During World War I, various stories were widely circulated, sometimes exaggerated, sometimes plausible, which firmly entered the public consciousness, so much so that many still find ground even today.

This book explores the roots of these stories and reveals the truth. Some of these myths are still repeated today by "serious" historians.

Did an entire battalion of British soldiers really disappear in Gallipoli in 1915? Did thousands of Russian soldiers really cross England with snow on their boots? What were the Angels of Mons, after all?

[Excerpt from the text on the back cover of the edition]