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I’m not a classic historian; I’m a contemporary historian.
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The speaker distinguishes their work from “classic” history and identifies it as “contemporary” history. In ordinary terms, they are describing themselves as a historian focused on the present or recent times rather than older historical periods or traditional historical methods.
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- U.S. Naval Institute, Naval History Magazine
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- Official Statement
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