Physical Description
xi, 298 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents
On the wrong side of history
"The son of my sorrow"
Choosing the saber over the book
Saint-Cyr: lessons in war
The Dreyfus affair
Love, retirement, and a new beginning
The dogs of war
"The German is the enemy"
The battle of Verdun
Hero of France and commander-in-chief
Total war
Pétain, architect of victory
Nini, the wife next door
Saving the Spanish in Morocco
The Politics of peace
The hollow years
The unpopular front
Ambassador to Spain
Defeat
The road to Vichy
The royal "we"
The Germans, Darlan, and the Jewish question
The specter of communism
The trap
The collapse of the house of cards
Occupied France
Vichy: the final act
Reluctant flight
The Marshal of France defends his honor
Prison for life.
ISBN
1403970114
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. [285]-290) and index.
On the wrong side of history -- "The son of my sorrow" -- Choosing the saber over the book -- Saint-Cyr: lessons in war -- The Dreyfus affair -- Love, retirement, and a new beginning -- The dogs of war -- "The German is the enemy" -- The battle of Verdun -- Hero of France and commander-in-chief -- Total war -- Pétain, architect of victory -- Nini, the wife next door -- Saving the Spanish in Morocco -- The Politics of peace -- The hollow years -- The unpopular front -- Ambassador to Spain -- Defeat -- The road to Vichy -- The royal "we" -- The Germans, Darlan, and the Jewish question -- The specter of communism -- The trap -- The collapse of the house of cards -- Occupied France -- Vichy: the final act -- Reluctant flight -- The Marshal of France defends his honor -- Prison for life.
