Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53976#.VN2unizQrzE Author(s) Jaap A. Hoogenboezem Affiliation(s) Department of Political Science, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands . ABSTRACT Winston Churchill is, rightly, hailed as a great war-leader. In 1940, when the German armies were all-powerful, and an invasion of Great Britain seemed imminent, morale in Great Britain was slipping. Churchill, with nothing more than his speeches, managed to inspire the nation and prevent a collapse of morale. That he was able to do this is remarkable. Contrary to common belief, he was not a “great commoner”, he was a maverick politician who was far from the mainstream, and far from trusted. The person of Winston Churchill can hardly have been inspiring. To understand how Churchill nevertheless managed to rally the nation, his speeches are analyse...
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