Another good book
January 2, 2007
In addition to Del's suggestions, I recommend Richard J Evans, Lying about Hitler (Basic Books). Evans, Chair of Modern History at the University of Cambridge, was the expert witness at the Irving-Lipstadt trial in London, where British writer David Irving sued American professor, Deborah Lipstadt, over claims in her book, Denying the Holocaust (Penguin) that he was a Holocaust Denier. Hmmmm, sounds familiar. Seriously, Evans' book is a page turner -- partly a courtroom thriller, partly a first-hand account of how a great historian does his work. What can I say? A must-read, especially for theonomists. Put down those stones and take up and read.....