1. Is Haig the Butcher of the Somme?
... Haig, invested a lot, more Germans were dying then the British and there was no backup plan. A soldier had once asked General Morland if they could change the plan but he said no as it was only day 1. Despite the number of soldiers dying, the commanders still didn't care, as if human ... gains in the South of Thiepval, by the end of the month, 80,000 Germans were captured, wounded or dead. The number of German deaths made the German commander-- Hindenburg admitted that he could not survive any more battles like the Somme as the costs were so heavy. Most importantly, The British learnt a ...
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