In-Text References

Historical References

• Churchill's appointment of Neville Chamberlain, Clement Atlee, Arthur Greenwood, and Lord Halifax to his initial war cabinet the day he became prime minister (2-5)
• The Nazi invasion of Norway in April 1940 (17)
• The Nazi invasion of the Netherlands and western Europe in May 1940 (17)
• The British Empire (28)

Political References

• King George VI (2)
• Creating a coalition government from multiple political parties (3-4)
• Parliamentary procedure (12-16, 18-19)
• Democracy vs. Fascism (24)

References to This Text

Literary References

• John Lukacs, Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat: The Dire Warning; There are many, many, many books out there about Churchill and World War II. But this one focuses on this particular moment.
• Geoff Loftus, "How To Lead With Blood, Toil, Tears, And Sweat," Forbes (September 10, 2014); This writer uses Churchill as an example of how to be a good leader in modern, non-military situations. Piece of cake compared to WWII.

Media References

• The New York Times, "The International Situation: The War in the Low Countries" (May 14, 1940)
• The New York Times, "The Massing Armies" (May 14, 1940)

Pop Culture References

• The Gathering Storm (1974); There are a lot of movies featuring Winston Churchill, but this one ends with him (played by Richard Burton) delivering the "Blood, Toil, Tears, and Sweat" speech.

Other References

• D. Sudan, R. Sudan, D. Schafer, and A. Langnas, "Without victory there is no survival: transarterial lipiodol chemoembolization and hepatocellular carcinoma." What does a scientific paper about disease have to do with Winston Churchill? Nothing, but they use a quote from his speech in the title. So even if you don't understand any of the rest of the words, you know they're serious.