"Butcher of the Somme was given by the men under him."

Prove it

See: Lighter - 13 Nov 14 - 06:29 PM.

Could not agree more with what GUEST - 13 Nov 14 - 06:24 PM states:

"The trick is not to believe any one of them, but to take their opinions, look at the evidence, and come to your own conclusions, because you have as much right to yours as they have to theirs."

If you follow that advice then you see that "Oh What A Lovely War" and "Blackadder Goes Forth" are not historical in any way shape or form and using them as "source" material for education is simply wrong. That I think was Goves point.

Only problem is Musket you do not look at all the evidence - just carefully selected bits of it.

One unassailable fact related to the "Great War" though Musket old chum - That as a common soldier under the command of your "Butcher of the Somme" you stood a better chance of surviving the war than ever you did if you were in either the armies of France or Germany.