I think you will find it is little men who "denigrate and dishonour the sacrifices" not those who can see objectively.

Their deaths, if they mean anything, serve to prevent us seeing good in conflict. Sanitising the gross stupidity, callousness and criminal incompetence of the day may be entertainment to some but society is more advanced these days, thank you very much.

Comparing the views of historians and saying "every historian" followed by "oh, err.. every LIVING historian" followed by "well, nearly every historian" just makes defence of slaughter risible.