Richard. When is your new book due out? Sounds like a great project!
Sandy -------------------------------------------------------- Mr. Sandy Finlayson <http://faculty.wts.edu/posts/?facultyfilter=193> Director of Library Services & Professor of Theological Bibliography Westminster Theological Seminary <http://www.wts.edu/library> Philadelphia, PA "Google can bring back a hundred thousand answers. A librarian can bring you back the right one. ~ *Neil Gaiman* Recent Release: Thomas Chalmers <http://www.wtsbooks.com/thomas-chalmers-sandy-finlayson-9781783970728> See also: Unity and Diversity: The Founders of the Free Church <http://www.wtsbooks.com/unity-and-diversity-sandy-finalyson-9781845505509> On Tue, Feb 21, 2017 at 10:31 AM, Richard Langworth <rich...@langworth.name> wrote: > I asked a noted historian and friend of Sir Martin's about that BBC > production. In his view, the BBC considerably edited what he had to say. In > all things like this, you have to allow for the prejudices of the producers > seeping in. > > Chris Bell's *Churchill and the Dardanelles* carefully explains, that was > a fraught business from start to finish, and there was plenty of blame to > go round. In my upcoming book *Winston Churchill, Myth and Reality,* I > trace the historiography over the years and explain whose idea it was first > (not WSC's), what alternatives were considered, and events that conspired > against the operation. > > Nevertheless, said his friend, 'it was great to see Martin in his youth > and vigor." I remember him telling me that the BBC sent him all over the > world on the project, and he was very glad of the opportunity. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "ChurchillChat" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to churchillchat+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to churchillchat@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ChurchillChat" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to churchillchat+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to churchillchat@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
