The Battle of Verdun
The French fortress complex at Verdun was situated in a large salient on the Western Front. In 1916 the German commander on the Western Front, General von Falkenhayn, decided to ...
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In Military Terms was anything achieved by the British at the Battle of the Somme"
There have been many arguments since 1916, nearly 80 years ago about whether the Battle of the Somme was a success o...
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The traditional view of the Somme is that it was the point where the outlook on the war went from a patriotic view of the war to a war that they were only fighting because it was compulsory. Most p...
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Did the Battle of the Somme contribute to the allied victory in the First World War"
The Battle of the Somme was a very significant battle in the war and is remembered as being the biggest and most ...
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