" Give us the name of one single historian who backs your perception as to how, why and what the First World War was about from the British Government of the day's point of view. I won't hold my breath."
When you elucidate on your "lying soldiers" statement I will re-supply the list of over 100 historians all holding varying and often contradictory views on the War, showing that your "consensus" on the war is a myth.
Unlike you pair of flag-waggers. I don't dig out 'historians" (or tabloid journalists) to make my case for me - I prefer a holistic approach to my history by taking the entire prevailing situation into consideration - that which led to the war, and everything that followed - itt was a struggle of Empires, and, as far as I am concerned, one was no better than the other.
That is a fairly popular view among most historians, that ha been what was taught in schools for at least the half century (to an extent) and that is what your historians (and tabloid journalist) have said they are seeking to revisit (read what they have said).
Keith says he (conveniently) doesn't remember the list - he has it and couldn't understand it in the first place (too much information for him) - and he is renowned for not reading beyond what he already agrees with
now about these "liars and misfits"......   
Jim Carroll