Speaking for Themselves: The Personal Letters of Winston and Clementine Churchill by Winston Churchill


Speaking for Themselves: The Personal Letters of Winston and Clementine Churchill
Title : Speaking for Themselves: The Personal Letters of Winston and Clementine Churchill
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ISBN : 0385406916
ISBN-10 : 978-0385406918
Language : English
Format Type : Speaking for Themselves: The Personal Letters of Winston and Clementine Churchill
Number of Pages : 702 pages
Publication : Doubleday

This a collection of the correspondence between Sir Winston and Lady Clementine Churchill extending from their early days of courtship in 1908 to Winston Churchill's death in 1965. The letters serve both as a chronicle of their personal achievements and tragedies over the years and as a political and social history. In their own words they recount events such as the sinking of the Titanic, the abdication of King Edward VIII, the downfall of governments, the Depression, and the two world wars. Here are first hand accounts from the battlefields in 1915, reflections on political triumphs and upsets, as well as domestic minutiae, foreign travel, revelations of social scandals and words of mutual support. Mary Soames complements the letters with explanatory notes, biographical details and her own personal recollections in the introduction.

Speaking for Themselves: The Personal Letters of Winston and Clementine Churchill Reviews

  • MRS HSB LEE

    My husband received this as a Xmas present and already he is deeply into it. So I guess he is enjoying it! Wordery sent this book in time for Xmas although I had only ordered it a week before, so I was delighted to be able to give it to my husband as a gift in time for

  • Anna Parkinson

    excellent service this book is an eye opener of a very famous couple and the wonderful marriage they enjoyed. This book belongs to the Churchill History collection and must be bought by anyone and maybe others who are interested in history and how it unfolds also

  • Mr. William A. Clarke

    For anyone interested in the tumultous life of Churchill and Clementine this book is essential reading. It gives a personal insight into their lives together that the multitude of routine biographies can never achieve. The letters are carefully edited by their daughter Mary

  • Pavel Nemec

    As usual I am extremely satisfied not only of the quality visible, but especially for its content. I am a great admirer of sir Winston and in my library are many of his books and books about him. This intimate letters are the view into the all life lasting love and it's

  • CB

    Present for friend who mentioned he would like to read the romantic letters

  • Gill S

    For anyone with an interest in a non political Churchill and who is looking for 'Churchill the Family Man', this book is an excellent source of information. The deep devotion that Winston and Clementine had as a couple is evident in each letter, the family nicknames are

  • Mrs. Dorothy T. Burgess

    No doubt about it, this was one of history's great love affairs. The letters give the reader an intimate invitation to share the deep affection between "Winston" and his beloved "Clementine". Winston's writings are, as ever, witty and, at the same time, profound. History

  • goodreads Customer

    Another good buy and very interesting to read.