VERDUN 1914: The Opening Moves

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An expert-led guide to early WWI battles around Verdun, combining rich narrative, battlefield tours, and detailed mapping. Focuses on the little-known fighting in the Verdun area in the first weeks of the First World War and the German attempts to overcome the entrenched camp without a frontal attack. Beginning with the devastating Battle of the Frontiers, follows the French retreat to the Marne, where their desperate resistance in the Revigny Gap and at Vaux-Marie Farm prevented a breakthrough. Then details how the Germans captured the important town of St Mihiel and established a bridgehead on the River Meuse. Contains 200 mono illustrations.