'The Angel of Mons' is one of the best-known legends of twentieth-century warfare but the mystery remains. Did British soldiers really see angels, saints and bowmen leading them against the Germans? Or were the stories the result of hallucinations experienced by battle-weary men, carefully planted propaganda or simply the misinterpretation of a short story in a London evening newspaper?
David Clarke, an expert in supernatural belief and folklore, investigates the facts behind the legend.