The Butcher of the Somme

1. Does witness B support the recite of Source A approximately what happened on the branch daytimelight of the battle of the Somme? Explain your answer. (7 marks)\n some(prenominal) reports that were based on the graduation day of the Somme had rattling hardly a(prenominal) similarities, although there were a few. For modelling both sides mention that a huge tone-beginning was launched on the 1st July. Another simile was that lots of lives were lost, even though Haig mentioned how legion(predicate) Germans died Germans were surrendering freely and individual(a) Coppard mentioned close how many English died hundreds of dead, both see that so many deal died ripe on the first day. Saying this Coppard did survive and although that is not much it is a score of success and better than no one.\nThere are many disagreements deep down the two paragraphs of what happened on the first day of the Somme. first Haig starts by dictum how vigorous the attack went successful attack this morning whereas Coppard immediately starts saying that so many died, this shows the difference in morale amongst the two the great unwashed. Haig claims so many successes on the first day enemy short of men and troops in howling(prenominal) spirits. Coppard claimed none and just mentioned what every(prenominal) the soldiers were going finished and how painful it was. Both reports had very different tones, Haigs seems very abrupt and like it is a script whereas Coppards re exclusively(a)y comes from the tenderheartedness and shows real feeling within it. I partly withdraw this is because Private Coppard was there when it all happened, seeing his friends injured and dead. He knows exactly what happened and how tragic it all was whereas Haig was not at all anywhere near the genuine battle and plausibly had rather bad communication with the lot there. He was also probably trying to keep everyones spirits and hopes up foul home, so a) people didnt get worried abo ut their friends and family and b) so more people joined up and came to sustain fight and c) people had wakeless hope that we w...