Sources E and F would be significantly useful for a historian studying attempts to break the stalemate on the Western front, as they can provide different mediums, visual shots and a quote by someone with a notable authoritarian role in World War 1, and different perspectives.

Source E, a photo depicting the road into Verdun and the French army, has a lack of knowledge when it comes to perspective, as the photographer was unknown, however it may have been from a French perspective, meaning that it would not be very useful for a historian studying the attempt to break the stalemate on the western front in this sense, as it is difficult to differentiate the view or perspective of the photo and understand the context behind it.

Source E has a high sense of reliability, despite having a low level of perspective and context, due to the lack of author. This can be seen in the time that it was taken, 1916, as it was in the middle of the attempt to break the stalemate on the western front, making it relevant. It is also reliable as whoever the photographer was, they were of a close proximity to the event, as they were there to take the photo, which would be linked to a position of high authority, however it also creates a sense of bias, as it could have been created as propaganda and appealed to an intended audience of Germany, or the allied forces, lowering the level of reliability. …show more content…
From this, a historian would be able to draw conclusions about the attitudes of the German army going into