'A Tribute to the American Spirit'

Kingseed, Cole C., Army

To America: Personal Reflections of an Historian. Stephen E. Ambrose. Simon & Schuster. 267 pages; index; $24.

Much like the men and women about whom he wrote for nearly four decades, the late Stephen Ambrose provokes criticism and admiration. With widespread allegations of plagiarism over his history of the 15th Air Force and Ambrose's subsequent acknowledgment of the intellectual capital that he owed several authors, it has become highly fashionable to denigrate one of America's most prominent historians as a "popular purveyor of poorly researched history." In To America, Ambrose returns to his roots and what he does best-- tell a story. In his own words, "The last five …

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Publication information: Article title: 'A Tribute to the American Spirit'. Contributors: Kingseed, Cole C. - Author. Magazine title: Army. Volume: 53. Issue: 1 Publication date: January 2003. Page number: 55+. © Association of the United States Army Feb 2009. Provided by ProQuest LLC. All Rights Reserved.

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