Horne, Alistair, <br/><br/>
To lose a battle :  France 1940 / 
 France 1940 
by Alistair Horne. 
 - First edition. 
 - xxiv, 647 pages :  illustrations, maps, portraits ;  24 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 601-606) and index. 
<br/><br/>Grandeur and misery of victory (1919-1930) -- Thank God for the French army -- Fortune changes sides -- Palinurus nods -- Queer kind of war -- Gamelin -- The sickle and the reaper -- Towards the brink -- The Crocus blossoms -- Through the Ardennes: May 11th -- On the Meuse: May 12th -- The crossing: May 13th -- Consolidating the bridgeheads: May 14th -- The breakout: May 15th -- "We have lost the battle!": May 16th -- The Panzers halt: May 17th -- The dash to the sea: May 18th-20th -- Encirclement: May 21st-23rd -- The end in the North: May 24th-June 4th -- One last battle: June 5th-22nd -- Aftermath. 
<br/><br/> Third volume in a trilogy; the first of which is The fall of Paris; the siege and the Commune, 1870-71; and the second of which is The price of glory; Verdun 1916. 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>69015069  
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>(AMICUS)000001920717 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Chronological Terms: </label><br/>1900-1999 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>World War, 1939-1945--France.<br/>Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945--France.<br/>Weltkrieg
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>France--History--1914-1940.<br/>France--History, Military--20th century.<br/>France--Histoire--1914-1940.<br/>France--Histoire militaire--20e si�ecle.<br/>France.<br/>Frankreich
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>History.<br/>Military history.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>D761  / .H69