[nopardons]

It depends upon the witnesses. My interest in turn of the century Vienna is familial. The eyewitnesses to certain parts of history can be more relivant and more encompasing, than many written sources; though, like you, I weigh what I read, compare and contrast, and enjoy knowing things which most authors either don't know, or leave out.

Since I have said that Joe McCarthy was right, for far more decades prior to Ann's even thinking about writing " TREASON ", and having lived through that time, read many books about it, I am looking forward to reading her book. I'll make up my mind about it, in its entirity, afterwards. What triggered my aprobation, re this article, was the way it was written, the misleading and smary invective against Ann, McCarthy, and the book. It wasn't a review, it wasn't even a polemic ... it was a nasty hit piece of a diatribe, devoid of much other than palpable emotion and seething hatred.

If I relied on the N.Y. Times best seller list, as my mentor on history books, I'd miss out on a lot of great, worthy books. LOL

[nopardons]

Please excuse the numerous repeat postings. I don't know why it did that. I only posted it once; honest !