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Verdun 1916
Verdun 1916
Verdun 1916
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1916 was a year of killing. The British remember the Somme, but earlier in the year the heart of the French army was ripped out by the Germans at Verdun. The garrison city in northeastern France was the focus of a massive German attack; the French fought back ferociously, leading to a battle that would permanently scar the French psyche. Using original French sources and eyewitness accounts from both sides, Malcolm Brown brings the horror of Verdun into vivid focus.
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Release dateNov 1, 2003
ISBN9780750962513
Verdun 1916
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Malcolm Brown

Malcolm Brown is Director of Mission and Public Affairs for the Church of England and a senior staff representative on the Archbishop’s Commission.

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