1. Is Haig the Butcher of the Somme?
... and the British were able to co-operate with the French. This meant that the French still remained as a British ally. The soldiers were in high spirits and were thinking positively and had absolute faith in the plan. This made Haig seem like he isn't a butcher as he was successful in manipulating the soldiers, so they didn't have to die in pain but in glory. The fact was that General Haig and ... General Rawlinson would have preferred to attack later on when the volunteers raised by Kitcheners had been fully trained, but the timing forced them to push the date forward, again, from this w...
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