we shall fight on the beaches

we shall fight on the beaches

/wiː ʃəl ˌfaɪt ɒn ðə ˈbiːtʃɪz/

🏛️ Historical Phrases

a vow of total, unyielding resistance

His we shall fight on the beaches speech rallied the demoralized team.

Origin: Churchill's 1940 address to Parliament after Dunkirk evacuation