Haig was the Butcher of the Somme Explain how far you agree with this view Field Marshal Haig is known as the butcher of the Somme. But was he really to blame and responsible for the death of many soldiers he was in charge of during World War 1? He is remembered mainly for the death of thousands of men during the Battle of the Somme. On the first day alone 60‚000 British soldiers lost their lives. The reason that so many soldiers died was because Haig ordered his men to walk across no man’s
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Was General Haig to blame for so many deaths at the battle of the Somme? In this essay I will be trying to answer the following question: ‘do you think General Haig was to blame for so many deaths in the battle of the Somme?’ Haig became General of the Army on the 10th of December 1915 at the age of 54. At the time‚ he appeared to be the best man for the job as he had led and won successful battles in his past. In 1916‚ he launched an attack. His attack took place near the Somme River‚ against
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To what extent does Haig deserve to be called butcher and a bungler? To a certain extent Haig does deserve to be called a butcher and a bungler as his conduct in WWI proved poor. He was the architect of many of the British failures of 1915-18. In 1915 he was responsible for the offensive at Loos which resulted of huge British losses for very little gain. In 1916 he commanded the battle of the Somme for which he earned the title of “the butcher of the Somme” due to the massively high rate of casualties
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Does General Haig deserve to be remembered as ‘the butcher of the Somme’? General Haig was a famous general who won the last war in the First World War‚ he should be remembered as a hero‚ but why do people reckon him to be the opposite‚ as a butcher? As the ‘Butcher of the Somme ’? In my point of view‚ I think of general as a butcher rather than a hero‚ for he‚ in the first battle in the First World War‚ the battle of Somme‚ he used 420000 soldiers to defeat 500000 Germans soldiers and gain 10
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Did General Haig deserve to be the Butcher of the Somme? 1 July 1916‚ Battle of Somme started‚ fought by the armies of the British and French empires against the German Empire. It took place on either side of the River Somme in France‚ and it ended on 18 November 1916. The battle caused millions of deaths and injuries between both sides. The war changed peoples’ thinking towards war. From a great adventure‚ to a bloody event. General Douglas Haig was one of the commanders from the British
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The donkey or ass‚ Equus africanus asinus‚[1][2] is a domesticated member of the Equidae or horse family. The wild ancestor of the donkey is the African Wild Ass‚ E. africanus. In the western United States‚ a small donkey is sometimes called a burro (from the Spanish word for the animal). A male donkey or ass is called a jack‚ a female a jenny‚ and an offspring less than one year old a foal (male: colt‚ female: filly). While different species of the Equidae family can interbreed‚ offspring
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apparent that the vast majority of people generally want to think well of themselves‚ even more‚ to feel beautiful in the eyes of the beholder. In today’s sexual starved society‚ people are held to such unattainable standard of beauty‚ ironically leading to low self-esteem‚ and a void of self-worthiness. These standards have caused women and men to overlook the beauty that God has created in them and find their solace in the ultimate illusion of beauty; cosmetic surgery. Although‚ the vanity of beauty
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fictional donkey in George Orwell’s novella Animal Farm. He is the oldest of the animals and is alive in the last scene of the novel. He is less straightforward than most characters in the novel and a number of interpretations have been put forward. It has been suggested that he represents the aged population of Russia‚ or that he represents the Menshevik intelligentsia: as intelligent‚ if not more so‚ than the novel’s pigs. He is very cynical about the Revolution and life in general. For the most
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1. Donkey‚ from the movie‚ Shrek‚ is a character. He is Shrek’s friend‚ and helped Shrek rescue Fiona by distracting the dragon guarding the castle. 2. Katniss Everdeen from the Hunger Games is a protagonist because she shows selflessness and courage by taking her sisters place and fighting in the game so her sister would not have to. Katniss is also a relatable character to readers because she admitted to being terrified to fight in the game. 3. Voldemort from the Harry Potter series is a perfect
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extremely aware of her surroundings and therefore is also aware of the unusual culture clash between the British and Asian societies. Firstly‚ Emma Levine compares the Karachi donkey race to the American Cartoon Television programme Wacky Races as shown in the quote “if we could join in the Wacky Races”. She also compares the donkey race to “Formula 1 without rules” and Formula is a western sport so she is showing the sport from a British point of view. The title of the extract is “A Game of Polo with
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