The Road to Verdun: World War I's Most Momentous Battle and the Folly of Nationalism by Ian Ousby

The Road to Verdun: World War I's Most Momentous Battle and the Folly of Nationalism

Ian Ousby

432 pages first pub 2002 (editions)

nonfiction history informative slow-paced
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On February 21, 1916, the Germans launched a surprise offensive at Verdun, an important fortress in northeastern France, sparking a brutal and protracted conflict that would claim more than 700,000 victims. The carnage had little impact on the cou...

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