"In the past year or so I have read a good deal regarding WW1. None of which is so simplistic as you and the professor would have us believe."

IF that indeed is the case then your contributions do not reflect that fact. Nobody has ever pretended to make or put forward the case that anything to do with the conflict was simple, but plain facts and truths as stated by myself and by Keith A are correct - evidenced by yourself and your pals being unable to refute anything we have stated.

One thing that puzzles me Raggy, IF as you say that over "the past year or so I have read a good deal regarding WW1." why do you post to this thread stating that you know very little about the subject? Is that because you find it difficult to take things in, or were you simply being "economical with the truth"?

"go and polish your Masters boots or something, there's a good little pleb."

The subject matter is WWI. Here is a quotation from someone

"You are obviously interested in the subject and far more knowledgeable than some others on this forum."

Now this good little pleb would like to ask you a couple of questions:

1: Identify who it was that stated the above?
2: Who is the "YOU" mentioned in the quote?

After you have done that you can go back to your book.