soc.history.war.world-war-ii

"Louis C" wrote

> And now as to the question which is of rather more interest to you,
> why should "someone like myself", whatever that's supposed to mean, be
> current about the debates on German archives?

Because you (and Rich, by his own admission equally clueless in this field)
are happy to repeatedly state your opinions about such matters and to
vigorously attack my statements as incorrect before you have even read any
of the literature on the matter. I note that, in the recent discussion about
the extent of Hitler's late war authority, you also admitted you hadn't read
any of the recent scholarship on the subject but nevertheless refused to
admit that you might be wrong.

I have mentioned several books and articles which anyone with even a
background knowledge of German wartime archives ought to have read or be
aware of. You now require exact citations merely to identify them - Rich
couldn't even find them when I stated name, subject and journal. You and
Rich would be the first to ridicule someone who repeatedly stated opinions
on any other issue of WW2 without even being aware of the standard texts on
the subject, like someone expounding on the German war economy without
having heard of Milward, Overy or the USSBS/BBS, for example.

I'm perfectly happy to engage in constructive, positive debate and
information-sharing in the hope of expanding my and other people's knowledge
about WW2, but not when those with whom I am supposed to be debating resort
to attack dog tactics of ad hominem criticisms, wilful disputatiousness and
a dogged refusal to admit they may have anything to learn.