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Verdun - Fort Douaumont

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  • "Fort Douaumont-Verdun"
  • "Fort Douaumont"
  • "Verdun"

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  • "This book details the history of Fort Douaumont and the men who fought there, providing a detailed narrative of Battle of Verdun, the fall of Fort Douaumont, and the bombardment by French forces compelling the Germans to retreat. It covers critical units and individuals and provides four different car tours of differing lengths and alternative routes. Numerous maps and various aerial and technical drawings accompany this guide of the battlefield."
  • ""The battle, which lasted from 21 February to 15 December 1916, was a turning point in the First World War, and Fort Douaumont was at the heart of it. In 1914 the fort was the strongest and most modern of the fortifications around Verdun and it formed the keystone of the French defence in the area. Using both French and German sources, Christina Holstein introduces ... the fortress system around Verdun, explains the construction, reinforcement and armament of Fort Douaumont and describes its surprise capture by the Germans in February 1916. Its loss was a terrible blow to French morale and their repeated attempts to retake the fort are portrayed in graphic detail. As the months ground on and the Battle of Verdun turned into stalemate, the desire to keep or to recapture Fort Douaumont, whatever the cost, became the reason for both sides to go on fighting ... [This book] provides insight into the brutal nature of the struggle -- and into the soldiers ... who took part in it"--Publisher's website."

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  • "History"
  • "Bildband"
  • "Guidebooks"
  • "Führer"

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  • "Verdun - Fort Douaumont"
  • "Verdun-Fort Douaumont"
  • "Verdun, Fort Douaumont"
  • "Verdun : Fort Douaumont"

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