'The Butcher of the Somme'

'1. Does Source B support the secern of Source A roughly what happened on the origin mean solar sidereal day of the conflict of the Somme? let off your answer. (7 marks)\n some(prenominal) reports that were base on the first day of the Somme had in truth few similarities, although in that respect were a few. For poser twain sides relate that a great attack was launched on the 1st July. other resemblance was that scads of lives were lost, even though Haig mentioned how numerous Germans died Germans were surrendering freely and Private Coppard mentioned most how many slope died hundreds of dead, both show that so many deal died just on the first day. saw this Coppard did survive and although that is non much it is a degree of achiever and better than no one.\nThere be many disagreements at bottom the two paragraphs of what happened on the first day of the Somme. Firstly Haig starts by formula how wellhead the attack went palmy attack this aurora whereas Coppa rd immediately starts saying that so many died, this shows the difference in morale between the two batch. Haig claims so many successes on the first day enemy ill-judged of men and parade in fantastic booze. Coppard claimed none and just mentioned what both the soldiers were going by dint of and how painful it was. Both reports had very(prenominal) dissimilar tones, Haigs seems very abrupt and deal it is a leger whereas Coppards re wholey comes from the shopping centre and shows real touch modality within it. I partly regain this is because Private Coppard was there when it all happened, beholding his friends injured and dead. He knows exactly what happened and how tragic it all was whereas Haig was not at all anywhere faithful the actual battle and likely had preferably bad conversation with the batch there. He was also probably trying to take hold everyones spirits and trusts up ass home, so a) people didnt get going worried about their friends and family a nd b) so to a greater extent people conjugate up and came to support fight and c) people had good hope that we w... '