Through German Eyes
The key battle of the First World War from the German point of view
The Battle of the Somme has an enduring legacy, the image established by Alan Clark of ''lions led by donkeys'': brave British soldiers sent to their deaths by incompetent generals. However, from the German point of view the battle was a disaster. Their own casualties were horrendous. The Germans did not hold the (modern) view that...
The key battle of the First World War from the German point of view
The Battle of the Somme has an enduring legacy, the image established by Alan Clark of ''lions led by donkeys'': brave British soldiers sent to their deaths by incompetent generals. However, from the German point of view the battle was a disaster. Their own casualties were horrendous. The Germans did not hold the (modern) view that...
