The Great Haig Debate
'The Great Haig Debate,' which originated on the WWI-L
discussion list (1995-96), reflects the passionately held and
historiographically defensible positions of military historians about both
the personality and behaviour of General Haig,
and about his conduct of one of the most bloody and wasteful battles of the
Great War. Both arguments carry considerable weight, both reflect reasoned
scholarship and considered judgement. It may be that we are still too close
in time to choose one over the other decisively -- WWW/WWI suggests the
student of history read and evaluate each position and be persuaded
accordingly.
- A. J. Plotke
Great Haig Debate Articles
Haig: The Great Captain- by Gervase Phillips. (Revised, 2/98)
Haig: Was He a Great
Captain?- by Geoffrey Miller. (Revised, 12/97)
The Battle of 3rd Ypres
(Passchendaele) - by Geoffrey Miller
(The Battle of) Third Ypres: A Decisive
Victory?- by Gervase Phillips. (Revised, 2/98)
Return to World War I Document Archive Commentary Index. Go to a brief
biography of General Haig