Tony Judt on academic historians: Facing a huge market, but unable to address it

Quote of the day is from
Tony Judt, now unfortunately gone: "the market for history books is enormous,
but most professional historians are simply unable to satisfy it." (P. 263, Thinking the 20th Century)

By the way, Judt's book Postwar is essential reading for, among others, anyone interested in the
effect of World War II on Europe.