Haig's Decisions in Attacking the Germans at the Somme
Source A tells us that Haig did not care about his men and is willing
to sacrifice lives in order to win. The source itself was written by
Haig in June 1916, a month before the battle of the Somme, and was
intended to be seen by the general public.
“ The nation must be taught to bear losses”
This makes it look like Haig doesn’t care about his mens’ well being
and seems to be telling people to “toughen up” and “live with it”.
Personally, I don’t think Haig meant it to sound like that. I think he
meant for it to explain that in war, men do die no matter how
precautious you are.
“No amount of skill on the part of the higher commanders, no training,
however good, on the part of the officers and men, will enable
victories to be won without the sacrifice of men’s lives. The nation
must be prepared to see heavy casualty lists.”
This sentence seems to tell us that Haig was ready to let people die
in their thousands, if not millions, in order to win the war and also
tells us that Haig believed that it was the only way to win. I feel
that the purpose of the source was to explain to the public that the
only way to win is to sacrifice lives. He is being realistic but
harsh.this source leads uus to believe that Haig was a butcher, even
though he was being realistic when he wrote it.
Source B was written by Haig in his journal during July 1916. The
first extract was written the day before the attack on the Somme began
and the second extract was written the day the attack started. It was
not meant for public eyes.
“The men are in splendid spirits”
This sentence tells us t...
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...voking a quarrel with America, the Somme would not have
saved us from a stalemate.”
This tells us that Lloyd George thought that the Somme was a failure
an that the battle killed off more of Britain’s best men than it did
the German’s best. He also says that Germany only lost the war because
they provoked a quarrel with America. This source tells us that Haig
made a massive military blunder in the Somme.
I believe that even though most of the sources tell us that Haig was a
butcher, I believe that the three most reliable ones are sources B, G
and H, and these all portray Haig as being a great general. Therefore,
my judgement on Haig’s decisions are greatly influenced by these
sources, meaning that I also believe that Haig cared about his men and
that he made the right decision in attacking the Germans at the Somme.
chance, every stage of the attack was planned to the very last detail. General Currie
Operational leaders see how the individual components of an organization fit together and use those individuals work to make a larger outcome. When they focus on a problem, they think of what works best within the process and systems to make an impact on the situation. These types of leaders play a big part in making sure that things get done in an effective and functioning manner. According to the Army Doctrine ADP 6-0, the Army over time has strayed away from operational leaders and adapted Mission Command, which gives leaders the ability at the lowest level the capability to exercise disciplined initiative in an act of carrying out the larger mission . Mission Command is made up of the following six steps: Understanding, Visualize, Describe, Direct, Lead and Assess, in which a commander is responsible for. General Patton understood the intent of the Battle of the Bulge on different levels, he was able to form a mental image for the course of actions for the allies, enemies and lead his Army into combat while guiding his officers and soldiers to succeed in meeting his intent. The Battle of the Bulge is where General Patton gained one of his greatest military achievements by using his tactical leadership and logistical genius, which in return helped him turn around the main forces and forced the Germans to drive back in their final counter-offensive. General Patton strongly exercised Mission Command by understanding, visualizing, leading, and commanding what was known as the largest and bloodiest battle during World War II.
... to realize that "cheating in victory's cause was therefore" acceptable. All these arguments put together, gives the reader the basic objective of the essay.
Gross adds too many names throughout his story which strays away from the topic at hand. Gross argument isn 't persuasive because his evidence sabotages the revolutionary character of the war, because what Gross actually demonstrates is that long-term patterns (dating back as far as the early 1760s) set...
not want to give up his good name; he would rather give up his life,
he needed to do to get the job done and that is what makes a good argument.
“The Battle of the Bulge, fought over the winter months of 1944 – 1945, was the last major Nazi offensive against the Allies in World War Two. The battle was a last ditch attempt by Hitler to split the Allies in two in their drive towards Germany and destroy their ability to supply themselves” (Trueman).
... all involved. President Johnson was determined to have a limited involvement in the war without involving the legal approval of Congress or the knowledge of the people of America. McNamara and Taylor regularly lie to conceal actions. McMaster has written a thorough look at the decisions of all these men, which certainly shows a Dereliction of Duty.
Isikoff, Morganthau (1994) started this article by establishing this premise, “[m]ainstream journalists searched for a link between Foster's death and the Whitewater scandal, looking for a sharp angle to an otherwise dull and complicated tale.” (p.17) This statement open their newest article in Newsweek several days after the independent counsel Robert Fiske found that Foster had taken his own life, and dismissed any connection to Whitewater. Robert Fiske 58-page report is a harrowing account of the crackup of one of the president's most trusted aides (Isikoff, Morganthau, 1994, p.17) .
his own worst enemy. The real Patton had a high pitched voice, unlike George C. Scott's
But judge we must. Why did Arnold desert the cause for which he had fought so gallantly and twice been wounded? Was there any justification for his conduct?
Benito Mussolini, was the Head of Government of Italy and Duce of Fascism also he was the prime minister of Italy; he said “Blood alone moves the wheels of history.” (World War II Tributes) Mussolini was saying that blood has many affects on American History because there were too many battles going on in the past and for those more to go. The battle of the Bulge started off with Hitler’s men who attacked the American positions on Elsensborn Ridge and Losheim Gap attempting to break through to Liège. Americans said that this battle was probably the bloodiest battle in America. The battle of the Bulge began on December 16th 1944; Hitler thought that he could take over the alliance from Britain, France, and America so he decided launching a massive attack on American forces. Many risked their lives and this was also a very bloody battle. In many cases there were a lot of people that did not know that the battle was a very bloody. The conflict of the Battle of the Bulge was very sentimental also at the same time it was very aggressive, many people lost their lives fighting over a mistake one man caused. If Hitler wouldn’t have came up with the idea of trying to take control of many countries then there wouldn’t have been men dying in this battle.
George's inability to believe in that which he could not understand leads to his demise. Unfortunately, as Naylor reminds us, "Rational America" insists that everything should have a rational basis. As products of this rational society, we never accept things at face value because we constantly dig deeper in hopes of completely understanding that which may be eluding us. Sometimes, however, it is best to cast aside reason and accept things for what they are and what they represent.
would be a fool to believe these wretched hags, they were only pretending to lead him on.
World War 2 was a large scale war around the war that lasted 6 years. The war was devastating on all the countries involved on both sides. There was a considerable amount of death in WW2 estimated at 15,000,000 battle related deaths. There were many different battles in WW2 but today I will be report on one of the greater battles close to the end of the war. This battle is known as the Battle of the Bulge.The Battle of the Bulge began on December 16th, 1944. It started with Hitler ordering a large surprise attack on the Western Allies using his 3 armies. The Germans came out of the dense woods of the Ardennes forest in Belgium. Towards the beginning of the battle the Germans were winning due to the nature of the surprise attack and their experience level. The damage they caused was so great they created a “bulge” of sorts in the Allied front, hence the name of the battle. But we later will see the Germans progress in the beginning of the battle will be short lived.