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 Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 2:01 pm Post subject: Churchill's series |
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| What is the literary value of Churchill's 6-volume history of WWII? How definitive of WWII is this? I have a copy, and have thought of putting it up on ebay. Why would I want to keep it? |
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Churchill's 6 volume history of WWII is 'his' version/opinion. It should not be taken as 'gospel', but it is valuable for an insight into Churchill�s character as he would like to be remembered. It also has a value as there are many authoritative works which refer to it. If you no longer have it you may find it awkward to fully appreciate references to it? That said I would not dismiss the work. There's no 'State secrets' in it but Churchill can be quite accurate where things went as he wanted them to. I would strongly suggest owning �Churchill as War Leader� by Richard Lamb, and the recently issued uncut version of Alanbrooke�s �War Diaries� (as opposed to the previous issued �Turn of the Tide� and �Triumph in the West�, edited by Arthur Bryant).
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