Question: What are the key categories of historical analysis and/or approach that Citino draws in his review of military history as a field? What are the fundamental conclusions he draws or key arguments he makes? What quote or quotes (be brief—just one or two lines) do you find illustrates these best? Be sure to use…
Blog Post #1: Academic Writing Standards
Question: What are the standards for quality academic or professional history? How is this different from popular history? How do we tell the two apart? Why do the standards matter? To begin, it can be beneficial to look at the differences between popular historical writings and academic historical writings. A good indicator that a piece…