The rarest of his post-war speech compilations, The Unwritten Alliance was the last of Churchill's books published during his lifetime. Most of these speeches took place during the end of his second Premiership-when the illustrious politician and statesman was in his eighties.Churchill had experienced several strokes by this time, and his health was failing.However, these speeches show that his mind was still clear-and he was still a master of speechcraft. This collection contains his addresses at banquets, award ceremonies, and to the Primrose League-where he had given his first political speech many decades before, in 1897. These speeches demonstrate Churchill's mental vigor even in his declining years, filled as much with awards and accolades as with continued personal challenge.