{"product_id":"2940148836841","title":"Evaluating Historical Materials","description":"Many who read history make the mistake of accepting at face\u003cbr\u003evalue all the information an author presents. This is true of those\u003cbr\u003ereading a single history book and those conducting historical\u003cbr\u003eresearch and analysis. In reality, only part of any historical work is\u003cbr\u003euncontested fact; the rest is the author's interpretation or opinion of\u003cbr\u003ehow and why things happened. In addition, errors of fact can easily\u003cbr\u003ebe found in most books, articles, or documents due to the author's\u003cbr\u003eerror or errors in the documents he used in his research. The\u003cbr\u003erealization of these failings often causes some readers to go to the\u003cbr\u003eextreme of doubting all that they read. History can be of immense\u003cbr\u003evalue to any reader, including the professional soldier, if these\u003cbr\u003eshortcomings are recognized and the facts are carefully sifted. To\u003cbr\u003edo this, the reader must critically evaluate the book he is reading or\u003cbr\u003ethe materials he is using in his analysis.\u003cbr\u003eThis CSI Report deals with ideas and techniques the professional\u003cbr\u003esoldier can use to assess historical materials critically. The soldier\u003cbr\u003ecan apply this evaluation process to individual history books or the\u003cbr\u003eassorted documents, articles, and .monographs used in historical\u003cbr\u003eresearch. There is nothing complex or even magical about this\u003cbr\u003eprocedure. The techniques are basically the same commonsense\u003cbr\u003erules or guides the average person uses every day. Essentially, the\u003cbr\u003ereader, much as a consumer, is concerned with the quality of the\u003cbr\u003ematerials used in making the item, the craftsmanship of the person\u003cbr\u003eor persons who did the work, and the purpose for which the item\u003cbr\u003ewas designed to serve.","brand":"ReadCycle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47079381336304,"sku":"2940148836841","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940148836841_p0.jpg?v=1763714730","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940148836841","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}