It is from Duffy, yes! I don't know much about your Fritz, and so wasn't in a position to be critical of that bit.
Duffy wrote two books about the '45; the second one is an updated and expanded version of the first, where he says he went through four times as much source material as for the first. It has an incredible amount of detail compared to other books I've found, which is valuable for writing fanfic set during the war. : )
ETA: In general I find it frustrating when historians make judgements about people's character, or competence, or motivations, and don't tell you how they got to that conclusion. See for example the Lenman quote in one of my comments. Maybe he had read lots of the guy's letters, or whatever, to come to that conclusion, but how am I to know? In that respect Duffy is no worse and considerably better than some books I've read at backing up his judgement by citing sources--though perhaps, as you say, sometimes uncritical of those sources.
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Re: The '45: from Derby to Culloden and after
Date: 2021-10-08 09:01 pm (UTC)Duffy wrote two books about the '45; the second one is an updated and expanded version of the first, where he says he went through four times as much source material as for the first. It has an incredible amount of detail compared to other books I've found, which is valuable for writing fanfic set during the war. : )
ETA: In general I find it frustrating when historians make judgements about people's character, or competence, or motivations, and don't tell you how they got to that conclusion. See for example the Lenman quote in one of my comments. Maybe he had read lots of the guy's letters, or whatever, to come to that conclusion, but how am I to know? In that respect Duffy is no worse and considerably better than some books I've read at backing up his judgement by citing sources--though perhaps, as you say, sometimes uncritical of those sources.