Dear Antoine, I too would be interested in anyone who can substantiate that WSC did not like to visit the wounded and dying as a result of battle. Of course many who were wounded were treated in hospitals close to the battle front. My general take has been that he was always so busy, although he did take time to visit the areas around London after a German bombing had destroyed homes and left so many homeless. John John H. Mather MD CIP FACPE President, UNI-CORN LLC 233 B Constitution Avenue NE Washington DC 20002 Tel: 240 353 6782
In a message dated 6/13/2009 9:07:00 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: Dear all, I am preparing a review of : Mark Harrison. Medicine and Victory: British Military Medicine in the Second World War. (Oxford UP 2004-2008). On p. 245 (2008 ed.), Harrison writes : "Shortly after D-Day Churchill (who did not like visiting hospitals) asked his Deputy Prime Minister, Clement Attlee, to inspect arrangements at Portsmouth". What is the evidence to substantiate Harrison's statement that Churchill "did not like visiting hospitals"? Indeed I have never seen photographs of him visiting a hospital - but surely List Members will have more information on this aspect of Churchill's personality ? Thank you in advance for any enlightenment, Best wishes to all, Professor Antoine Capet, FRHistS Head of British Studies University of Rouen Mont-Saint-Aignan 76821 (France) 'Britain since 1914' Editor, Royal Historical Society Bibliography [email protected] Fax from France : 02 35 14 00 88 Fax from the United Kingdom : 00 33 235 140 088 Fax from the United States : 011 33 235 140 088 Find references of publications on-line on the free website of the Royal Historical Society Bibliography : www.rhs.ac.uk/bibl ==================== **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1222377049x1201454365/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072&hmpgID=62&bcd= JunestepsfooterNO62) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
