Faction List Discussion

[PuppetMaster]

Very much so. The English are historically weak on anything resembling East-Central and Southeastern european history. And what there is in print on the subject contains numerous egregious errors. (I am a practicing medieval historian.)

I see you are based out of Texas. Can I assume you're studying there, and if so, what university?

[Russ Mitchell]

I see you are based out of Texas. Can I assume you're studying there, and if so, what university?

Need to read a little closer, PM: I'm an instructor, not a student.

I teach history at MountainView College in the DFW area, and am a medieval military historian. Trust me: what I thought I learned about Central European history in the English-language historiography prior to going there for graduate studies is a pathetic joke compared to what is actually known. We are not even aware of basic information that is considered undergraduate material in the region, and frequently refer to the region without bothering to consult any of these nations' actual historiography, instead relying on hopelessly-outdated monographs in french or german.

[The Celt]

Need to read a little closer, PM: I'm an instructor, not a student.

I teach history at MountainView College in the DFW area, and am a medieval military historian. Trust me: what I thought I learned about Central European history in the English-language historiography prior to going there for graduate studies is a pathetic joke compared to what is actually known. We are not even aware of basic information that is considered undergraduate material in the region, and frequently refer to the region without bothering to consult any of these nations' actual historiography, instead relying on hopelessly-outdated monographs in french or german.

DFW area!? Holy crap I may be one of your students someday!(Not sure if I'll get in to MountainView, how high are their standards?)
As to the current topic. Does anyone notice that, outside of the recent Kingdom of Heaven movie, the Western mass media when concerning the Middle Ages pretty much focuses almost solely on England? I have, and, after doing some reading on this era, I have come to the conclusion that England didn't mean squat to Eastern powers such as Lithuania, Poland, Byzantium(excluding the Saxons who fled after Hastings)etc. Stuff like "Braveheart" seem pretty small scale when compared to the great Northern wars.

[Sarmatian]

Need to read a little closer, PM: I'm an instructor, not a student.

I teach history at MountainView College in the DFW area, and am a medieval military historian. Trust me: what I thought I learned about Central European history in the English-language historiography prior to going there for graduate studies is a pathetic joke compared to what is actually known. We are not even aware of basic information that is considered undergraduate material in the region, and frequently refer to the region without bothering to consult any of these nations' actual historiography, instead relying on hopelessly-outdated monographs in french or german.

It's a good thing you're American. If you were from Central and Southeastern Europe you would be called a revisionist and nationalist after such claim...

[blade_st]

you´re absolutely right that most of the americans dont know the difference between the balcan nations, but more then a half of those americans would also say that europe is the capital of nebraska or something like that.
some mods mind historical facts, others do not.

croatia is a independant kingdom untill 1102 (personal union with hungary)
serbia is a independant kingdom untill 1389 (epic battle of kosovo polje)

greetings from lijepa nasa to my serbian brothers !!!