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 Battle of Verdun, a massive German onslaught in northeastern France meant to gain a decisive final victory on the Western Front in World War I, began on this day in history, Feb. 21, 1916. It is ...
"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 ...
FeatureThe drug has a strong hold on this city in the Meuse departement, where one of World War I's largest battles took place. An old and deep-rooted drug-dealing phenomenon is growing and ...
There is no quick route by which one may approach Verdun. No superhighway passes through this sleepy town, nor do any of France’s fabled “Trains de Grande Vitesse” stop here. There is only the local ...
With noble intentions but scrappy delivery, Verdun is a bit of a mess. On Sunday, I went to Nomansland. I didn't know I was going to Nomansland, in fact I didn't know it even existed as anything other ...
No game has ever captured the feel of trench-based warfare as well as Verdun. It feels like they’ll never stop coming. Through my rifle’s oversized scope I watch German after German bob and weave ...