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General John Schofield knew what he was writing about, having served through the US Civil War finishing in Command of the Army of the Ohio under General William Tecumseh Sherman. Schofield: ‘ is the legitimate aim of just military criticism, not to build up or pull down the reputations of military commanders, but to assist military students to perfect themselves in the art and science of war’. Third, and more importantly, to cite the words of General John M. Second, he continues to fascinate those interested in the First World War whether for or against in the ‘Haig debate, and he can be guaranteed to fill halls and sell books for many years to come. First, he remains one of the most controversial figures in British history, both the victor of Britain’s Great War as Commander-in-Chief of the largest number of British forces in the field before or since and the authority who presided over Britain’s greatest loss of life in war. Why are historians interested in Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig and his reputation? Reproduced with the permission of the 'Journal of the Centre for First World War Studies'.
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