Home > Myths and legends of the British Army in the First World War
No war in history is as misrepresented in popular memory that WW1. Stoked up by David Lloyd George's mischievous and self-serving bestselling memoir, the heartstrings tugged by embittered war poets, the entire venture and generation mocked by "Oh, what a lovely war", the main themes remembered today and the views that people have about it bear scant resemblance to the thoughts of those who were there at the time. Let's take a look at some of the myths and legends and see if they adequately represent the past.
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