1. Is Haig the Butcher of the Somme?
After a battle that lasted for 5 months, 700,000 French soldiers were dead and were desperate for relief from the British army. ... Haig's plan was to bomb the German trenches nonstop until nothing survives in there: Haig demanded the soldiers to advance in waves, at a walking pace to keep formation, next, the Infantry would advance to take hold of German positions then the Cavalry would charge and sweep through their trenches. ... With Haig's order to walk across 'no-man's land', it made it easier for the Germans to aim and shoot them. ... At 7:30am on the 1st July...
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