> I am informed that "History is written by the victor" is bad historical thinking, one that people should not use in their arguments Who informed you of this?

> I am informed that "History is written by the victor" is bad historical thinking, one that people should not use in their arguments Who informed you of this? The person who wrote the histories of given events absolutely matters. Time and again textbooks have had to be recalled and reprinted because of crazy amounts of slighted disinformation that amounted to little more than sexism or racism on the part of the original authors.