Brereton Greenhous was also referred to as some who "lets his enthusiasm carry him away some times."
This is a long-standing axe issue for Mr. Greenhous. Some years back(1989) he wrote an article in the
Canadian Historical Review entitled "The Sad Case of
Billy Bishop VC" which summarized his problems with Bishop's record.
Does he prove anything? Does he refute anything? In the end, I have to say that after 90 years there is no absolutes, other than those who were there have passed on.
Having read pretty much anything relating to Bishop in the twelve years I've been working on this subject, including over four and one-half at the Billy Bishop Museum, one thing seems clear. Those who believe in Bishop hate to see his image tarnished, and those who don't believe Bishop will look at the same evidence to magnify not what is there, but what is missing.
Steven Dieter
Former Historian
Billy Bishop Museum