World War 1 Source Analysis

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How useful is Source A to a historian studying how battles were fought during World War One. In your response refer to the reliability of the source

Source A, written by Private James Mitchell of 7 Church Lane, East Grinstead is a primary source written on the 17th of October, 1914. The source is from a soldier that is in war writing to his dad. The source is moderality useful to an historian studying: how battles were fought during World War One because it tells people what the soldiers were experiencing during the time of war and the weapons that were used like rifles and bombs.

Source A is moderately useful to a historian studying: how battles were fought during World War One. It is evident through looking at Source A that the letter

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