TY - BOOK AU - Horne,Alistair TI - To lose a battle: France 1940 PY - 1969/// CY - Boston, Toronto PB - Little, Brown & Company KW - World War, 1939-1945 KW - France KW - History, Military KW - 20th century N1 - Includes index; Cont.: 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!": Ma6 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 ER -