Sir Winston S. Churchill

Letters for the Ages Winston Churchill (MP3-Download)

The Private and Personal Letters Ungekürzte Lesung. 381 Min.
Sprecher: Barrett, Sean / Redaktion: Drake, James; Packwood, Allen

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Produktbeschreibung

Here are some of the best of Churchill's letters, many of a more personal nature, written to a wide range of people, including his schoolmaster, his American grandmother and former President Eisenhower. Letters for the Ages concentrates on the more intimate words of Winston Churchill, seeking to show the private man behind the public figure and shine fresh light on Churchill's character and personality by capturing the drama, immediacy, storms, depressions, passions and challenges of his extraordinary career. These letters take us into his world and allow us to follow the changes in his motivations and beliefs as he navigates his 90 years. There are intimate letters to his parents, his teacher at Harrow, his wife Clementine, Prime Minister Asquith, Anthony Eden, President Roosevelt, Eamon De Valera and Charles De Gaulle. The letters are presented in chronological order, with a preface to each explaining the context, offering the reader a sense of Churchill in his most private moments.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Continuum
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Mai 2023
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781399408165
• Artikelnr.: 70156913

Autorenporträt

Sir Winston S. Churchill (1874-1965) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on two occasions, from 1940-1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. Celebrated as one of the greatest leaders of the 20th century, he was also a gifted orator, statesman and historian. The author of more than 40 books, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1953 and in 1963 was made an honorary citizen of the United States.

Rezensionen

...a valuable contribution to ever-popular Churchill history... [provides] an unvarnished view of Churchill through personal correspondence between the man and family, friends, and contemporaries.