A few years ago, I wrote a grim report for NR on the plight of military history as an academic field. David J. Koon of the Pope Center has written an update. He finds cause for optimism:

[T]he incuriosity and rejection of military history may at last be ending. The past two to three years have seen a small surge in military history’s acceptance and respect in academia.

I have my doubts about whether this is an actual trend, but I do hope that David’s thesis is correct. His article is well reported and provides good reason for hope.