The "most helpful" review on Amazon is this one-star one. I read it when it was
published and have to say that even admirers of the President will find this
book embarassing and trivial. (Plus there's very little actual Churchill in
it...)
Dave -
Thanks for your message and for "taking a shot" at the publication date of The
River War.
Obviously, the St. Augustine's Press website has not been updated and I will
have ask them to do so this week.
More importantly, I have recently been in touch with Prof. Muller who reports
I know Frank Biletz (a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in British history
who teaches at Loyola University in Chicago) and took some classes from him
about ten years ago. He is a good teacher and knowledgeable about Churchill and
I'd recommend this course to anyone in the area.
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I believe the line about the English language was originally by Edward R.
Murrow but was used by Pres. Kennedy in his remarks at the White House ceremony
for Churchill's honorary citizenship in April 1963, so it's often attributed to
him. (He didn't reference Murrow but I suppose Presidents can
