It tells about the ups and the downs of the American attempt for freedom. The book takes you through key events and battles in the war between America and Great Britain. Author Thesis McCullough says in an interview with Edward Morris that the reason for him focusing on the year 1776 was, "because that was the low point of our fortunes, not just in the war, but, I think one can say, in the whole history of the country. The prospects of there even being a United States of America were never more bleak. Also, it was the year of the Declaration of Independence.” McCullough’s true main goal in this book was to show people how the revolutionary war really was.
This essay will explore this interpretation of Haig and the generals, but in order to provide a balanced view, I will also consider the positive interpretations of Haig as a leader, as many sources from the time and recently praise him as a good leader. At the time of the war and after, soldiers criticised Haig and the generals , Haig was criticised because he made commands without being in trenches. In source B2 a soldier who had watched his friends die around him due to Haigs incompetence and bad planning, wrote “it was pure bloody murder. Douglas Haig should have been hung, drawn and quartered for what he did on the Somme. The cream of British manhood was shattered in less than 6 hours.” This suggests that he wanted Haig to be punished due to his loss of so many of his own men, but also due to his own resentment towards him.
However, he doesn’t say he has no respect or admiration for Churchill, writing “never have I admired and despised a man simultaneously to the same extent. This suggests that he believes Churchill does play a crucial role during the war; it’s only his military influence which caused a problem. This source was produced by Sir Alan Brooke as a diary entry in September 1944. As the source was produced during the time, and was a diary entry, he would have had little time for any hindsight or reflection on the situation being discussed. This could affect the reliability of the source, with it possible that his true views have been influenced by the events of the day, making it possible he has been overly critical of Churchill due to the fact it is a diary entry.
This backs up information we already know in that the British army learnt from its defeats at the very start of the war, for example the battle of Mons. It can be argued however that source 7 is written by a Captain within the British army, which provides the possibility of a more favourable account of the advances. This can be countered though, as Kelly was indeed a primary source. This shows that both sources 7 and 8 agree to a fair extent that ‘The Great War resulted in a revolution in the art of warfare for the British army’. In source 9, we see John Laffin, a British historian state: “The British army was not most advanced and eager in new tactical ideas” this shows that the theory of the officers can be seen to be correct, in that at the
Below are the names of the most famous spies for both the British and the Patriot side. Patriots: Benjamin Franklin, Nathan Hale, James Armistead Lafayette and Anna Strong British: Benedict Arnold 2. The amount of soldiers that Washington had kept dwindling down war after war so he had to come up with many tactics in order to make sure he did not lose any more soldiers and try to gain more. When he found out that the Hessians in Trenton were unsupported
Stanza six and seven tell readers the reason about his feeling towards Crazy Horse. In Custer’s mind, Crazy Horse was the same as him—a brave, born warrior and leader for wars. He thought maybe Crazy Horse was better than him. The fact proved that Custer’s worry was reasonable. Crazy Horse’s forces didn’t have advanced arms, but he had better wisdom and tactics of war.
Ninety or so percent of the gunpowder used in the war was captured or seized by the Navy and issued to its ground forces. Britain basically defeated themselves with their own weapons. Although primarily successful in its attempt to over power the Royal Navy, the Continental Navy was getting exhausted. The George Washington Navy preserved the American cause until the French joined hands and eventually gained independence from the British (Miller 18) Miller reports amidst regulations set up by John Adams, problems were occurring in the Continental Navy that were affecting its missions. Most seamen were reluctant to continue service due to inhumane treatment.
The statement, “the Battle of the Somme was a complete failure,” is false for me. The main reason is that since there were some positives about the war, then it can’t really be a complete failure. Can it? I totally agree that the negatives completely outweigh the positives but if the question is whether this statement is true or false, then it is false. The Battle of the Somme was a very bloody war with significant numbers of deaths but the Battle of the Somme was not a complete
This was true in this war also and they were on both sides of the battle lines. Here in colonies we had Betsy Ross who made the very first American Flag. Kindig (1995) Benedict Arnold is known for being a traitor but he was also a very skilled commander and won major battle for the Americans before having a change of heart. Once that happened he had to escape to England or be hung to death. Benjamin Franklin was known for many things during his life, but he was the one responsible for securing the help of the French during the revolution.
Though he had great qualities in his personality, he also had people that did not care for him or like anything about him. Lincoln was informed and became cautious of people making efforts to assassinate him. Through all of these troubles, he stuck to his responsibilities and strongly led the United States through the roughest time it has ever seen. He has forever made a great and lifelong impression as one of the greatest