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Originally Posted by Dutch_851
Far, far from it. Not even remotely close and precisely my point.
The references to Churchill, Montgomery, Harris et al were simple provocations to which i did respond in one or two sentences.
The historical references I quoted were from your own recommended source.
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the bits you quoted were Holland's opinions.
What you don't seem to get is that I'm making a distinction between the factual gathering of data vs the conclusions that an author reaches.
I can read, agree or dissent with someone's conclusions, but what really matters is that the data gathered to reach this conclusion are more complete and accurate. In this aspect I think Holland wins.
I'm debating the academic value of a book here, not the author's conclusion.