The Landscape of History
Gaddis, John Lewis (Robert A. Lovett Professor of Military and Naval History, Robert A. Lovett Professor of Military and Naval History, Yale University) What is history and why should we study it? Is there such a thing as historical truth? Is history a science? One of the most accomplished historians at work today, John Lewis Gaddis, answers these and other questions in this short, witty, and humane book.