The book, and its author, has many detractors. Check out the chapter on Moran in "The Churchillians", aka "Winston Churchill and His Inner Circle" (222 pp, illus. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, New York: Wyndham Books 1981).
On Apr 21, 3:25 pm, Anfa <[email protected]> wrote: > Just finished Lord Moran's book published in 1966 shortly after WSC's > death. Moran was his personal physician for decades and his book > offers a glimpse of the human side of the man. > Covers 1940 to 1960 with some gaps though. The author states he > closed the work at the 1960 point, as Churchill's condition was such > that he was no longer part of the political game. Quite sad that he > lingered in the twilight for the remaining five years of his life. > The book also gives a good account of how arduous Churchill's many > travels were on his physical condition- one trip nearly killing him > via pneumonia. I believe the full title is - "Churchill, Based on the > Diaries of Lord Moran". I highly recommend it. I think about 800 > pages. > > Anfa --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ChurchillChat" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/ChurchillChat?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
