German strategy and the path to Verdun

Cambridge University Press

2007

x, 301 pages

Cambridge military histories

9780521044363

For almost 90 years, the battle of Verdun has been synonymous with senseless slaughter. By examining the development of German military ideas from the Franco-German War in 1871 to the First World War, this book offers an unprecedented understanding of one of the bloodiest battles of the twentieth century.

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