I agree with Sandy, although it is not really a biography per se. I find that Keegan does not present a balanced picture of his life as it concentrates so much on WWII. WSC's EMy Early Life is replete with a lot of puffery and probably some notable inaccuracies or at least shading of the truth. A great read nonetheless. I prefer either of Prof. Best's books on Churchill which are not too long.
John H. Mather MD CIP FACPE President, UNI-CORN LLC 233 B Constitution Ave NE Washington DC 20002 Tel: 240 353 6782 -----Original Message----- From: Sandy Finlayson <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 4:51 pm Subject: [ChurchillChat] Re: Book Recommendation One of my favorite Churchill books of all time is Martin Gilbert’s In Search of Churchill http://www.amazon.com/Search-Churchill-Historians-Journey/dp/0471180726/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1240260605&sr=1-1 It is a well written, fast paced book that I have read and read again. Sandy -------------------------------------------------------- Mr. Sandy Finlayson Director of Library Services & Professor of Theological Bibliography Westminster Theological Seminary Philadelphia, PA 'Nothing makes a man more reverent than a library’ Sir Winston Churchill =0 A From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Scott Manning Sent: Monday, April 20, 2009 4:38 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [ChurchillChat] Re: Book Recommendation John Keegan's biography on Churchill is a good read. It's just over 200 pages and is a fast read. Keegan (British) starts out with his discovery in 1950's that Americans found Churchill's words inspiring. This ultimately led him to write the book. I've given it as a gift to several people. Scott Manning Philadelphia, PA http://www.digitalsurvivors.com/ On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 4:19 PM, James T. Slattery <[email protected]> wrote: I founded and operate a men's only book club at http://www.he-manwomanhatersclub.net We read books about manly men doing manly things in a manly way. I want to feature a book about Churchill for our meeting in June. The book has to be a moderate length read with action and it has to be available through major book sellers. I will appreciate any recommendations. Thank you, jim James (Jim) T. Slattery Founder, The Churchill Centre South Texas --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
