The Broken Circle formatIsbn:Hardcover 9781498267915 the contributions to this volume FACG the contributions to this volume certainly bear out Hick's famous adage about the much closer relationship between `monetary theory' and `monetary history' than is the case in other branches of economic thought with a depth of perspective made possible by the author's familiarity with the unpublished as well as the published findings of the other participants in the Study The Broken Circle has elements that mirror a Greek tragedy that sets up the paradoxical inner conflict of saving life as a doctor versus destroying life as a soldier Major Breathed chooses the cause of the Confederacy over medicine but will that decision cost him the love of his life