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book review: to Lose a Battle

             In To Lose A Battle: France 1940 Alistair Horne recounts the story of the.
             fall of France in exceptional detail. Horne's one main point that arises.
             uncharacteristically near the end of the final chapter is that "This book.
             has tried to show more than any one individual or set of individuals was to.
             blame."[i] He later goes on to say that "Two doctrines were involved."[ii].
             Horne opens with the political, social and military background and.
             concludes the book with the onset of World War II and France's defeat. He.
             ties both a narrative introduction and a narrative conclusion together well.
             with the body of the book that hold the core information. He tells the.
             story of the French/German conflict day by day using incredible detail.
             In the initial stages of the book we read how the tragedy of World War I.
             was the foundation for France's failure in World War II. France had been.
             left critically divided politically for generations, a factor which greatly.
             contributed to the disaster of 1940. The astronomical massacre that was.
             World War I was followed all to closely by a depression and a quickly.
             decreasing birthrate. These all left France with a much smaller therefore.
             much weaker manpower reserve then had existed in 1914 prior to the First.
             World War. The horrific memories of the last three decades combined with.
             the poorly constructed government body prevented the French from jumping.
             into action and preparing an army, which could help at the very least.
             restore the distinguished French military tradition.
             Horne begins with the "Grandeur and Misery of Victory: 1919-1930" which.
             follows the allies in victory in World War II. Horne outlines the path.
             that led to the disappointing defeat of the French at the hands of an enemy.
             that they had defeated not even 25 years before. Horne goes deep into the.
             history assessing the strong influence on the events of the conflict that.
             the men and women had. He brings the battle for France to life not only on.


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