Para. 7 Fires burned, houses fell, gas pipes burst, and dark smoke rose from the streets Men women, and children felt the effect of the bombs Radar sirens wailed, ambulances rushed from one place of agony to another, and fire fighters faced the flames hour after hour Para. 8 It seemed impossible for any city to take so much punishment and continue to endure. It seemed impossible for people of the city to do their daily jobs, to work and eat and sleep and carry on the business of life. with the crash of bombs all around them and planes spitting fire in the skies above
Para. 7 Fires burned, houses fell, gas pipes burst, and dark smoke rose from the streets. Men, women, and children felt the effect of the bombs. Radar sirens wailed, ambulances rushed from one place of agony to another, and fire fighters faced the flames hour after hour. Para.8 It seemed impossible for any city to take so much punishment and continue to endure. It seemed impossible for people of the city to do their daily jobs, to work and eat and sleep and carry on the business of life, with the crash of bombs all around them and planes spitting fire in the skies above
Para.9 But the city endured. Trains brought commuters in from the suburbs. Buses bumped along the streets. The fires were brought under control Bottles of dairy milk arrived in doorways, and women took them in, as though the war were a thousand miles away. News papers appeared and people bought them, hurrying to work and reading reports of the battle raging over London
Para. 9 But the city endured. Trains brought commuters in from the suburbs. Buses bumped along the streets. The fires were brought under control. Bottles of dairy milk arrived in doorways, and women took them in, as though the war were a thousand miles away. Newspapers appeared and people bought them, hurrying to work and reading reports of the battle raging over London
Para.10 And Edward Murrow went on the air, saying in his deep, steady voice, "This is London. He spoke as though nothing could ever keep him from saying those words. He did not speak them with any attempt to sound heroic. He simply voiced the quiet truth of the city's existence Para. 11 Murrow knew that Britain's fate depended upon the resolution of the people in the shops and streets, the men in the pubs, the housewives, those watching for fire on the roofs, the people who had a thousand difficult and painful things to do
Para.10 And Edward R. Murrow went on the air, saying in his deep, steady voice, “This is London.” He spoke as though nothing could ever keep him from saying those words. He did not speak them with any attempt to sound heroic. He simply voiced the quiet truth of the city’s existence. Para.11 Murrow knew that Britain’s fate depended upon the resolution of the people in the shops and streets, the men in the pubs, the housewives, those watching for fire on the roofs, the people who had a thousand difficult and painful things to do
Para. 12 Much depended upon the handful of pilots who rose day after day and night after night to meet the flocks of Nazi bombers. The pilots in the RAF reached the limits of exhaustion and then went beyond those limits, still fighting Para. 13 But the people of London were also in the front lines, and they did not have the satisfaction of being able to fight back. They couldn't reach up and smash the enemy planes. They had to dig quickly in cellars to rescue their friends who had been buried underneath the wreckage. They had to put out endless fires. They had to stand firm and take whatever the enemy threw at them
Para.13 But the people of London were also in the front lines, and they did not have the satisfaction of being able to fight back. They couldn’t reach up and smash the enemy planes. They had to dig quickly in cellars to rescue their friends who had been buried underneath the wreckage. They had to put out endless fires. They had to stand firm and take whatever the enemy threw at them. Para.12 Much depended upon the handful of pilots who rose day after day and night after night to meet the flocks of Nazi bombers. The pilots in the RAF reached the limits of exhaustion and then went beyond those limits, still fighting
Para. 14 In a broadcast on October 1 1940 Murrow declared: " Mark it down that these people are both brave and patient, that all are equal under the bomb, that this is a war of speed and organization, and that whichever political system best provides for the defense and decency of the little man will win. Para. 15 Murrow's projection of eventua victory for the ordinary people proved to be accurate The Nazi powers were finally defeated by the Allied nations
Para.15 Murrow’s projection of eventual victory for the ordinary people proved to be accurate. The Nazi powers were finally defeated by the Allied nations. Para.14 In a broadcast on October 1, 1940, Murrow declared: “Mark it down that these people are both brave and patient, that all are equal under the bomb, that this is a war of speed and organization, and that whichever political system best provides for the defense and decency of the little man will win