The Boy: Baden-Powell and the Siege of Mafeking

Rating:
Summary: Academia nonsense... not worth the time or money spent
Review: Apparently, the author and his assistant had a gripe agains the Boy Scouts and B-P. Not only did they spin things to their own liking, they mis-used quotes, poetry and other quoted comments to try and prove their point. At the same time, they've added their own interpretations to misrepresent B-P, his family and his views.

I felt sick the entire time I read it. It's noted that a newspaper editor printed it because it "entertained the reader." Well, that goes to show what the focus is... don't tell the truth or both sides, just entertain.

Luckily, I didn't have to buy this... the college library (of course) had it available. Too bad I wasted the time to read any of it.

Rating:
Summary: Academia nonsense... not worth the time or money spent
Review: Apparently, the author and his assistant had a gripe agains the Boy Scouts and B-P. Not only did they spin things to their own liking, they mis-used quotes, poetry and other quoted comments to try and prove their point. At the same time, they've added their own interpretations to misrepresent B-P, his family and his views.

I felt sick the entire time I read it. It's noted that a newspaper editor printed it because it "entertained the reader." Well, that goes to show what the focus is... don't tell the truth or both sides, just entertain.

Luckily, I didn't have to buy this... the college library (of course) had it available. Too bad I wasted the time to read any of it.

Rating:
Summary: Academic PC Non-Sense
Review: Did we really need another revisionist history written with the sole purpose of showing that everything European and "Colonial" is bad and all native peoples are good, virtuous, etc., etc?

Given the current standards for degree granting(that work must break new ground to be worth an advanced degree)the academic community has been gleefully re-writing history for years to fit their fantasy scenarios and strange political/ social theories.

It is a pity that these authors could not be using their academic skills for something better than pandering to the new political and social powers of South Africa, and to the PC pirates and thought control police of the rest of the world.