Verdun: The Lost History of the Most Important Battle of World War I, 1914-1918

by John Mosier

Book Overview

Alongside Waterloo and Gettysburg, the Battle of Verdun during the First World War stands as one of history s greatest clashes. Yet it is also one of the most complex and misunderstood, in a war only imperfectly grasped. Conventional wisdom holds that the battle began in February 1916 and lasted until December, when the victorious French wrested all the territory they had lost back from the Germans. In fact, says historian John Mosier, from the very...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0451414624
• ISBN13: 9780451414625
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: New American Library
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 5.6" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 12 and higher