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Haig’s and the BEF’s Command Philosophy 1914 – 1916. A talk by Major Phil Watson (retd)

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About the talk :- In popular history Douglas Haig will perhaps always be cast as the ‘arch butcher and bungler’ of the BEF. Some historians have done much to revise his reputation however others remain critical of his actions.During the Great War,  Haig successively commanded 1st Corps (1914), 1st Army (1915), then the BEF itself and at each of...