Great Britain makes peace with Germany in 1940.

MrP

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True. The main problem is that works on the Second (and to a lesser extent First) World War are better sellers. On my recent class night out, someone was asking my history prof how much money he made from his publications (on naval strategy), and he said not very much, but that his next book would make a lot more, because it was on WW2. I have heard this elsewhere among my professors. A focus on the well-worn path of Nazi Germany, Churchillian Britain, and Pearl Harbour is likely to sell plenty of copies, whereas an equally valid look at living conditions in 18th century London, or at the diplomacy of the Balkan Wars, is never likely to make the same kind of splash. Thus, authors and historians focus much more on the areas that will sell. Natural enough, but bad for historical research, as it means that so many areas of history receive little attention.

Books on naval strategy, you say? My ears are a-quiver! ;)
 
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