There are only a few in each generation who have the intellect and the drive to gather the facts, and then collect them in a manner which will allow posterity to grasp the what, the how, and the why of important historical events, I tend to see history as a great tide that I must attempt to understand in order to fully comprehend the cau…
There are only a few in each generation who have the intellect and the drive to gather the facts, and then collect them in a manner which will allow posterity to grasp the what, the how, and the why of important historical events, I tend to see history as a great tide that I must attempt to understand in order to fully comprehend the causes and the impacts of either a single incident, or a chain of incidents. For example, George Custer did not wake up one morning and decide to take the regiment for trot up the river. I greatly admire an author who can place me into that tide so that I can appreciate the background and understand the significance of the action. Indeed, authors do matter! And those of us who share a love of history have lost a true giant of the craft .Fair winds and following seas my friend. You shall be greatly missed.
There are only a few in each generation who have the intellect and the drive to gather the facts, and then collect them in a manner which will allow posterity to grasp the what, the how, and the why of important historical events, I tend to see history as a great tide that I must attempt to understand in order to fully comprehend the causes and the impacts of either a single incident, or a chain of incidents. For example, George Custer did not wake up one morning and decide to take the regiment for trot up the river. I greatly admire an author who can place me into that tide so that I can appreciate the background and understand the significance of the action. Indeed, authors do matter! And those of us who share a love of history have lost a true giant of the craft .Fair winds and following seas my friend. You shall be greatly missed.