Jim Bresnahan
Auteur de Refighting the Pacific War: An Alternative History of World War II
Œuvres de Jim Bresnahan
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- Œuvres
- 2
- Membres
- 35
- Popularité
- #405,584
- Évaluation
- 3.5
- Critiques
- 3
- ISBN
- 4
I find it interesting that whenever the Allied side was defending, they were valiant, when attacking, they were heroic and when Allied soldiers got killed, it was a tragedy. Somehow none of these sentiments are used for the Axis powers (who, as we all know, were inherently evil).
I don't want to sound like an apologist or something worse, but I feel that a true historian shouldn't express himself this way. I found the same thing with Anthony Beevor's "Second World War" and it bothered me to no end. I would for once like to read a history book where credit and criticisms are given where needed and the author's nationality is never felt. What's the point of reading a history book from Russia or North Korea? No point whatsoever.… (plus d'informations)