How Far does Source A prove that Haig did not care about the lives of his men?

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How Far does Source A prove that Haig did not care about the lives of his men?

Haig himself wrote source A in June 1916. He writes how a nation cannot expect to win a war without heavy casualties. It is addressed to the public and the nation in general. Haig also wrote both extracts from source B. The first is written the day before the attack and the second was from his report of the first attack. It was also written in 1916 however I would expect it to have been written before Source A because source A seems as though it is explaining the losses from the battle of the Somme. Source B is also addressed to the general public and the general nation.

In detail Source A seems as though it is trying to prepare the nation for the losses it is going to bear or maybe it is trying to explain the losses from the battle of the Somme. I would not say that Source A says that Haig did not care about his soldiers lives, he is just trying prepare the nation for necessary casualties in war. He is trying to