpool on Saturday 5th October, 1946.
London: Published by the Conservative and Unionist Central Office , [1946].
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Scarce first edition of Winston S. Churchill's Speech At the Mass Meeting Winter Gardens, Blackpool on Saturday 5th October, 1946
First edition of Churchill's speech defending the position of the Conservative and Unionist Party. Octavo, original wrappers. In near fine condition. Scarce.
After the Conservatives' defeat in the 1945 general election, Churchill became Leader of the Opposition, a position he would hold for six years. Amid the developing Cold War with the Soviet Union, he publicly warned of an "iron curtain" of Soviet influence in Europe and promoted European unity. He lost the 1950 election, but was returned to office in 1951.
Speech by the Rt. Hon. Winston Churchill O.M., C.H., M.P. At the Mass Meeting Winter Gardens, Blackpool on Saturday 5th October, 1946.
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