The feeling here in Germany is much the same. The soldiers were the true heroes while the Generals lived in luxury and dreamed up strategies that ultimately cost them the war. The Battle of the Marne, where Germany came very close to a major breakthrough but the leaders failed to recognise it, is a much quoted example. So is Verdun where a good strategic plan was ruined by poor tactical command. And of course the Spring offensive of 1918 that succeeded in going nowhere important. At the end of the day this was the wrong war at the wrong time in terms of weapon development vs tactics. It became a war of pure attrition that Germany lost. The British Empire, with its larger reserves of manpower, was always destined to win. Haig knew that very well. However, whether the victory was worth the cost in lives, or the short-lived peace that provoked the rise of the Nazi Party, is highly questionable.