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Book SynopsisPaul Jankowski offers a fresh look at Verdun, one of the longest and bloodiest battles of the First World War, in a book that will surely become the standard work on the topic.
Trade ReviewA scholarly but readable account of something quite extraordinary. A valuable and valued addition to the growing library of WW1 literature. * Books Monthly *
Impressive. * Max Hastings, The Sunday Times *
Jankowski is abundantly qualified to present a new standard work on the subject. A well-respected scholar of French politics and culture, he has delved deeply into the contemporary sources from that nation, but he is no less at home in the copious German archives. The writing throughout is of the highest order, to a degree that may startle any reader with a dated stereotype of military history as a mechanical recounting of military formations. * Books & Culture *
The first major study of the battle to appear in English for many years, and the first to draw fully on archival research on both sides... A thoughtful, original, and moving account, full of insights into the course of the fighting and its subsequent commemoration and impact. * David Stevenson, author of Cataclysm: The First World War as Political Tragedy *
Jankowski has written a superb, definitive popular account of Verdun through the eyes of soldiers, military leaders, and citizens of the two nations. * Publishers Weekly *
Table of ContentsIntroduction ; I. The Three Hundred Days of Verdun ; II. Verdun under German Eyes ; III. Verdun under French Eyes ; IV. The Offensive Trap ; V. The Prestige Trap ; VI. The Attritional Trap ; VII. The Nightmare ; VIII. Rancor ; IX. Warning Signals ; X. Enemies ; XI. Circles of Loyalty ; Epilogue ; Appendix ; Acknowledgments ; Bibliography
