I think it's outrageous if a historian has a 'leading thought' because it means they will select their material according to their thesis
Antony Beevor
history
I feel slightly uneasy at the way historians are consulted as if history is going to repeat itself. It never does.
The vital thing for me is to integrate the history from above with the history from below because only in that way can you show the true consequences of the decisions of Hitler or Stalin or whomever on the ordinary civilians caught up in the battle.
You must log in to post a comment.
There are no comments yet.