A Tentative Defence of Guns, Germs and Steel

Jared Diamond's Guns, Germans & Steel ( GG&S ) is highly flawed. Almost every big picture book is, to a degree, and this one particularly so. But I believe GG&S has become a punching bag to signal holier-than-thou historian cred or something. I think nowadays most people railing against him haven't even read the book, but have read some Reddit FAQs. The entire section around the battle of…