The historical inaccuracies in this book are not minor errors to be overlooked in favor of modern jewels. Being an expert sport fencer niether makes one a swordsman nor a historian. This book is a glaring example of something I've seen all too often. Someone gains notoriety in a given subject and uses this notoriety to promote their opinions on other subjects. People see the "experts'" credentials and assume that the statements made by said "experts" must be true. The danger comes when future authors use such writings as research for their own works. These new authors' credentials are added to the list and the more they are quoted, the more credence is given to their statements, however unfounded they may be. The subject becomes exponentially corrupted until the truth becomes a hazey footnote that is all but impossible to find.