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Price of Glory: Verdun 1916; Revised Edition (Revised)
Price of Glory: Verdun 1916; Revised Edition (Revised) | Alistair Horne
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This book is more than a chronicle of the facts of battle. It is a profoundly moving, sympathetic study of the men who fought at Verdun, and it also shows that Verdun is a key to understanding the First World War--a key to the minds of those who waged it, to the traditions that bound them, and to the world that created them. Continuously in print for over thirty years, this unabridged edition contains a new preface and additional photographs.
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A history of the battle of Verdun in ww1. Although not well known in the commonwealth this battle was one of the most important for the French. A surprise German offensive nearly captured the city of Verdun and for months following both sides contested for control of the strategically important city and surrounding fortresses. Although ultimately a French victory the battle bled the French army white and lead to the mutinies of 1917.