Douglas Haig: Hero of Scotland, Britain and the Empire
In this lecture, Prof Gary Sheffield takes a look at arguably the most controversial subject of the First World War - being the reputation of Field Marshal Sir Doulas Haig who commanded the BEF in France and Belgium from 1915 to 1918.
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