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Douglas Haig was born in Edinburgh on 19 June, 1861, the youngest son of an ancient Fife family. After Oxford and Sandhurst, he fought in the South African War under Lord Kitchener. He went to France in August 1914 and took part in all the early battles of the First World War.
In December 1915 he became the commander-in-chief of all the British forces in France, a position he held till the end of the war. He was regarded as a calm optimist but because of his shyness he never addressed his troops and indeed was not often seen by them.

He won a number of decisive battles, including Mons and Ypres during the conflict (but at a huge cost in dead and wounded). He introduced tanks for the first time in 1916 and it was his assault on the Hindenburg Line which finally brought the war to a close in 1918.

My camera gear - Canon 5D Mark IV. I photograph in RAW highest resolution, using various (my favorite 70-200 2.8 and 24-105 L) Canon Glass Lenses. Besides standard edits in color and black white, I enjoy the digital process of developing & experimenting with various software.