I might mention that Francis Neilson's The Churchill Legend was followed by The Making of a Tyrant, published in 1957. This was a long and critical review by an unreconstructed pacifist of Alan Bullock's Hitler, A Study in Tyranny.
Not content with trashing WSC as a vicious warmonger, Neilson claims that Hitler, far from being a tyrant, was a victim. To quote: "In the four short years in which he set Germany on her feet again, he had time to deal only with the immediate problems of rehabilitation in industry, commerce, and finance. In the spring of 1937 his mind had to be given to the threats from so many quarters where grave dangers lurked that he was obliged to occupy himself with preparations that might be needed to defend Germany." According to Neilson, the 'Tragedy of Europe' is that Churchill misunderstood Hitler. Jim Lancaster --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
