In the tumultuous six weeks of 1940, Hitler's blitzkrieg strategy shattered the seemingly impregnable Maginot Line and, shortly thereafter, the French army itself. Alistair Horne, in his emotionally gripping and definitive chronicle, paints a vivid picture of this disaster. No historian captures the events with more depth and emotional resonance.
With cinematic speed, Horne takes readers from the battlefield to the corridors of power, from the Reichstag to the Palais de l'Élysée. "To Lose a Battle" goes beyond the boundaries of traditional military history; it becomes a poignant portrait of the French national spirit during its darkest hour. Dive into this gripping narrative that unveils the heart and soul of France in a time of profound crisis.
