The Angels of Mons

By Arthur Machen

Release : 1931-01-01

Genre : Fiction & Literature, Books

Kind : ebook

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The Angels of Mons is a popular legend about a group of angels who supposedly protected members of the British army in the Battle of Mons at the outset of World War I. The story is fictitious, developed through a combination of a patriotic short story by Arthur Machen, rumours, mass hysteria and urban legend, claimed visions after the battle and also possibly deliberately seeded propaganda.

The Angels of Mons

By Arthur Machen

Release : 1931-01-01

Genre : Fiction & Literature, Books

Kind : ebook

(0 ratings)
The Angels of Mons is a popular legend about a group of angels who supposedly protected members of the British army in the Battle of Mons at the outset of World War I. The story is fictitious, developed through a combination of a patriotic short story by Arthur Machen, rumours, mass hysteria and urban legend, claimed visions after the battle and also possibly deliberately seeded propaganda.

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