Donald Kagan
Donald Kagan is one of America's most eminent historians. He is the Hillhouse Professor of History and Classics at Yale University and the author or coauthor of many books including "The Western Heritage,"" On the Origins of War and the Preservation of Peace," and a four-volume history of the Peloponnesian War. Frederick W. Kagan is an assistant professor of military history at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and the author of "The Military Reforms of Nicholas I,"
Donald Kagan is one of America's most eminent historians. He is the Hillhouse Professor of History and Classics at Yale University and the author or coauthor of many books including "The Western Heritage,"" On the Origins of War and the Preservation of Peace," and a four-volume history of the Peloponnesian War. Frederick W. Kagan is an assistant professor of military history at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and the author of "The Military Reforms of Nicholas I," See less
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Donald Kagan book reviews
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Pericles of Athens and the Birth of Democracy
the golden Age of democracy
by Tadit A, Oct 4, 2014
Kagan is an excellent historian imo, he writes well and he does his historical scholarship very well. There are dimensions that even Kagan doesn't explore, and one is the resulting nature of a ... Read More
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The Western Heritage: Volume B (1300-1815)
Little to complain about
The text is in great condition, and as far as history texts go, very informative but not too dry.
Arrived a little later than expected, but still within an extended deadline. Read More
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Thucydides: The Reinvention of History
Nearly as good as it gets
I gave it a four-star rating (instead of five) only because I had not read Thucydides' original work first. It is hard to be objective reading a critique otherwise. That said, Thucydides wanted to ... Read More
