Mud, Blood and Poppycock
Britain and the Great War

There is a great summary of the key points in this book, based on direct quotes, at the following: [URL not allowed] This lively book helps explode the claim that the British fought WW1 stupidly and demolishes a long list of related myths. It is worth recalling that the German......more

An evidence based look at the British myths about the First World War. Corrigan follows in Keegan's footsteps by looking at all the current evidence and using it to reinterpret the historical narrative and challenge received opinion. Excellent analysis that needs to be read by all.......more

A timely revisionist look at The Great War. Corrigan focuses on certain topics which engage the British public and analyses them closely. This should help to dispel various 'myths', although some are so ingrained it will take more than one book to change opinions. His approach allows the reader to s......more

Okay - I really like this book and when I first read it, I thought this was just the tonic for a generation that has misremembered the war as a whole. The KS3 and GCSE History curriculums in the UK tend towards a one-size-fits-all, generalised, easy-fit, unambiguous version of a deeply complex and t......more

The book is broken down in to various chapters each one containing a myth about the first World War: It was unnecessary; there was needless slaughter; every man was knee deep in mud, blinded by gas and left shell shocked. The start of each chapter delivers the crux of this myth, sometimes quite shoc......more