![]() Brown tries to bring to the reader the horror of those engaged in the fighting on both sides. For those, go to either The Price of Glory: Verdun 1916 or. The German CiC, Falkenhayn, expected it to be an easy victory and an on-going bloodbath for the French.Ä«rown gives only the bare essential military details. ![]() Further, Verdun was a salient with only one light railroad and one narrow winding highway along which to move troops and supplies. However, under Joffre, fortresses were no longer considered in vogue and they had pretty much been abandoned and disarmed. They had been modernized before the war and equipped with heavy artillery. Verdun was a series of 28 forts great and small built on high ground (>150 meters) overlooking the valley of the Meuse River. The strategically located city had a history going back to Attila the Hun, Charlemagne and the Peace of Westphalia. The Battle of Verdun was an attempt by the Germans to bleed France white and force her into an armistice by attacking an area so sacred to France that the retention of which the French General Staff would be compelled to throw in every man they have. Details complete with excellent full screen maps can be found at. The Somme resulted in over 1.1 million casualties on both side with the British losing 58,000 the first day, of which 19,000 were killed. The latter which lasted from July 1 to November 18, is better known to English speakers as it was fought mainly by troops from Britain and the Empire. Two horrendous battle were fought in 1916: Verdun and the Somme. Men are mad! - Lieutenant Alfred Joubaire (Died for France at Verdun What a massacre! What scenes of horror and carnage! I cannot find words to translate my impressions. The Somme resulted in over 1.1 Humanity is mad. Men are mad! - Lieutenant Alfred Joubaire (Died for France at Verdun Two horrendous battle were fought in 1916: Verdun and the Somme. Foley, German strategy and the path to Verdun', is by far the standard work on addressing German strategic planning and tactics leading up to and within the battle. More contemporary research has given more depth and context to the arguments about whether the German high command, particularly General von Falkenhayn, planned this battle as a battle of attrition or not. However, as a scholarly work addressing strategy it proves very dated. If one is looking for an introduction to this topic then I strongly recommend it or price of Glory. But, similarly, a great introductory work on the subject and incredibly useful as a narrative of events. Easy to read and with a good flow perhaps not as in-depth as the standard 'the price of Glory'. More contemporary research has given more depth an I found this to be a solid narrative on the battle perhaps a little dated now. I found this to be a solid narrative on the battle perhaps a little dated now.
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