For 10 points, name this commander of the British Expeditionary Force who infamously incurred hundreds of thousands of casualties at the Third Battle of Ypres and the Battle of the Somme
Historian Denis Winter developed the thesis that this commander rewrote his diary to account for hindsight after battles. After this man transferred control of his offensive to Herbert Plumer, his army adopted a "leap-frog" strategy at the Battle of Menin Ridge. This man impelled his troops to fight to the end in his famous "Backs to the wall" order. This man established a namesake "fund" for ex-servicemen, whose members sell remembrance poppies prior to Armistice Day. After the disastrous Battle of Loos, this man took over the command of his rival John (*) French. This man initiated the Battle of Fromelles, which constituted the bloodiest twenty four hours in Australian military history, to support the Fourth Army commanded by his subordinate Henry Rawlinson, during an offensive in which his side deployed the first-ever tanks in military history. For 10 points, name this commander of the British Expeditionary Force who infamously incurred hundreds of thousands of casualties at the Third Battle of Ypres and the Battle of the Somme
Historian Denis Winter developed the thesis that this commander rewrote his diary to account for hindsight after battles.
Douglas Haig [or 1st Earl Haig]