One thing I’ve learned The EE Writing Day has been a productive day in which I have been able to narrow down my initial question through thorough primary research to something which is not regularly spoken of yet can be debated over. Therefore, through this I have learnt the importance of conducting primary research on a topic to be able to narrow down your views into a more manageable question.
What I’m proud of Personally I am proud of identifying a section on the Battle of Stalingrad, my main focus for the EE, which is not considered very often. This is the politically decided priorities and strategies and how it led to Nazi defeat. I found this through primary research by reading a book on the battle itself and identified clear faults in the German tactics and how the Russians were able to take advantage of this.
What I’ll be doing next My next step is to conduct more research on the strategies and decisions, identifying three main strategies which were decisive in the outcome of the war, and finding sources on them. After this I must analyse the sources and their reliability. Furthermore, it is important to also supply this research with in-depth historiography to be able provide facts and statistics to validate my thesis and main argumentative points. Furthermore, I feel I have reached a good point to begin writing my essay after this research, primarily the abstract and introduction as I have reached a final argument I want to focus on.
