For Australians and New Zealanders, its Gallipoli. For the British and Canadians, it’s the Somme. For France, perhaps one of the most important battles in its recent history was the Battle of ...

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.

NEW YORK, May 31, 1916 (UP) - Today, the 101st day of the battle of Verdun, sees the Germans slowly but continuously creeping upon the great French fortress, which in defensive strength is second ...

France marked the centenary of the Battle of Verdun on Sunday, exactly 100 years on from the first shots fired in World War I’s longest battle, which became a symbol of resistance and suffering.

Fought from February into December of 1916, Verdun was the longest battle of the war and one of the costliest in human history. Between them, the Germans and the French suffered more than 700,000 ...

Mosier claims that the battle of Verdun began with the 1914 semi-fictional battle of the Marne and lasted through October, 1918, when the Americans crossed the Meuse. The crux of the book is summed up ...

Any parallel between Verdun and Bakhmut is of course imprecise. In 1916 the battlefield lay outside the town, in orchards and woods above Verdun; Bakhmut is an urban battle, fought amid blocks of ...