"Historical academic study is not some kind of exact science. "
Historical academic study, when done openly and without agenda, is an invaluable guide to the detail of the past - general truths seldom get turned on their head by such study - if ever.
Historical study is given a bad name when it is used by zealots like Keith to push an agenda - in his case - Britain never does and has never done anything wrong.
I posted a correction which appears to have gone astray, to my previous posting which should read
"World War TWOwas the consequence of the mishandling of the peace brought
Jim Carroll