Douglas Haig, 1861-1928 de Groot Gerard J.
Douglas Haig, 1861-1928 de Groot Gerard J. For seventy years Douglas Haig had been portrayed on the one hand as the 'Butcher of the Somme' - inept, insensitive and archaic; and on the other as the…
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Douglas Haig, 1861-1928 de Groot Gerard J.
For seventy years Douglas Haig had been portrayed on the one hand as the 'Butcher of the Somme' - inept, insensitive and archaic; and on the other as the 'Saviour of Britain' - noble, unselfish and heroic. The middle ground in the Haig debate had been as barren as No Man's Land.There should be no mystery about Haig. This polarised, strident and ultimately inconclusive argument had resulted in Haig becoming detached from his own persona; he had become a shallow symbol of a past age to be pilloried or praised.
The opinions of his contemporaries are likewise readily available. Certain from a very early age of his own greatness, he preserved every record of his achievements: diaries, letters, official reports etc. But until this book the material had not been used to construct a complete and accurate picture.
Critics and supporters have raided the historical records for evidence
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