This insidious war The Somme was the most tragic moment for Britain and British history. Sir Douglas Haig was one of the most important general/soldier in the First World War; under his command the British army defeated the German and won the First World War. Although a great victory for his country he is not remembered as a great hero, in fact he was remembered as the butcher of the
Another example of bad leadership is Haig refused to believe that the British shelling was not working. This is bad because he should have listened to the warnings in order to make the battle successful. Another reason the Battle was a disaster because not all the British technology was efficient enough. One third of the shells that were meant to ruin the German trench line were duds and did not explode. This meant that the German trenches stayed in good condition so some of the soldiers could survive.
Whittlesey made it through. They suffered 90 casualties, but the battalion captured two officers, 28 privates, and three machine guns from the enemy. They had also gotten over the heavily guarded German trench system. Third Battalion tried to get through. Only Company K made it through, the rest being killed or captured.
this proves that general Haig wanted to win the war at all costs as he kept trying to attack and every time most of the men died, in addition both sources are similar as in source B over one million men were killed but general Haig would not stop and carried on attacking. on the other hand in source A the text tries to promote general Haig while in source B the text demotes the general, for example, "20,000 British soldiers were killed and 35, 000 wounded, but this did not
Suzette B. Johnson Professor Jacqueline Nelson HIS-223-Q4273 – Modern War & Society 15EWA April 19, 2015 Analysis: The Battle of Verdun The Battle of Verdun was considered the longest single battle of World War 1. It began on February 21, 1916 and ended on December 16, 1916. The attack was originated by German Chief of General Staff, Erich von Falkenhayn. He is quoted as stating that he wanted to “bleed France white.” Verdun held special historical significance for the French. It was a narrow stretch of land that had twenty major forts and twenty smaller ones that protected the eastern border of France.
For three months Charlie Company went from village to village, seeking the enemy, along the way 4 men were killed and 38 wounded all by booby traps or snipers, but they never came face to face with these evasive, guerilla warfare specialists- the Vietcong. They anxious, fearful and sought revenge. On March 15, 1968 plans were drawn up to attack My Lai, a village close to the coast of Vietnam known as Pinkville, believed by intelligence to be the headquarters of the Viet Cong. “The men of Charlie Company, seeing fellow
Adolf Hitler was arguably one the most famous leaders in modern times. Hitler’s rise to power has been vastly documented on throughout history either through his oratory skills or his autobiography, Mein Kampf. Successes in Hitler’s reign were that was able to united Germany and Austria and extend the German territory into Eastern Europe. Failures include losing the most notable war in modern history and Operation Barbarossa. As a ruler, Adolf Hitler of the Nazi party had numerous successes but he also had he fair share of failures.
I wasn't sure at first either, but after some research for a class, I found that the bombings were unnecessary. By June 1945, Japan had already been militarily defeated. Almost nothing was left of Japan's navy, and its air force was almost totally destroyed. The explosions destroyed more than four square miles of Hiroshima. About 90,000 people were killed immediately, and another 40,000 were injured (many of whom died from radiation sickness.)
Source C is Haig’s views on the first day of The Battle of the Somme. On the first day of the Somme Haig lost 20,000 men, and there were 60,000 casualties. He put “The nation must be prepared to see heavy casualty lists.” When he said this I don’t think he meant 60,000 casualties. There were 500,000 casualties in The Battle of the Somme and yet Haig didn’t think to change his tactics once. This is the sort of reason and possibly the main reason why Haig was known as “The Butcher.” However he was determined to win the war and that is what he did.
One and a half million shells were fired but one million of these were shrapnel, not high explosive and not effective at killing or immobilising men in sheltered dug-outs. In addition, many of the shells were duds with poor fuses. The artillery bombardment also acted as an alarm for the Germans which warned them that the British were to attack. Their front lines were indeed destroyed, but the barbed wire was still thick and intact. Also, the Germans were able to get their support trenches and reserve trenches full of men waiting for the British.