Bias in Academic History?
I got my latest copy of the SMH Journal of Military History a few weeks ago and am working my way through the articles. The Journal always provides grist for at least one post, most of the time it is a thought provoking article that prompts me to post. This time it is different. There is a phrase in one of the articles that caused me to raise my eyebrows. The article is: Candice Shy Hooper, “The War That Made Hollywood: How the Spanish-American War Saved the U.S. Film Industry,†The Journal of Military History76 #1 (January 2012): 69-97. The phrase is: “The newest form … More after the Jump…