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The Air Raid Warden Was a Spy: And Other Tales from Home-Front America in World War II

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The Author of this "historical" work claims that many bizarre accounts he records here are true. And at least some of them are indeed true. However, some of these accounts involve some of the most important men of the era, & are not recorded in any of the other texts on World War 2 I have read. Yet, the only source he "cites" for many of these stories, & the principle source for most of the others is "Author's Archives". Apparently, his "scholarship" tells him that this is sufficient.

WRONG!

No Historian, or aspriring Historian, should ever cite his own archives as a source. He should describe the document, such as "private diary of so & so, in Author's Archives". Otherwise, you get what some scholars call the "Magic Piece Of Paper" Syndrome, in which you can claim anything you want to, because your "Author's Archives" will "magically" produce anything you like. Any first year University student knows this.

And some of the "events" Mr. Breuer cites are pretty far-fetched, especially when you consider that the term "Author's Archives" implies that no one else on Earth has access to the information sources he cites.

I urge Mr. Breuer to donate these amazing documents to a University, so that other people may examine them.

Add note --If you are a student, DO NOT CITE THIS MAN'S BOOKS AS SOURCE MATERIAL IN A PAPER OR THESIS! It will quite likely result in a poor grade for your paper.

This book is pure entertainment, not accurate history. It's written in a style that fits the tabloids, not serious works. The author repeats myths that had long been discredited to weave his interesting stories.

Overall, it's worth reading in bed late at night.