The Road to Verdun: World War I's Most Momentous Battle and the Folly of Nationalism

by Ousby, Ian

First American Edition

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Book description: New York: Doubleday, 2002. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 393pp, black paper boards with red cloth spine. Maps, illustrations, sources and index. Dust Jacket is protected with clear mylar cover. From inside flap..."A powerfully immediate and controversial account of one of the longest and bloodiest engagements of World War I. In mid-February 1916, the Germans launched a surprise major offensive at Verdun, an important fortress in northeast France. By mid-March, more than 90,000 French troops had been killed or wounded. The fighting continued for seven long months, with casualties on both sides mounting in astonishing numbers. By the end of the year, the battle had claimed more than 700,000 victims. The butchery had little impact on the course of the war, and Verdun soon became the most potent symbol of the horrors of the war in general, and of trench warfare in particular. In telling the story of Verdun, Ousby demonstrates that the confrontation marked a critical midpoint in Franco-German hostility. The battle not only carried the burden of history, but with the presence on the battlefield of France’s future leaders–including Pétain and de Gaulle it fed an increasingly venomous enmity between France and Germany, and lay the groundwork for World War II." Sm4to.

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