Hi Friends !!! please tell me who is ur favourite historian ......i m on a servey to find out the most famous historian out of the masses .....please tell me who is ur favourite historian and why ???...........i'll be highly thankful to you :)
2007-01-24 00:00:10 · 10 answers · asked by Roopsumit 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
I have several, my main favourites being Vincent Cronin (who wrote so well on Napoleon); Christopher Hibbert (especially his work on the French Revolution) and Alison Weir (fascinating books on English history, mainly the Tudors). Also Alison Plowden. But I'll read almost anything on a period I like.
2007-01-24 01:03:40 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Ernst Nolte (born 11 January 1923) is a German historian. Born in Witten, Germany to a Roman Catholic family, Nolte was a student of Martin Heidegger. Nolte’s major interest is the comparative studies of Fascism and Communism. His work has been the object of extreme controversy.
2007-01-24 05:47:25 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You are NEVER going to find a consensus on this question because so amy historians are great in different areas of history. Even though my answer will be frustrating I will give a few from different time periods that i LOVE.
1. Colonial and revolutionary America--Gordon Wood
2. Jacksonian Era--Robert Remini
3. Lincoln and the Civil War--Doris Kearns Goodwin, James McPherson, David Herbert Donald, Stephen Oates
4. 1920s--Geoffrey Perrett
5. World War II--Richard Leakie, Stephen Ambrose
6. 1950s and Cold War--David Halberstam
Biographies in general--David McCullough
There are a few for you
2007-01-24 04:56:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
My favourite historian is Barbara W. Tuchman. The author of many books, such as 'The Guns of August' (The Great War), 'Stilwell and the American Experience in China' (China/U.S. - World War II). She writes about different people and periods of history, and her feel for characterizations is excellent.
2007-01-24 03:36:30 · answer #4 · answered by WMD 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can't find the best historian. Because every country has it's best historian. And this histories full of victories. Where is the lousers?
2007-01-24 01:44:13 · answer #5 · answered by hanibal 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
My favorite was Hendrick Van Loon, from Holland. That was some time back, but I still have a fondness for his books.
2007-01-24 00:05:50 · answer #6 · answered by Benvenuto 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Herodotus of Halicarnassus , he was said to be the first
2007-01-24 01:04:22 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
A.J.P. Taylor
2007-01-24 02:46:19 · answer #8 · answered by jcboyle 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
ancient Egyptians because they were genies
2007-01-24 00:05:16 · answer #9 · answered by yoya 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
heredot the 1st :)
2007-01-24 00:06:08 · answer #10 · answered by ? 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋