@hypolite @trashheap nope, it's experience. Some people feel that an emotionless description without bashing and name calling is "glorifying". Some people feel that describing the technics of a fight (be that middle age or not) is "glorifying" the winner, especially when their country was involved at the loser side. I've seen that too many times. Those citicise historians too for not "properly" desribing events (eg. not using required negative opinion).
Saying as a pacifist but engineer.