General Haig Coursework! Coursework!. What are you interpretations about Sir Douglas Haig from his portrait.

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General Haig Coursework! Coursework!

What are you interpretations about Sir Douglas Haig from his portrait

Lesson Aims By the end of this lesson you will… Know more background information about General Haig Understand that the interpretations of General Haig have changed Understand and form you own opinion on why the interpretations of General Haig have changed so much.

Background Information Douglas Haig was born on June , the son of a wealthy whiskey distiller. He was educated at Oxford and Sandhurst. He had a long successful military career serving in many campaigns such as the Boer war.

Background Information Douglas Haig became Commander-in Chief of the BEF a week before Christmas in Under his command were a million soldiers spread out along the western front fighting via trench warfare something that Haig had never encountered before. Additionally under his command the German army were defeated in 1918 Additionally under his command the German army were defeated in 1918

However… Haig is not remembered like other Generals who lead their country to victory i.e. Lord Nelson has a column in Trafalgar Square, London, there are also statues and roads named after other famous Generals. Haig is not remembered as a national hero but quite the opposite… He is in fact remembered as ‘the Butcher of the Somme’ and is blamed for the massacre of 600,000 men during this battle.

However this was not always the case…

General Haig returning home from war 1918

A News paper memorial edition to commemorate Haig’s death Feb 1928

Sir Douglas Haig’s funeral procession, London, 3rd February 1928

Statue erected in London to commemorate General Haig

How do we get from this…

To remembering him in regards to this?

In World War 1 Douglas Haig butchered the flower of British youth in the Somme and Flanders without winning a single victory. “William Manchester, American Caesar; Douglas MacArthur , 1979”

This poster shows a caricature of Haig, with the words: ‘Your Country Needs Me… like a hole in the head which is what most of you are going to get’. It is taken from the book General Haig’s Private War

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Comparison of Sources Sources Compared What Source tells us? What source tells us?Comparison A and GA says…G Says..

How do interpretations change?

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Why do you think interpretations of Haig have changed so much?

Overall, based on what you have seen with regards to General Haig what is your opinion so far?