Want to be read like a military historian? Start with this list! But remember: it's only a lot of reading if you do it.

In the historical field, there's a subfield called "microhistory". This avenue of research and writing focuses on "small" or "on the ground" stories about specific people at specific times in the past. Microhistory as a methodology emerged in the 1950s and 1960s, and was a response to the work of social historians that tended to be macro in both focus and conclusions. In other words, social historians at the time tended to make general, summative statements about human events

As the king of sarcasm Ambrose Bierce once wrote, history can be defined as, “An account, mostly false, of events, mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers, mostly knaves, and soldiers, mostly fools.” Ouch! Jokes aside, one of the best ways to understand the past is to read those "false" and "unimportant" accounts for yourself. It's all too easy to assume that people who lived in the past are just like us, that they hold our values, beliefs, likes, and understand

Here is an alphabetical list of historical media that Dr. D. recommends. It's not a comprehensive list, to be sure, but it's a great place to start! Should you wish to read more about Dr. D's views on accuracy vs. authenticity in historical media, navigate to History vs. Media: A Meditation . 12 Strong (2018)—recounts special forces unit deployed to Afghanistan immediately after 9/11 13 Hours (2016)—fictionalized recreation of the 2012 Bengazi attack on the US embassy in Liby