Assess how useful sources F and G would be for a historian studying the changing attitudes of German and British soldiers during World War I. In your answer, consider the perspective provided by the TWO sources and the reliability of each source.
It is evident in both sources F and G that they are useful to historians studying the changing attitudes of German and British soldiers during WWI.
The motive of source G is to give a detailed description of the attitudes of British soldiers during World War I towards the generals. This very short poem bitterly satirizes the incompetence of the general who commanded his soldiers on the western front.
The audience of source G is a historian and student of history interested in the changing attitudes of British soldiers during World War I. The poems origin is from Siegfried Sassoon in 1915.
The content of Source G is deep even though it is a short poem. In the first line the cheerful tone of the general who said “good morning” to the soldiers suggests that he most likely did not spend time at the front as he did not see all the death and misery that happened there. Also Sassoon illustrates in the second line that the General didn’t even notice some men missing as he “smiled at are most of ‘em dead.” Towards the end of the poem Sassoon suggests that it is the generals fault that the soldiers are dead as “they slogged up to Arras” which was where the front were, and the General “did for them both” showing how ironically they were killed because they followed the general orders.
Source G is very reliable in highlighting the changing attitudes of British soldiers during the war from the perspective of Siegfried Sassoon. This is evident as it is a Primary source with a first hand eyewitness account since Sassoon an English poet and soldier wrote it. It is also reliable as it is written during the war and can be supported by other sources.
Source G is very useful to a historian studying the changing attitudes of British...