I've been at work all day, hence my late response.

Had Teribus been one of my students, his obnoxious and obstreperous behaviour would have resulted in a sudden need to find a new course of study. [Yes, Teribus, I run History degree courses. You wouldn't be accepted.] As a woman, I am also aggrieved by your condescension.

Teribus also clearly lacks any understanding of the ideological nature of history, otherwise he would have appreciated my earlier comments.

Keith has that all too common failing of not recognising how hegemonies operate. The fact that numerous historians may claim the same thing at contemporaneous times is an indicator of influence.

I cannot comment on anything to do with WW1 - my field is firmly set within the post-WW2 world. However, Keith clearly exhibits a characteristic which some historians call the 'Eccles piece of paper'. It has to be true because it's written on said piece of paper.

I definitely won't comment on this thread again. Life is far too short and Teribus and Keith are far too ugly.