A book published to mark the 110th anniversary of the legendary battle brings to light many images taken by army photographers. Le Monde is presenting several of these photographs, offering a glimpse ...
The thundering of cannons could be heard 150 kilometers away.The chief of the German General Staff, Erich von Falkenhayn, had ...
A group of French wounded soldiers waiting to be evacuated from the fort of Tavannes after the first dressings. Battle of Verdun, 1916. A group of French wounded soldiers waiting to be evacuated from ...
“Neither in France nor in Germany, up to the present moment, has the whole story of the battle been told, describing its vicissitudes, and following step by step the development of the stirring drama.
"The war to end all wars" — World War I, which cost an estimated 40 million lives — is now more than a century in the past. While there are no more survivors to share their stories first-hand, WWI ...
World War I, the "war to end all wars," ended on Nov. 11, 1918, which is why we (and many other countries) celebrate veterans on this day. The battlefields of Verdun in France provide a poignant ...
The Battle of Verdun began in February 1916, and lasted ten months. It was the lengthiest battle during World War I, claiming around 700,000 dead, wounded, or missing soldiers. The multiplayer ...
Verdun, the highly rated World War I shooter on Steam, is headed to the PS4 next week, just a week ahead of Battlefield 1’s own visit to the Great War and the killing fields of early twentieth century ...