ISBN10: 0304359556, ISBN13: 9780304359554, [publisher: Cassell & Co.] Hardcover Cassell & Co. Historical Books (Cassell) Mud, Blood, and Poppycock (VG+/NM) (former library copy)Manufacturer: Cassell & Co.Product Line: Historical Books (Cassell)Type: HardcoverCopyright Date: 2003Author: Gordon CorriganPage Count: 432Please review the condition and any condition notes for the exact condition of this item. All pictures are stock photos. The condition of the item you will receive is VG+/NM - former library copy. Our grading system is explained in the terms of sale section of our bookseller page. Please feel free to contact us with any questions. Product Description:The popular view of the First World War remains that of BLACKADDER: incompetent generals sending brave soldiers to their deaths. Alan Clark quoted a German general's remark that the British soldiers were 'lions led by donkeys'. But he made it up.Indeed, many established 'facts' about 1914-18 turn out to be myths woven in the 1960s by young historians on the make. Gordon Corrigan's brilliant, witty history reveals how out of touch we have become with the soldiers of 1914-18. They simply would not recognize the way their generation is depicted on TV or in Pat Barker's novels.Laced with dry humor, this will overturn everything you thought you knew about Britain and the First World War. Gordon Corrigan reveals how the British embraced technology and developed the ...