History coursework 4th sheet

These two sources are about Haig and the Battle of the Somme in some. Source D is still form the television show called 'Blackadder Goes Forth' which was about the First World War. Source E is a cartoon published in 1917. The troops are one of the reasons for these sources to be about the war and Haig. They were made up of regular troops, like Blackadder, who were very cynical and knew that they were …

…these sources could be of use to a historian studying Haig or the battle of the Somme. There are some good facts in these sources. Television sitcoms can be very accurate in some way. The makers study the subject to get as much truth as they can. Accuracy can be very funny. Cartoons are meant to show what is going on in the world with some humour added to it and with a hidden message.