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Have any of you read Kagan? I know I have seen his name around before and cannot remember where. It wasn't on this forum, I don't think. It may have used a writing of his in in some paper I did at one point. In any case, since I have a long commute now, I burned one of his lectures onto CD and have been listening to it while going to/from campus. Actually, it's a pretty interesting listen – about the very nature of Greek thought (compared to some degree to the nature of Judao-Christian thought) and how it has helped provide a foundation for Western Civilization in general. The lecture then goes in to the nature of the various poles in ancient Greece. I can't remember which number I downloaded, but here is a list of them. Many to choose from.http://itunes.apple.com/us/itunes-u/ancient-greek-history-audio/id341651987
I've read a couple of his books so far. He wrote a book on the Peloponnesian War and also a 4-volume series on the war of which I read only the first so far. I like him a lot and he is quoted and referenced often in research papers and journals. He teaches or is head of the history department at Yale I think. I listened to some of those Ancient Greek lectures.
I have read his book on the Peloponnesian War and On the Origins of War. The first is good and the second is kind of strange. He is a very influential professor and if you read On the Origins of War you will get kind of an idea of where some of the ideas on the left come from. His classical history is excellent though in my opinion.
