Both during and after World War I, fierce debates raged over the question of whether large-scale offensives like Verdun and the Somme were fruitlessly wasteful or, as the general who planned these initiatives argued, painful but necessary and even productive.
In this analysis paper, you will build on your skills by analyzing and comparing two primary sources. Select one of the following options:
- Compare Douglas Haig’s final dispatch and David Lloyd George’s comments on the battle of the Somme
- Compare Erich von Falkenhayn’s justification of the Verdun offensive and Erich Ludendorff’s assessment of Verdun.