“In June 2001 the Boston Globe published an article revealing that Ellis had lied to his students in lectures about American culture and the Vietnam War years by claiming to have fought in Vietnam, been active in civil rights campaigns in the south, and been an anti-war leader at Yale.[11]”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Ellis#Controversy_over_war_service
Does the Times and Ellis have an ulterior motive here, using this book to support a statist political thesis that a strong government is needed?
Do you think this book is worth reading Pharmboy? Right now I have “The Last Invasion” and “A Disease in the Public Mind” on hand to read.
Does the Times and Ellis have an ulterior motive here, using this book to support a statist political thesis that a strong government is needed?
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That’s what I was thinking.
Also, I do not know anything about the reviewer, but I had to reread the first sentence because it was so moronic. The plot of a musical is this clown’s point of reference for historical fact?
Yes...he has his major negatives. That’s why I mentioned above that if you read multi-volumes of RevWar history, no need to read him; but, as a short-cut, he is a reasonable author. Just be advised when he is giving opinions, not to necessarily trust him since his lefty agenda can take over.