How Did Haig Deserve A Leader

Register to read the introduction… Also Haig’s achievement in the 100 days war seems not to be recognized enough for the achievement. Historians explain how ‘it was Haig’s army which bore the brunt of the fighting,’ and that how that it was Haig’s military plan and leadership which caused this. Some sources believe that most historians ignore this event and ‘concentrate on 1916 and 1917.’
Secondly, there is evidence to say that Haig failed as a leader and military adviser, and does not deserve a statue in his honour. Many Historians believe that Haig was a ‘butcher’ who led thousands of innocent men to unnecessary death. Haig was extremely ‘shrewd’ and ‘ambitious’ and that throughout the war, paired with his controversial decisions showed he had great self-confidence. But consequently this led to his one of his ‘greatest failures’ and he was too determined and too optimistic. Due to these characteristics, he continually believed that sending as many troops charging at the enemy would work. He displayed these properties also in the Battle of the Somme, but on a ‘larger scale.’ Haig was extremely religious, and on his belief that ‘God had chosen him to fulfil the duty’, he was also quite ‘arrogant’ – and this proved show his inability to recognize …show more content…
For example, written in December 1916 (unaware of the next year of war). Haig wrote with pleasure, “ A considerable proportion of the German Soldiers are now practically beaten men, ready to surrender if they could” and that they were ‘thoroughly tired of war.’ And he believed that the Germans had more casualties, and that this was an advantage, but over time, it showed it