Product Description

In 1940, the German army fought and won an extraordinary battle with France in six weeks of lightning warfare. With the subtlety and compulsion of a novel, Horne’s narrative shifts from minor battlefield incidents to high military and political decisions, stepping far beyond the confines of military history to form a major contribution to our understanding of the crises of the Franco-German rivalry. To Lose a Battle is the third part of the trilogy beginning with The Fall of Paris and continuing with The Price of Glory (already available in Penguin).

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #119230 in Books
• Published on: 2007-06-28
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 736 pages

About the Author
One of Britain’s greatest historians, Sir Alistair Horne, CBE, is the author of several famous books on French history as well as a two-volume life of Harold Macmillan.

Customer Reviews

Brilliant study of tactical brilliance and strategic failure
This work is already regarded as a classic of its type and deservedly so. Horne brings his usual eye for the illuminating detail and the dramatic event combined with his superb style. If you haven't read any of Alistair Horne's work before you can start with this one...and then I would recommend reading anything else by him as well. Brilliant.

Blackhawk
This is the classic on the fall of France in 1940. A must read for those interested in the complete unpreparedness of the Allies to deal with the onslought of Hitler as well as the imaginative German campaign planning and execution of the assault on France. Packed with fascinating detail, as is the style of Horne. Highly readible.