You haven';t read Hastings, nor from the quality and content of your postings, any other historian,
Reminder Jim, you can find no single historian who still believes your shit, but I have quoted and continue to quote many.

Hastings has only written one book on WW1, which only deals with the lead up to it and the outbreak, so of limited interest to me personally.
I can obtain a copy if you want to discuss it.

Hastings has written numerous articles and essays about WW1. They make clear his findings, in line with the other historians, debunking those old myths you cling to.
I have quoted his actual words many times doing just that.
You yourself Jim know well that he does because you have been arguing against him for years now.

You are arguing against the professionals who research and write the history books.
They do not need my help to expose your idiocy.

I suggest we leave it there unless and until you can find any support for your dogma from people who actually know about WW1.