History Isn't Just What Happened, But What

Let The Children Have Their Night Of Fun And Laughter. Let The Gifts Of Father Christmas Delight Their Play. Let Us Grown-ups Share To The Full In Their Unstinted Pleasures Before We Turn Again To The Stern Task And The Formidable Years That Lie Before Us, Resolved That, By Our Sacrifice And Daring, These Same Children Shall Not Be Robbed Of Their Inheritance Or Denied Their Right To Live In A Free And Decent World." Winston Churchill Christmas Eve Message, 1941 As Printed In "in The Dark Streets Shineth.

Nothing Ever Invented Can You A Bigger Life Than A Book.

Only Those Who [do] Nothing [make] No Mistakes.

There Are People Who Are Trying To Write History For The General Reader Who Can Be Quite Tedious. That Said, I Do Feel In My Heart Of Hearts That If History Isn't Well Written, It Isn't Going To Be Read, And If It Isn't Read It's Going To Die.

The Title Always Comes Last. What I Really Work Hard On Is The Beginning. Where Do You Begin? In What Tone Do You Begin? I Almost Have To Have A Scene In My Mind.