Talk:Arther Ferrill
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This article was nominated for deletion on January 18, 2007. The result of the discussion was Keep. |
1600 ghits, but most are term papers citing his books. To find the good ones, it is necessary to check them all. Notable history professor, but a few years before the web. sources supplied, more can be found. DGG 03:41, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
- Nothing against Ferrill but from my searching I couldn't find anything that lived up to the WP:N "that a topic is notable if it has been the subject of multiple, non-trivial, reliable published works, whose sources are independent of the subject itself" - all I found were term papers and wikipedia mirror sites. I'm going to nominate this as an AfD to see what other wikipedians think. Madmedea 10:02, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Misspelled Name should be "Arther" not "Arthur"
AfD and prod were based on wrong spelling (not fault of nominator). But subsequent research with the right spelling is showing notabillit and a broader article is developing. --Kevin Murray 16:08, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Research Leads - Reviews of his works
Research Lead http://www.perseusbooksgroup.com/perseus/book_detail.jsp?isbn=0813333024 cites the following reviews:
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- “If you are interested in getting on Ferrill’s roller coaster for a trip covering thousands of years of warfare, you will have a broader perspective and you will find yourself asking questions. Herein lies the value of Origins.” — Military & Naval History Journal
- “An excellent reference.” — San Diego Union
- “A clear, well-organized survey of the stratagem and tactics of early warfare, true to its sources, fascinating in scope.” — Northwest Review of Books
While a bookseller’s quotes of other reviews may not be credible evidence, maybe someone could research these sources. My online search has not found these articles. --Kevin Murray 15:32, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
Two more reviews are claimed by the publisher on the book cover of "fall of Rome":
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- Marine Corps Gazette
- History (magazine?)
- --Kevin Murray 16:18, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
Another unverified article:
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- Review of Arther Ferrill, The Fall of the Roman Empire (The Quarterly Journal of Military History 127/24-5, Andy Grainger), can someone confirm this?
