The Donkeys - Clark

The Donkeys by Alan Clark scrutinises the major battles of 1915 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. Illustrated. Hardcover. 216pp.