I MUST make clear that this book is in no sense an attempt at a
biography of the late Lord Beaverbrook. This is already being
written by an historian of great eminence. It is not even a
biography of the six and a half years of his life, from March
~94o to September ~946, during which I worked for him. It is
what its sub-title states, a personal memoir , a worm s eye
view of the most remarkable man with whom I have come in
close contact.
Lord Beaverbrook became during his life to many almost a
symbol of evil, and to others the object of great devotion. Had
I to place myself in either camp it would be in the latter. The
object of this book however is to portray him neither as saint
nor sinner but as a human being. My only excuse for attempting
this task is that at the apex of his career I was in almost daily
touch with him and saw him in his every mood, G- for God
Almighty might possibly find a tiny niche as a footnote to
history. For of one thing I am convinced, history will accord
a prominent pl0ce in the first half of the twentieth century to
the subject of this book.
I am grateful to all those who have helped to refresh my
memories of the times of which I write. Specifically I would
like to mention Mr Albert Nockels and, above all, Mr George
Malcolm Thomson, my senior colleague during the years of
which I write. The reason for my deep gratitude to the latter
will, I hope, be obvious to anyone who reads the book; he
bears no responsibility at all, however, for my interpretations
of the events in which we both took part.
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