To Lose a Battle; France 1940Third vol. in a trilogy; the 1st of which is The fall of Paris; the siege and the Commune, 1870-71; and the 2d of which is The price of glory; Verdun 1916. Bibliography: p. [601]-606. |
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Grandeur and Misery of Victory 19191930 | 3 |
Thank God for the French Army | 22 |
Fortune Changes Sides | 43 |
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