In Their Own Words: Letters from History

Synopsis

A Cache Of Revealing Letters Written By And About Key Players In Some Of History's Most Important, Notorious And Secret Events. From Great Documents Of State To Hastily Scribbled Notes, Telegrams And Memos This Collection Of Both Official And Personal Documents Shines A Unique Spotlight On A Range Of Significant Historical Moments And Occurrences, Recapturing A Lost World Before Email In Which Written Correspondence Was King. Companions, Comrades, Lovers -- Espionage And Deception -- Allies, Diplomacy And Foreign Relations -- Protest, Revolution And Rebellion -- Scandals, Loopholes And Murder -- Cultural, Technological Change. The National Archives.