British Military Fears Irrelevance -- Global PostLondon, UK — Winston Churchill rallied his country with some of history’s most memorable speeches during the darkest hours of World War II.
Speaking in the House of Commons in 1940, the prime minister vowed Britons would never surrender to Nazi rule. “We shall fight on the seas and oceans,” he said, “we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air… on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds… in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills.”
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Turkey’s defense purchases to reach $8 billion by 2016 -- Hurriyet Daily News
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