The Donkeys: A History of the British Expeditionary Force in 1915 (Paperback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for The Donkeys 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.
Full description- Publisher: PIMLICO
- Published: 27 October 1992
- Format: Paperback 240 pages
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- Categories: War & Defence Operations | Management: Leadership & Motivation | European History | First World War | Second World War
- ISBN 13: 9780712650359 ISBN 10: 0712650350
- Sales rank: 224,903
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Full description for The Donkeys
On 26 September 1915 twelve British battalions - a strength of almost 10,000 men - were ordered to attack German positions at Loos in north-east France. In the three-and-a-half hours of the actual battle, they sustained 8,246 casualties. The Germans suffered no casualties at all. The Donkeys is a study of the Western Front on 1915, a brilliant expose of a key stage of the Great War, when the opposing armies were locked in trench warfare. Alan Clark scrutinizes the major battles of the year. He 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.
