Donkeys A History of the British Expeditionary Force in 1915
Afbeeldingen
Sla de afbeeldingen overArtikel vergelijken
- Engels
- Paperback
- 9780712650359
- 12 december 1991
- 216 pagina's
Samenvatting
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.
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 Standard
Productspecificaties
Inhoud
- Taal
- en
- Bindwijze
- Paperback
- Oorspronkelijke releasedatum
- 12 december 1991
- Aantal pagina's
- 216
- Illustraties
- Nee
Betrokkenen
- Hoofdauteur
- Alan Clark
- Hoofduitgeverij
- Cent
Overige kenmerken
- Editie
- New edition
- Extra groot lettertype
- Nee
- Product breedte
- 134 mm
- Product hoogte
- 24 mm
- Product lengte
- 215 mm
- Studieboek
- Nee
- Verpakking breedte
- 136 mm
- Verpakking hoogte
- 215 mm
- Verpakking lengte
- 19 mm
- Verpakkingsgewicht
- 227 g
EAN
- EAN
- 9780712650359
Kies gewenste uitvoering
Prijsinformatie en bestellen
De prijs van dit product is 16 euro en 99 cent.- Gratis verzending door bol vanaf 20 euro
- Ophalen bij een bol afhaalpunt mogelijk
- 30 dagen bedenktijd en gratis retourneren
- Dag en nacht klantenservice
Anderen bekeken ook
Rapporteer dit artikel
Je wilt melding doen van illegale inhoud over dit artikel:
- Ik wil melding doen als klant
- Ik wil melding doen als autoriteit of trusted flagger
- Ik wil melding doen als partner
- Ik wil melding doen als merkhouder
Geen klant, autoriteit, trusted flagger, merkhouder of partner? Gebruik dan onderstaande link om melding te doen.