Speeches that Shaped the Modern World is a collection of the most important speeches given since 1900. It provides all the great speeches in one easy-to-read volume, bringing all of those great moments in history alive. Witness the power of one person to move an army to act, distil the emotions of a nation in a time of need, or warn of impending danger. Over 40 speeches that range over world events, including world wars, space travel, disasters, tragic deaths, political crises, upheavals and revolutions. An easy to read introduction sets the stage for each speech in time, and is followed by the historical impact of it. Memorable images add to make it a fascinating journey through time. The speeches reflect not only the historic events of one of the most cataclysmic centuries known to humanity, they also represent a fair share of the heroes and villains, martyrs and monsters. Josef Stalin and Mahatma Gandhi speak side by side, with Nelson Mandela, Joseph McCarthy, the Kennedy brothers and Fidel Castro. Across 16 nations, the most powerful and influential men and women of the last 100 years speak on everything from women’s suffrage to human rights. Several speeches have become icons of modern history … Lou Gehrig’s ‘Farewell to Baseball’, Neil Armstrong’s ‘One Small Step’ and Douglas McArthur’s ‘Old Soldiers Never Die’. Some, such as Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev denouncement of Stalin and German Cardinal Clemens von Galen’s criticism of Hitler are relatively unknown....

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