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By April 1916, the Battle of Verdun had become a grinding struggle of attrition, killing, on average, a thousand men every day for 300 days.
In this episode we follow the battle to its shattering conclusion: desperate struggles for the prized forts, catastrophes for both sides, and a final chapter that will decide the fate of Verdun.
Using 3D graphics, we get up close to the artillery that defined the battle — from Germany's monstrous Big Bertha, whose shockwaves shattered windows two miles away, to France's veteran De Bange 155mm cannon, whose crews proved decisive at critical moments.
We discover how leadership, logistics, and sheer endurance shaped the outcome — and ask what 300,000 dead, and ten months of unimaginable suffering, ultimately achieved.
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📚 Recommended reading:
'Verdun: The Longest Battle of the Great War' by Paul Jankowski - US: bookshop.org/a/99532/9780190619718 / UK: uk.bookshop.org/a/12275/9780190619718
'The Price of Glory: Verdun 1916' by Alistair Horne - US: bookshop.org/a/99532/9780140170412 / UK: uk.bookshop.org/a/12275/9780140170412
'The Fortifications of Verdun 1874-1917' by Clayton Donnell - US: bookshop.org/a/99532/9781849084123 / UK: uk.bookshop.org/a/12275/9781849084123
'The Great War 1914-1918' by Peter Hart - US: bookshop.org/a/99532/9780190227357 / UK: uk.bookshop.org/a/12275/9781846682476
'Walking in the Footsteps of the Fallen: Verdun 1916' by Christina Holstein - US: bookshop.org/a/99532/9781526717061 / UK: uk.bookshop.org/a/12275/9781526717047
'Verdun 1916: They Shall Not Pass' by William Martin - US: amazon.com/Verdun-1916-They-shall-Campaign/dp/185532993X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2OPB9O0CKSX9K&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.b1njt9w6MjjrItlzs1_qVTxSdbulgInPC_bVTeFae93i54AemY29OHD4T__mdX8GpkP1NiKKiAVmfrNYGuEUj4yPAbu28PF1C5A6yaBCzmbPF-Ejzl827OXAGmeIJK65IvqjHKzrZ7dXUmb5TZBmJ0a2uJ_PpuMowTrZFjWCuBtPxoIyUpaQXFk30sbZWHhT8WipPbgM5haX79529F5-OQ.g4W7U2a-CdRFG0DXw0K6Phm68UpSw2JFNjYw4Yfa33o&dib_tag=se&keywords=verdun+william+martin&qid=1777565440&sprefix=verdun+william+martin%2Caps%2C203&sr=8-1 UK: amazon.co.uk/Verdun-1916-Campaign-31-Aug-2001-Paperback/dp/B013PQN29G
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By April 1916, the Battle of Verdun had become a grinding struggle of attrition, killing, on average, a thousand men every day for 300 days.
In this episode we follow the battle to its shattering conclusion: desperate struggles for the prized forts, catastrophes for both sides, and a final chapter that will decide the fate of Verdun.
Using 3D graphics, we get up close to the artillery that defined the battle — from Germany's monstrous Big Bertha, whose shockwaves shattered windows two miles away, to France's veteran De Bange 155mm cannon, whose crews proved decisive at critical moments.
We discover how leadership, logistics, and sheer endurance shaped the outcome — and ask what 300,000 dead, and ten months of unimaginable suffering, ultimately achieved.
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📚 Recommended reading:
'Verdun: The Longest Battle of the Great War' by Paul Jankowski - US: bookshop.org/a/99532/9780190619718 / UK: uk.bookshop.org/a/12275/9780190619718
'The Price of Glory: Verdun 1916' by Alistair Horne - US: bookshop.org/a/99532/9780140170412 / UK: uk.bookshop.org/a/12275/9780140170412
'The Fortifications of Verdun 1874-1917' by Clayton Donnell - US: bookshop.org/a/99532/9781849084123 / UK: uk.bookshop.org/a/12275/9781849084123
'The Great War 1914-1918' by Peter Hart - US: bookshop.org/a/99532/9780190227357 / UK: uk.bookshop.org/a/12275/9781846682476
'Walking in the Footsteps of the Fallen: Verdun 1916' by Christina Holstein - US: bookshop.org/a/99532/9781526717061 / UK: uk.bookshop.org/a/12275/9781526717047
'Verdun 1916: They Shall Not Pass' by William Martin - US: amazon.com/Verdun-1916-They-shall-Campaign/dp/185532993X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2OPB9O0CKSX9K&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.b1njt9w6MjjrItlzs1_qVTxSdbulgInPC_bVTeFae93i54AemY29OHD4T__mdX8GpkP1NiKKiAVmfrNYGuEUj4yPAbu28PF1C5A6yaBCzmbPF-Ejzl827OXAGmeIJK65IvqjHKzrZ7dXUmb5TZBmJ0a2uJ_PpuMowTrZFjWCuBtPxoIyUpaQXFk30sbZWHhT8WipPbgM5haX79529F5-OQ.g4W7U2a-CdRFG0DXw0K6Phm68UpSw2JFNjYw4Yfa33o&dib_tag=se&keywords=verdun+william+martin&qid=1777565440&sprefix=verdun+william+martin%2Caps%2C203&sr=8-1 UK: amazon.co.uk/Verdun-1916-Campaign-31-Aug-2001-Paperback/dp/B013PQN29G
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