"I have expressed no view about events before the German invasions, so why quote Macmillan on that?"
Becayuse that is all she covers - she discusses nothing else - you claim her as a supporter - on what?
Where has she commented on recruiting, the blame for WW1 or how it was run?
Pratt
Nobody claimed the generals were cowards and no one has defended the "Donkey's" book
Sge clearly stated that the blame for the war was shared by all sides.
She is typical of all the historians you have claimed as supporters, as you have adequately illustrated - she supports nothing you have said - end of story
Jim Carroll