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Throughout his life my father had put many of his thoughts on paper, partly for the information of others but even more to clarify thoughts in his own mind. Since in his letters he was "thinking on paper," those pieces, long or short, are far more revealing than his official documents and proclamations. What these letters lack in historical material they make up with a transcript of inner thoughts, worries, and philosophical ponderings, rare in the...

Anecdotes about the former President's family and military life, historical events, and institutions combine informal autobiography with history.

These reflective, philosophical letters between British prime minister Winston Churchill and U.S. president Dwight D. Eisenhower provide insights into the relationship between the two statesmen and their countries as well as their hopes and fears about the postwar world.