What is it about WWI that inspires myths?
I read the newspaper editorial that started this meme, but I thought it was wrong. Remember, at this point, WWI was a long, long, long time ago. I mean, really long time ago. The article said nobody ever listened to WWI war stories, but I did - the teacher I had who told war stories was a WWI vet. Now literally no vets are around anymore to tell war stories
The Civil War is popular because we have a big culture descended from the losers - Bonnie Prince Charlie also looms ever-popular in Scotland. WWII's popular because it was the last BIG war - if wars like that weren't obsolete due to MAD, it would've been replaced, too. At that, it may start fading when its last vets are dying, too.
In fact, before WWII and even to a couple of generations ago, WWI loomed utterly hugely on the mental horizon. One famous historian, Barbara Tuchman, published a bestseller about WWI decisionmaking that JFK kept in mind.
Because the Allies fought WWI so stupidly, a huge mythmaking industry grew up around it. Even Tuchman bought a moderate version of the myths. That stupidity and resulting myths brought Communists and Fascists to power and maybe even caused WWII. Yes, really - much more in two posts I already did. Today's Iraq mistakes are really nothing on that.
Communism / Fascism was primarily caused by stupid WWI warfighting.
WW2 added to bad results of stupid WWI warfighting.