Episode 151: The Truth About WW1 Generals

In more than a century since the guns fell silent, one phrase above all others has come to be associated with the story of the British Army in the First World War: Lions Led By Donkeys. But does that undoubtedly powerful line stand up to historical scrutiny? Were the brave men of the BEF led to a senseless slaughter by cold, incompetent aristocrats?

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Join us this week as tackle perhaps the most controversial topic of the First World War.

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