Battle of Verdun: Feb-Dec. 1916. 378 000 casualties a piece for the French and Germans.

Alistair Horne's 'Price of Glory' and Paul Jankowski's 'Verdun' are both good books on the battle. However, please, please, avoid John Mosier's book on Verdun at all costs.

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