tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8016850924620835323.post6335442083654470684..comments2013-08-07T11:16:21.660-07:00Comments on From the Archives: Amazon Review of an Honourable EnglishmanAlec Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06798740054843742404noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8016850924620835323.post-22422289797926718102012-12-31T07:47:58.038-08:002012-12-31T07:47:58.038-08:00Thanks Karen - it's very well done and certain...Thanks Karen - it's very well done and certainly piqued my interest in the world of 20th century academic historians. Henry Kissinger once famously remarked that academic politics was so vicious because so little was at stake. This was one period in time when there was more at stake (or at least perceived to be). I.e., If the Marxist historians were right about the 17th century, perhaps the Soviets were on the "right" side of history, and fence sitting nations better get with the program, etc. Alec Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06798740054843742404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8016850924620835323.post-18797496218158255552012-12-31T06:28:08.471-08:002012-12-31T06:28:08.471-08:00Nicely done, Alec. The gladiator simile worked per...Nicely done, Alec. The gladiator simile worked perfectly here, and "a sort of academic integrity perhaps" made me laugh. Thanks to you, this bio just may make my reading listMiz Yankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02038820718109755580noreply@blogger.com