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Thread #156088   Message #3679148
Posted By: Jim Carroll
22-Nov-14 - 04:11 AM
Thread Name: WWI, was No-Man's Land
Subject: RE: WWI, was No-Man's Land
"I quoted numerous eminent , well known and well qualified historians in their own words"
No you didn't Keith - you 'referred' to historians who you claimed backed your case - you always do.
How can you quote from historians you haven't read.
You select bits from the net which appear to back your case, but taken in context, say exactly the opposite, Christine Kenealy, the writer on the Irish Famine being a typical case - one minute the oracle of British defence, the next, a Republican monster.
Max Hastings the same - twice you've been given a summary of his view of the war, yet you ignore it and cling on to him as a supporter
Max Hastings' hatred for the military
Easily sorted, of course – give us all the names NOW of those you claim back your case along along with what they have to say (remember – you claim that "all modern historians do, so it should be easy), and you may have a point.
You really can't expect to be taken seriously unless you are prepared to put your money where your jingoistic mouth is, otherwise you will remain the flag-wagging rightist you are thought to be.
At least Terrytoon seems to have a little knowledge of his subject, even if it is only from Boys Own and Dan Dare comics
Go read a book
Jim Carroll