The Long Shadow: The Great War and the Twentieth Century, by David Reynolds

In my view, Taylor's (David) accusation that Owen was 'a hypocrite' - in that while Owen wrote 'anti-war' poetry, he also won the Military Cross for bravery - shows his paucity of understanding: firstly, Owen's dedication to his role and duty as a leader and secondly, Owen's stated objective as a poet: to highlight the pity of war - which, I believe, resonates with most intelligent and educated students. As a mark of respect to Owen, who sacrificed his life leading his men on the Sambre crossing, Taylor might consider how petty and ridiculous his remark appears, and retract it?