This weekend, the Laurier Centre for Military Strategic and Disarmament Studies and the University of Waterloo hosted the 13th Military History Colloquium.
Not surprisingly, one of the hot topics of discussion around the coffee table was
The Making of
Billy Bishop. Many of the conference particpants were keen to hear my views - especiaaly once they saw my bound galleys of the book!
No formal panel or paper was presented on the topc. Interestingly enough, the Keynote address dealt with Lord Beaverbrook. Interesting to note: Beaverbrook was unhappy with the status of Canadian unit War Diaries and indicated that they needed to be "filled" to reflect the operations of the Canadian units.
As I was listening to my good friend deliver this speech, I thought to myself, "Hmm. Did Beaverbrook fabricate things?" Mind you, Beaverbrook was in a position where volumes of information were key to his role as "Eyewitness", and to publications like "Canada in Flanders."