Nothing would better rehabilitate the virtues of the British Empire, so despised by Barack Obama who sent Churchill's bust back, than to review the history of Detroit over the last 60 years.
Nothing would better rehabilitate the virtues of the British Empire, so despised by Barack Obama who sent Churchill's bust back, than to review the history of Detroit over the last 60 years.
If your son is studying British imperial history, make sure he reads the Flashman novels along the way (if he hasn’t already). I’ve plowed through enough of the serious histories as well, but for a quick gloss on how ridiculously small numbers of Englishmen conquered the world, it’s hard to beat Flashy. In today’s climate, the Flashman series is also a wonderful antidote to the reflexive PC impulse to denigrate the Europeans and uncritically idolize native cultures. The author, George McDonald Fraser, is unsparing to both sides. Fraser also respects the good soldiers on both sides, and the British virtues come through very clearly in the legendary imperial figures who populate the background, and among whom Flashman is forever dodging his way. I recommend the books to anyone reading on the history of British imperialism.
Works for me. We should have kept at it.