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Amelie Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary
Winston Churchill
I cannot understand the meaning of Churchill’s words. I would be grateful if anyone could explain it to me.
Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so little. Winston Churchill.
Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so little. Winston Churchill.
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I remember this from my history class. The Germans were kept from invading Britain because of a handful of very brave British pilots (along with pilots from other nationalities). The British (So many) owed their national survival (so much) to a small group of people (so few, not "so little").
- I remember this from my history class.
- The Germans were kept from invading Britain because of a handful of very brave British pilots (along with pilots from other nationalities).
- The British (So many) owed their national survival (so much) to a small group of people (so few, not "so little").
- Hope this puts the comment in the right context.
- Historians, feel free to correct me!
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I remember this from my history class. The Germans were kept from invading Britain because of a handful of very brave British pilots (along with pilots from other nationalities).
The British (So many) owed their national survival (so much) to a small group of people (so few, not "so little").
Hope this puts the comment in the right context.
Historians, feel free to
The British (So many) owed their national survival (so much) to a small group of people (so few, not "so little").
Hope this puts the comment in the right context.
Historians, feel free to
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