"I have. You and your friends seem to have read nothing written less than 20 years ago!"
Then your postings show no fore-knowledge of the subject - every single one of them is a hastily gleaned cut-'n-paste - every one.Your latest one from Sheffield - no new insight into the war, but an opinion, and on you might expect from someone who built his career as an British Army employee - a lecturer to the troops.
Your accusation that none of us know anything more recent than twenty years old is also typical apart from my particular interest in 20th century history, do you think we all went to bed after tea last year when we were bombarded with all those radio and televion offerings?      
Bloody insulting clown.
When I described the German revolution (the one which overthrew the Kaiser and established the Wiemar Republic), you described it as "made up shit" or some such phrase
I cannot believe that somebody who claims to have made a life-long study of the period is that ignorant - or does your own kowledge end in 1918?
You even contradict yourself - you dismissed the idea that the war was Imperialist inspired - even going to great lengths to explain why it was refered to as 'The Great Imperial War'
Then you turn up with a quote from Paxman that it was an Imperialist war
Give us a break - lifelong study my arse.
You are the only one on this forum who comes here to "win" something - I counted about a dozen occasions when you claimed that you had "won" and we have "lost".
You are also the only one who has dominated a thread on a subject, by your own admission, that you have neither knowledge nor interest in - you apparently know nothing, nor do you wish to learn from what others have to say.
I concur complete with Guest's request - "Any chance of learning debate Keith?"
You will now ignore all this and continue with your support for the establishment line.
Jim Carroll