Evaluation of an Interpretation for Sufficiency John Keegan, a modern military historian, suggests that Haig was an 'efficient and highly skilled soldier who did much to lead Britain to victory in the First World War'. Is there sufficient evidence in Sources C to L to support this interpretation? There are those that believe Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig was 'the Butcher of the Somme', those who would agree with John Keegan's opinion of Haig and those who see arguments for both views. Sources D, F, G and J do not support Keegan's interpretation of Haig. Source D is a cartoon, the cartoonist clearly of the opinion that Haig was indeed 'the Butcher of the Somme'. So while it does not offer support to Keegan's opinion of Haig, the message of the cartoon is the opinion of the cartoonist and not necessarily the opinion of the general public. Source F is not as disparaging of Haig as sources D, G and J, but it is still critical of his actions. Livesey, a modern historian, believes that it was Haig's 'inability to recognise defeat', that led to him continuing his attacks at the Somme and Passchendaele, resulting in millions of casualties. As this source was published in 1989, it can be argued that Livesey had access to lots of information about Haig, and therefore that his conclusions of Haig are more reliable than those of, for example, Lloyd George who was biased in that he disliked Haig. Source F does not support Keegan's opinion of Haig, but is not as critical of Haig's character as other sources are. Source G is a very biased view of Haig's actions on the Western Front, written by David Lloyd George. Lloyd George's purpose ... ... middle of paper ... ...ion to an extent in that Cooksey accounts Haig's achievements in the face of the problems and complications thrown at him, but at the same time he details Haig's failings as a commander which do not agree with Keegan's opinion. There is not enough sufficient evidence in sources C to L to support Keegan's interpretation of Haig, as there are sources which strongly oppose and support his opinion. Sources K and L are the most valuable sources to analyse and they both also support and oppose Keegan's opinion of Haig. It has to be concluded that while Keegan's opinion of Haig is not incorrect, as there is evidence to support what Keegan believes, there is also evidence which contradicts Keegan's view. Ultimately, there is not enough of one type of evidence in these sources to completely support Keegan's view or oppose it.
When all the evidence is noted (and there is even more beyond that which is stated here), one can not ignore the overwhelming presence of a
Horne, C., 2014. Source Records of the Great War. 3rd ed. Lewiston, New York: E. Mellen Press.
At the beginning of the war, the preconceptions of each side show exactly why Britain was destined for failure. On the American team,
To illustrate, according to Churchill, it indicates the worst side of World War I as how it was the most damaging and cruel war of humanity because it was global and wounded most people. Moreover, it confused the thought of how the war started, who was responsible for the war, and how it ended up, and no one still got a right answer, but the previous war was not cruel that kill most of the people around the world. It was well known who started the war and whose fault it was. Also, Generals in WWI were not participating directly with their soldiers and were sitting far from the wars with having information through telephones. Therefore, they had less effects on their soldiers, and the armies did not get encouragement from their Generals as in the previous wars had, such as the physical battle of Hannibal and Caesar, Turenne and Marlborough, Frederick and Napoleon. Another point of view in the essay is that Generals as Napoleon have hard work to do in order to attack a place. For instance, they should organize their armies, have better tactics and plans, know how to defeat themselves, know the right time of attacking, and make big decisions. Hence, it is the deal of thousands of men’ life including the General himself in the previous wars, but the World War I was only the armies and citizens as well were the victims, so Generals were disappearing. That’s why
These accounts were significant because they heavily favor the interpretation of the overall evidence as the WAAFs being essential to the Allies war effort and consequent
O'Neill, William L. World War II: A Student Companion. New York: Oxford UP, 1999. Print.
To write this book the author, John Toland, had to devote 15 years researching different stories from all sides of the war. He studied war memoirs, interviewed war veterans, and read military documents. While doing this he focused on both the allied and axis forces to truly understand both sides of the story and be able to write such a descriptive and accurate piece of work. This research was used in the book to describe the unlikely victory of the Americans over the Germans during the “Battle of the Bulge”.
Field, Frank. British and French Operations of the First World War. Cambridge (England); New York: Cambridge University Press, 1991.
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Nozick argued that taxation is a forced labor, and therefore, it is wrong and immoral. Next, I am going to constructs Nozick’s argument.
O’Neill, William L. World War II A Student Companion. 1 ed. William H. Chafe. New York, New York: Oxford University Press, 1999.
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