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Who is Douglas Haig?
Sir Douglas Haig (1861-1928), British Field Marshal and Commander in Chief of the British Expedionary Forces during WW1.
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Why was Douglas haig famous?
Field Marshall Douglas Haig was a wartime 'famous' icon, for his terrible leadership at the Battle Of The Somme. The battle commenced in 1916, half way through the First World War. The aim of the...
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Was Douglas Haig an excellent commander?
Field Marshall Sir Douglas Haig is widely regarded with very mixed opinion. he was certainly not a military genuis, nor was he completely incompetent. He is archetypical of the "Officer Class" that...
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Was Douglas haig a good leader?
This is a subject which has caused a lot of controversy over the years . He ignored the advice to change the tactics, he sent millions of shells over to the German trenches thinking it would kill all...
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Was Douglas Haig the butcher of the Somme?
Sir Douglas Haig as a commander can easily be called a butcher. Any battle in any war can be called a butchery and nameless battles in the history of man are rightly or wrongly given the same title....