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Winston S. Churchill, 1874-1965: A Comprehensive Historiography and Annotated Bibliography (Bibliographies of World Leaders)

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i bought this seven years ago . but a reviewer opened my eyes my some of the mistakes in the book . mostly weak on books by winston churchill . couple of errors to . furthermore the book was pretty expensive . but it covers a lot of material. and i spended many hours reading it .

The compiler of this bibliography has done a poor job. He seems to know surprisingly little about Churchill's own writings, which are described incompletely and inadequately, and are hardly integrated into the book's various subject headings. Nor does he have a solid grasp on the literature about Churchill. He does include most book-length works, but seems completely lost when it comes to the wide range of articles published over the years. Most alarmingly, the book is full of inaccuracies. The author has apparently even fabricated publishing details for one book (the Cohen bibliography) that wasn't published until 5 or 6 years after his own book (so much for the his scholarly credibility!). The work is also full of careless errors and sloppy editing. It's still the best book of its kind, but only because nobody else has made the attempt! If you really think you might find it useful, seek out a library copy!