Scheer's willingness to meet Jellicoe suggests that some personal hostility in earlier publications belonged to the propaganda contest surrounding the war. Wartime reports about enemy losses and battlefield success cannot be read as neutral factual records. Even so, points on which opposing propaganda systems agree can reveal a kernel of truth. Cross-checking those agreements can support cautious situational analysis when secret or confidential sources are unavailable. The method preserves useful evidence without mistaking advocacy for an impartial account.
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Wartime propaganda can still yield evidence
Hostile wartime accounts by Scheer and Jellicoe require caution, though points of agreement can still support limited historical conclusions.