Reddit reviews America at War Megaset (History Channel)

>The only criticism has been the focus on the American perspective.

I gave my father this series and he said the same, although he did appreciate that it had to be so - it is a mass-produced, non-academic review, so you can't expect it to be bias-free because that isn't marketable.

>Do you think that the authenticity of histories are forever tainted by the worldviews of their authors?

Absolutely not. Synchronicities in history help us, especially in the field of Ancient History, to determine accuracy of sources. Take the Old Testament (Pentateuch) for example. The Orthodox Jewry take it at its pure word - they are literalists. Academics cannot be; we look for historical synchronicity and 'accept' the events which are attested from more than one source (ie, the Siege of Jerusalem in 715 BC, recorded in Jewish sources, namely in the Tanakh, and Assyrian in Sennacherib's Prism).

So, in terms of how modern warfare will be remembered thousands of years from now - don't worry. Whomever excavates Iraq will look for other sources other than American media - they will examine every citation they can find and compile them for a mean 'truth'.

My advanced degree is p. worthless for what I am doing now. It got me my job, but it does not help me in it. I suppose I'll look back on it and be happy I was able to stave off responsibility and adulthood for 3 more years. lol

What military branch were you in?