Self Study Suggestion: Reading - Hypothetical Conditionals

In the article,'What if' is a waste of time, Richard J. Evans argues that counterfactual history (that is looking back at historical events and imagining that they had different outcomes) is an unhelpful and sometimes dangerous approach to the subject. Tell me what you think of his thesis. What's more, as he is dealing with the hypothetical past, the article will certainly include examples of 3rd and mixed conditionals.

To read the article go to:
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/mar/13/counterfactual-history-what-if-waste-of-time