Battle of Verdun: the Price of Glory, 1916
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On February 21, 1916, gunfire sounded on the right bank of the Meuse River, and the Battle of Verdun, known as the "meat grinder" in World War I, began. The battle lasted for October and resulted in the highest number of casualties per square foot of the war at over 700,000. The soldiers once thought that the battle would never end until the last German and the last French killed each other. This book gives a panoramic description of this terrible battle, covering all aspects of the situation before and after the war, strategy and tactics, transportation, air and land battles, suffering and glory, generals and soldiers, etc. In the author's writing, De Leon fought to death in the forest, Kunze's legendary break-in to Fort Douaumont, Joubert watched fighter planes fly in the hell of Mount Muerte, and Renard released the last heroic carrier pigeon in Warburg... These legendary scenes appear on the page one by one, and the vivid characters shake people's hearts with their fate and character. The book also criticizes the arrogance and folly of both warring parties, and provides a profound reflection on the tragic war and the fate of mankind. The Battle of Verdun is the key to understanding the Great War, a concentrated release of all its violent energy. It broke the backbone of a generation of French people and became the origin of the German Blitzkrieg in World War II. Its influence has not completely dissipated to this day.
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