Australian Journal of Defence and Strategic Studies
Volume 2, Number 2 (2020)
ISSN 2652-3728 (PRINT) 2652-3736 (ONLINE)
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History’s Fools: The Pursuit of Idealism and the Revenge
of Politics
David Martin-Jones | Reviewed by Mark Beeson
Published online: 3 December 2020
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Documentary–note: Mark Beeson, ‘History’s Fools: The Pursuit of Idealism and the Revenge of Politics’,
review of History’s Fools by David Martin-Jones, Australian Journal of Defence and Strategic Studies,
2020, 2(2):274–278. https://www.defence.gov.au/ADC/publications/AJDSS/volume2-number2/review-
historys-fools.asp
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