Author: Thomas J. Marcellus

Thomas J. Marcellus was a coworker of the Institute for Historical Review in its early years.

Correspondence

Dr. Howard Stein's letter of the 13th April (The Journal of Historical Review, Winter 1981) honors him and (pace Signor Maiolini) adds to the intellectual caliber of the great debate. To Stein's “tu quoque” in regard to sociobiology and in defense of psychohistory, I must ruefully concede (to change the language employed) “touché.” I am…

Correspondence

2 February 1981 Dear Editor: Having read Dr. Stein's article in the last (winter) issue of The JHR, I felt compelled to inform you, that, although the article was informative, I do hope that The Journal's trend will not be in that direction. One apology is quite sufficient, for to continue in that direction will…

The Tradition of Historical Revisionism

“Truth is always the first war casualty. The emotional disturbances and distortions in historical writing are greatest in wartime.” These are the words of historian, sociologist and criminologist Prof. Harry Elmer Barnes, who founded a school of historical thought following World War One that became known as Revisionist.  But why Revisionist? What is Historical Revisionism?…

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