"Jim, do you claim to know more about the History of WW1 than WW1 historians? "
No I don't - but I have read some of their books - you haven't, instead appear to rely entirely on carefully selected and half-digested cut-'n-pastes which you appear not to have understood or read, but merely selected because they seem to back your case
I have no idea what you CV means other than he has a military background - what has he actually said that backs your case and again - why should we believe him over those who were there - oh - I forgot "soldiers tell lies" - it appears that insulting soldiers that fought in the war by calling them "liars" a century after the event is something you both have in common.
Both Patrick Magill and Tommy Kenny described the compulsory pep talks they were forced to attend where an officer peddled the same line you are peddling here - and how many Tommys were put on a charge for humming 'Tell me the Old, Old Story' - some things never change!
One thing is certain - should you ever get around to reading one of his 9or anybody's) books (perish the thought) and find they contradict the establishment line in any way, they will miraculously be transformed into a "revisionist" - just like that nice Irish lady historian who you were using to prove the "the Famine was nuffin to do with the British", and when it turned out she was saying just the opposite - whoosh - gone in a cloud of dust.
There appears to be a hasty re-writing of certain aspects of WW1 in time for the coming centenary - perhaps 'Blackadder' has struck as deep as Swift's recipe for "how to prepare children of the poor for the table" had on the Irish question.
Another certainty - until you actually get round to reading a couple of books you will continue to display yourself as the clown you really are.
253 and still climbing - and still not providing anything to back your claims.
Ah well - It'll be all over by Christmas - I don't think!!
As you were - carry on calling those who were there liars
And have I mentioned it before - GO READ A BOOK - ANY BOOK.
Jim Carroll