04-09-2015, 01:36 PM
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Modern myths and reality.
Most of my friends still believe the "Blackadder " Myth that all British Generals in World War I lived in a Chateaux miles behind the lines and knew nothing about the life of the ordinary soldier. How come then in reality a total of 97 Generals were killed or died during the war and 146 were taken prisoner. In the Battle of Loos in 1915 more British generals were killed than in the entire Second World including General Gough then second-in-command of the British army shot by a sniper in the front line.The point I want to discuss is how much of our views about the past on which we base our opinions today is in fact myth ?
04-09-2015, 01:52 PM
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Re: Modern myths and reality.
WW1 was and still is well documented and there for the reading so I am not sure why your friends would assume the BlackAdder General myth was actual fact. Officers lead from the front. Generals plan that lead. That's how you win a conflictIncidentally the Blackadder series was one of the best series on TV
This may interest you
http://www.bbc.co.uk/guides/zq2y87h
04-09-2015, 02:03 PM
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Re: Modern myths and reality.
Brian
I think people believe that which they wish to believe.The 'facts' as some people see them get passed on through the generations to become 'truths'.
As someone said (possibly US Senator Hiram Warren Johnson) 'The first casualty when war comes is truth'.
04-09-2015, 04:38 PM
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Re: Modern myths and reality.
Originally Posted by Meg
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... people believe that which they wish to believe.The 'facts' as some people see them get passed on through the generations to become 'truths'....
How else could any religion survive ?
But that might be a thought for another day - or another thread
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