{"product_id":"9781448104024","title":"The Donkeys","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the three-and-a-half hours of the actual battle, they sustained 8,246 casualties. The Germans suffered no casualties at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Donkeys \u003c\/i\u003eis a study of the Western Front on 1915, a brilliant exposé 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Adult Trade Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47107152183536,"sku":"9781448104024","price":21.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781448104024_p0.jpg?v=1763827151","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781448104024","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}