The donkeys/ Alan Clark
Material type: TextPublication details: London: Pimlico, 1991Description: 216 pages; illustrations; 21 cmISBN:- 0712650350 (pbk.)
Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Book | Mindef Library & Info Centre On-Shelf | 940.401 CLA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 0004525 |
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.
BRITISH TROOPS, LEADERSHIP
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