We've handed the review of this one to Arthur Herman, author of the balanced and fair "Gandhi and Churchill." I'm sure he will make short work of it.
Famine was not new to Bengal in 1943 and outbreaks were usually dealt with expeditiously by past governments. This is an old myth born of narrow minds and the notion that WSC was omnipotent enough to stop in the middle of fighting for life to fix a mess for which the Japanese were largely responsible. In the meantime see http://www.winstonchurchill.org/learn/in-the-media/churchill-in-the-news/575-the-bengali-famine For a man who "hated Indians" he certainly cozied up to fellow Old Harrovian Jawaharlal Nehru, calling him "the Light of India," and communicated his support of Gandhi after the India Act had passed. Finest Hour has published voluminous material on WSC and India; for an email synopsis, contact me offline. Also, read Arthur Herman's superb book. -- 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.
