[mdlug-discuss] [Recommendations] Good historical documentaries

[Garry Stahl]

Aaron Kulkis wrote:
> "My wife who is an art historian have just finished the
> whole set! Its amazing. As visual history its excellent.
> But to be critical, there are some reservations that I
> must bring out that others may want to dispute and correct
> me. My wife, to begin with her comments, wanted more about
> Hungary. She's Hungarian and thought it was important
> to talk about the Central Powers and Eastern Europe. Not
> much if any particular was said. I thought the America
> role was underestimated. In fact, I think it was made
> fun of as if it was only a matter of a threat than
> actual fighting force like the English and French--a
> bunch of over-fed, Johnny-come-lately, boy scouts.
> Only Wilson and in after the war did the documentary
> take seriously America's role.

Which is why a point source is not a good idea.  No single book can
adequately cover the whole.  Everyone has an ax to grind.  The way
around that is to read differing viewpoints.  Something the serious
student of history understands.

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