In Their Own Words

Letters from History

The National Archives, Daniel Mays, Miriam Margolyes , David Haig

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English

Bolinda/Audible Audio
28 December 2016

Humanities; History

The collection includes letters from Karl Marx, requesting UK citizenship; an anonymous writer purporting to be Jack the Ripper; Josef Kramer, the commandant of Bergen Belsen; Winston Churchill to President Roosevelt, requesting US support against Hitler; Clement Atlee to Harry S Truman following Hiroshima; the spies Burgess and Maclean; as well as the 'real Charlotte Gray' spy, Christine Granville, amongst others.

Topics covered include the Monteagle letter that warned about the Gunpowder plot, letters from the Wright brothers trying to get the War Office to fund their aeronautical research, a dispatch on the murder of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Christine Keeler's Russian-British love triangle that begat the Profumo affair, US disapproval of British trade with Cuba, a letter reporting on the first day of the trial of Nelson Mandela and the anonymous letter that framed the Krays.

By: The National Archives
Read by: Daniel Mays, Miriam Margolyes, David Haig, Indira Varma
Imprint: Bolinda/Audible Audio
Country of Publication: Australia
Edition: Unabridged
ISBN: 9781489373533
ISBN 10: 1489373535
Publication Date: 28 December 2016
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: CD-Audio
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for In Their Own Words: Letters from History

'The reader is guaranteed a different and compelling story every time, making this book something to treasure. It s like holding a piece of history in your hands.' -- All About History magazine