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The Donkeys: A History of the British Expeditionary Force in 1915 Book

The landmark exposé of incompetent leadership on the Western Front - why the British troops were lions led by donkeys On 26 September 1915, twelve British battalions – a strength of almost 10,000 men – were ordered to attack German positions in France. In the three-and-a-half hours of the battle, they sustained 8,246 casualties. The Germans suffered no casualties at all. Why did the British Army fail so spectacularly? What can be said of the leadership of generals? And most importantly, could it have all been prevented? In The Donkeys, eminent military historian Alan Clark scrutinises the major battles of that fateful year and casts a steady and revealing light on those in High Command - French, Rawlinson, Watson and Haig among them - whose orders resulted in the virtual destruction of the old professional British Army. Clark paints a vivid and convincing picture of how brave soldiers, the lions, were essentially sent to their deaths by incompetent and indifferent officers – the donkeys. ‘An eloquent and painful book... Clark leaves the impression that vanity and stupidity were the main ingredients of the massacres of 1915. He writes searingly and unforgettably’ Evening StandardRead More

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  • ASDA

    A study of the Western Front in 1915 this book is a stinging indictment of incompetent generalship. The author explores the truth of the observation that British troops were lions led by donkeys and shows how appalling losses almost completely destroyed the old professional army.

  • 0712650350
  • 9780712650359
  • Alan Clark
  • 12 December 1991
  • Pimlico
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 216
  • New edition
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