Great British Commanders: Douglas Haig with Gary Sheffield & Gordon Corrigan

On the 29th January 1928 Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig died of a heart attack aged 66. Less than ten years earlier he had led the British Army to their greatest victories in the 100 Day Campaign of 1918. As he lay in state thousands of his soldiers marched past paying homage. Two distinguished historians, Gary Sheffield and Gordon Corrigan, join Ollie to discuss why Haig deserves to be remembered alongside Marlborough, Nelson, Wellington and Slim. Gary Sheffield Links Military History Plus Podcast Forgotten Victory: The First World War: Myths and Realities Douglas Haig: From the Somme to Victory The Chief: Douglas Haig and the British Army Gordon Corrigan Links Mud, Blood and Poppycock: Britain and the Great War Douglas Haig: Defeat Into Victory Get in Touch Ollie on X/Twitter [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices