He is mainly a war historian and outside of personal accounts I'm not very interested in reading about war. Too close.
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That sounds confusing. I mean historians and outsider perspectives. They always lack understanding and portray it as a chess game with quips and quotes from wealthy men in safe offices.
His style is much different from most other war historians I’ve read. He doesn’t focus on the battles so much as the motivations and the people. He also doesn’t really pull punches when talking about the people.