Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig - Wikipedia
WEBField Marshal Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, KT, GCB, OM, GCVO, KCIE (/ h eɪ ɡ /; 19 June 1861 – 29 January 1928) was a senior officer of the British Army. During the First World War he commanded the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) on the Western Front from late 1915 until the end of the war. [1] [2] [3]
Alexander Haig - Wikipedia
WEBAlexander Meigs Haig Jr. (/ heɪɡ /; December 2, 1924 – February 20, 2010) was United States Secretary of State under president Ronald Reagan and White House chief of staff under presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. [1]
Reputation of Douglas Haig - Wikipedia
WEBHowever, he privately ensured that his point of view reached the public in response to criticisms from Lloyd George and others. In August 1919, Haig wrote to John St Loe Strachey, editor of The Spectator, in response to a speech by Lloyd George.
10 Facts About Field Marshal Douglas Haig - History Hit
WEBNov 5, 2021 — Field Marshal Douglas Haig’s name is inextricably linked to World War One: he headed up the forces on the Western Front for nearly 3 years,...
Field Marshal Haig: a man much misunderstood? - HistoryExtra
WEBMar 27, 2019 — Field Marshal Haig is often known as the general who callously sent hundreds of thousands of Tommies to their deaths, one of the 'donkeys who led the lions'.
Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig | British Field Marshal, Commander-in …
WEBSep 7, 2024 — Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig (born June 19, 1861, Edinburgh—died Jan. 29, 1928, London) was a British field marshal, commander in chief of the British forces in France during most of World War I.
General Douglas Haig at the Battle of the Somme
WEBA century after the bloody Battle of the Somme of 1916 left at least 1.2 million British, French, and German soldiers killed, wounded, or captured, General Douglas Haig, commander of the British Expeditionary Force, remains one of the most controversial generals to emerge from World War I.
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig: World War I’s Worst General
WEBMay 11, 2007 — He [Haig] was a man of supreme egoism and utter lack of scruple—who, to his overweening ambition, sacrificed hundreds of thousands of men. A man who betrayed even his most devoted assistants as …
Douglas Haig - Encyclopedia.com
WEBHaig was granted a title upon his return—he became earl of Bemersyde—and he lived out his postwar years in comfort in Scotland. But he was far from a national hero. In fact, many labeled Haig the architect of World War I's terrible slaughter.
Haig's Delicacies
WEBHaig’s Delicacies has been a part of San Francisco’s specialty food culture since 1956. Enjoy the same delicious recipes that have been handed down from generation to generation with our complete line of artisanal mezés such as hummus, tzatziki, baba ghannouge, feta dip, muhammara and much more.