Addressing an imaginary German apologist, Professor Whirlwind, Chesterton concedes that England has indeed committed crimes, then argues that nearly all of them were committed in partnership with Prussia: backing Frederick the Great, importing German kings, the puzzle of Waterloo, the treatment of Ireland and the backing of the wrong horse in the East. The argument closes with the Battle of the Marne.
Paradoxical, partisan and full of Chesterton’s wit, a revealing piece of First World War argument. Download the free EPUB.