Jim,
I don't need less than half-a-dozen historians to make my argument, as you apparently do.

I have carefully laid out my attitude to the war based on what I believe I have learned throughout my life

Dave,
I cannot name an historian who carries out his research in a scientific manner,

The comrades reject all the history books, and the objective research of the historians who write them, preferring political dogma instead.

Fine, but normal intelligent people do learn history from the history books.

That is why we can never agree.
Unless and until you can produce someone with actual knowledge who still believes your old hard left myths there is no point in continuing.