German World War One Sources Question
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3. Sources C and F give different interpretations of the extent of the German advance in 1918. Why do you think these interpretations differ? Explain your answer using sources C and F and your own knowledge. The sources differ because a french historian produced source C in the 1970's. The author of source C is probably not writing from first hand experience, rather he is relying on history book and other sources to base his comments. The source aims to inform, and is very likely to be unbiased because of the time it was written. Some of the facts, which he has included in the article, are a generalisation. He writes 'The British could not stand a shock on this scale and were broken through'. This is an example of generalisation. In some areas, especially in the north the British did not allow the Germans to break through the lines, they kept strong....


