How Useful are Sources A, B and M to a Historian Studying the Attitudes of British Soldiers to their Commanders During the First World War?
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How Useful are Sources A, B and M to a Historian Studying the Attitudes of British Soldiers to their Commanders During the First World War? On their own they are not very useful to a historian studying the attitudes of soldiers to their commanders in World War I. However, if used together and with some of my own knowledge, they could be useful in creating a picture of what the attitudes of soldiers towards their commanders were like. Time would have been a major influencing factor on the attitudes of the soldiers to their commanders. As the war went on and the soldiers began to realise that they weren't getting anywhere they would begin to doubt their commanders. This coupled with the volume of casualties would have made them increasingly distrusting of their leaders. The difference in rank would also have affected the soldiers' view of their leaders....


