The price of glory : Verdun, 1916
Alistair Horne.
- Abridged ed.
- Harmondsworth : Penguin, 1964.
- 364 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., 2 maps, 2 plans, ports. ; 18 cm.
World War 1. Battle of Verdun (BNB/PRECIS). This ed. originally published: 1964. Includes index.
La Debacle -- Joffre of the Marne -- Falkenhayn -- Operation Gericht -- The waiting machine -- The first day -- The fall of Colonel Driant -- Break-through -- Fort Douaumont -- De Castelnau decides -- Petain -- The take-over -- Reappraisals -- The mort homme -- Widening horizons -- In another country -- The air battle -- The Crown Prince -- The triumvirate -- May cup -- Fort Vaux -- Danger signals -- The secret enemies -- The crisis -- Falkenhayn dismissed -- The counterstrokes -- The new leader -- Aftermath -- Epilogue -- Bibliography of principal sources
Examination of the battle, its leadership, and far-reaching consequences.