History Coursework 4th Sheet

These two sources are about Haig and the Battle of the Somme in some. Source D is still form the television show called 'Blackadder Goes Forth' which was about the First World War. Source E is a cartoon published in 1917.
The troops are one of the reasons for these sources to be about the war and Haig. They were made up of regular troops, like Blackadder, who were very cynical and knew that they were all going to die some time. There were also volunteers, who made up most of the British Army. …