Historian Michael King suggested Convincing the term `` holocaust '' could be applied Using to the Musket War period ; another historian , Angela Ballara , has questioned Justifying the validity of the term `` musket wars Hostile_encounter '' , suggesting Convincing the conflict Hostile_encounter was no more than a continuation Expansion of Māori `` tikanga '' ( custom ) , but more destructive Destroying because of the widespread Dispersal use Using of firearms .

Historian Tristram Hunt ( a former Labour MP ) has described Statement the confrontation as `` almost medieval in its choreography ... at various stages a siege , a battle Hostile_encounter , a chase Motion , a rout Destroying and , finally , a brutal example Protest of legalised state violence Violence '' .

Historian Allan J. Lichtman traces the term to a memorandum written in Writing February 1961 by William A. Rusher , the publisher of `` National Review '' , to William F. Buckley , Jr. , envisioning `` National Review '' as not just `` the intellectual leader of the American Right , '' but more grandly of `` the Western Right . ''

Historian James Belich popularised the name `` New Zealand Wars '' in the 1980s , although the term was first used Using by historian James Cowan in the 1920s .

Historian Stephen Bungay cited Statement Germany 's failure to destroy Destroying Britain 's air defences to force an armistice Sign_agreement ( or even outright surrender ) as the first major German defeat Conquering in World War Military_operation II and a crucial turning point in the conflict Hostile_encounter .

Historian Carol Berkin argues Protest that the episode in the long run strengthened Cause_change_of_strength American nationalism because the people appreciated how well Washington handled Hold the rebels without resorting to tyranny .

Historian Jerome Green believes that the Hayfield Fight `` dramatized overall ineffectiveness of military policy in the region prior to its temporary abandonment GiveUp by the federal government . ''

Historian James Belich has claimed Statement that the Māori succeeded in thwarting the British bid to impose Action sovereignty over them , and had therefore been victorious .

Historian Gunther E. Rothenberg has emphasized the non-combat dimension of the conflict , whereby the Habsburgs built Building up military communities that protected Defending their borders and produced Creating a steady flow of well-trained , motivated soldiers .

Historian Michael Oren ( former Israeli Ambassador to the U.S ) wrote Statement that Egypt 's military adventure in Yemen was so disastrous Catastrophe that `` the imminent Vietnam War Hostile_encounter could easily have been dubbed Name_conferral America 's Yemen . ''

Historian Sumit Sarkar referred to it as the `` Black Hole of Podanur '' .

Historian Barbara Graymont describes Butler 's command of the expedition as `` criminally incompetent '' .

Historian Paul K. Davis writes that , `` More than a military Military_operation victory , Lepanto was a moral one .

Historian Alfred-Maurice de Zayas has written Writing that in his view , despite the small number of deaths in the pogrom , the riots met Come_together the `` intent to destroy in whole or in part '' criterion of the Genocide Convention .

Historian Graydon Tunstall called Statement the Brusilov Offensive the worst crisis of World War I for Austria-Hungary and the Triple Entente 's greatest victory , but it came Motion at a tremendous loss Earnings_and_losses of life .