Editing Good-Bye to All That (section)

===Reputed atrocities===

Graves also discussed atrocities committed during the war in ''Good-Bye to All That''. He wrote that among his fellow troops, Allied [[atrocity propaganda]], such as reports of the [[rape of Belgium]], was widely disbelieved (defining "atrocities" in the book as [[wartime sexual violence]], [[mutilation]] and [[torture]] instead of [[summary execution]]s). Graves also noted that if "the atrocity-list had to include the accidental-on-purpose bombing or machine-gunning of civilians from the air, the Allies were now committing as many atrocities as the Germans." Observing French and Belgian civilians showing British soldiers body parts allegedly mutilated by German troops, he argued that these were more likely the result of indiscriminate shelling.<ref name=Graves/>{{rp|183–184}}

Though the German use of [[Seitengewehr 98|serrated knives]] and British deployment of [[expanding bullet]]s were regarded by the other side as "atrocious", Graves claimed that the opportunity for soldiers on both sides to commit "true atrocities" only occurred when escorting [[Prisoner of war|prisoners of war]] to the rear lines. "Nearly every instructor in the mess", he wrote, "could quote specific instances of prisoners having been murdered on the way back. The commonest motives were, it seems, revenge for the death of friends or relatives, jealousy of the prisoner's trip to a comfortable [[Prisoner-of-war camp|prison camp]] in England, military enthusiasm, fear of being suddenly overpowered by the prisoners or, more simply, impatience with the escorting job."  Similarly, "If a German patrol found a wounded man, they were likely as not to cut his throat." However, if POWs arrived at their destination, they were treated well during interrogations.<ref name=Graves/>{{rp|131,183–184}}

In the book, Graves stated that Australian and Canadian troops had the worst reputation for atrocities against German POWs. He recounted two first-hand anecdotes from a [[Scottish Canadians|Scottish-Canadian]] and an [[Australians|Australian]], who told him how they murdered German prisoners while escorting them using [[Mills bomb]]s. Canadian soldiers were motivated to commit atrocities against POWs due to the story of "[[The Crucified Soldier]]", which Graves and his fellow soldiers also refused to believe. He also added that the use of "semi-civilized coloured troops in Europe was, from the German point of view, we knew, one of the chief Allied atrocities. We sympathized."<ref name=Graves/>{{rp|184–185}}