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Churchill's 'The Gathering Storm' speech picked from H G Wells classic

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From: The Hindustan Times
Date: 20061127
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London, Nov 27 -- Former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill borrowed the lines for one of his most famous speeches from H G Wells, a new research has claimed.

According to The Independent, Cambridge University history lecturer Dr Richard Toye reportedly discovered the phrase "The Gathering Storm" - used by Churchill to describe the rise of Nazi Germany in a Wells-authored book The War of the Worlds, which depicts an attack on Britain by Martians.

Dr Toye further claims that Churchill, a fan of science ...

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