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The Battle of Verdun represents the worst of trench warfare and the suffering of the soldiers in the minds of millions – and for many, the cruel futility of the First World War. But why did Germany decide to attack Verdun in the first place and why didn't they stop after their initial attack failed?
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Bourlet, Michaël. Verdun 1916. La guerre de mouvement dans un mouchoir de poche. 2023.
Krumeich, Gerd. «SAIGNER LA FRANCE»? MYTHES ET RÉALITÉ DE LA STRATÉGIE ALLEMANDE DE LA BATAILLE DE VERDUN, » Guerres mondiales et conflits contemporains, No. 182 (Avril 1996), pp. 17-29
Holstein, Christina. “The Battle of Verdun” Salient Points, vol 2 (12): 35-45.
Horne, Alastair. The Price of Glory. Verdun 1916. 1993 (1962).
Eberholst, Nicolai. “Ragnarok”. Salient Points, vol 2 (12): 65-70.
Lyons, Alex. “Twelve Days in Hell.” Salient Points, vol 2 (12): 77-84.
Bruce, Robert B. “To the Last Limits of Their Strength The French Army and the Logistics of Attrition at the Battle of Verdun 21 February – 18 December 1916.” Army History, no. 45, 1998, pp. 9–21.
Julien, Elise. “Verdun, Site of Memory.” International Encyclopedia of the First World War, 1 Apr. 2021, encyclopedia.1914-1918-online.net/article/verdun_site_of_memory.
Martin, William. Verdun 1916: “They Shall Not Pass.” (2001).
von Mellenthin, H. H. “Verdun: The Epic of the War.” Current History (1916-1940), vol. 4, no. 3, 1916, pp. 432–37.
Maufrais, Louis, et Martine Veillet. J’étais médecin dans les tranchées. 2008.
Afflerbach, Holger. Auf Messers Schneide. Wie das Deutsche Reich den Ersten Weltkrieg verlor (2018)
Lunn, Joe. Memoirs of the Maelstrom. A Senegalese Oral History of the First World War. (1999).
Osburg, Rolf-Rüdiger. Hineingeworfen. Der Erste Weltkrieg in den Erinnerungen seiner Teilnehmer. 2009.
Hart, Peter. The Great War 1914-1918. 2014.
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The Battle of Verdun represents the worst of trench warfare and the suffering of the soldiers in the minds of millions – and for many, the cruel futility of the First World War. But why did Germany decide to attack Verdun in the first place and why didn't they stop after their initial attack failed?
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Patreon: patreon.com/realtimehistory
Nebula: nebula.tv/the-great-war
» THANKS TO OUR CO-PRODUCERS
David Garfinkle, Raymond Martin, Konstantin Bredyuk, Lisa Anderson, Brad Durbin, Jeremy K Jones, Murray Godfrey, John Ozment, Stephen Parker, Mavrides, Kristina Colburn, Stefan Jackowski, Cardboard, William Kincade, William Wallace, Daniel L Garza, Chris Daley, Malcolm Swan, Christoph Wolf, Simen Røste, Jim F Barlow, Taylor Allen, Adam Smith, James Giliberto, Albert B. Knapp MD, Tobias Wildenblanck, Richard L Benkin, Marco Kuhnert, Matt Barnes, Ramon Rijkhoek, Jan, Scott Deederly, gsporie, Kekoa, Bruce G. Hearns, Hans Broberg, Fogeltje
» SOURCES
Bourlet, Michaël. Verdun 1916. La guerre de mouvement dans un mouchoir de poche. 2023.
Krumeich, Gerd. «SAIGNER LA FRANCE»? MYTHES ET RÉALITÉ DE LA STRATÉGIE ALLEMANDE DE LA BATAILLE DE VERDUN, » Guerres mondiales et conflits contemporains, No. 182 (Avril 1996), pp. 17-29
Holstein, Christina. “The Battle of Verdun” Salient Points, vol 2 (12): 35-45.
Horne, Alastair. The Price of Glory. Verdun 1916. 1993 (1962).
Eberholst, Nicolai. “Ragnarok”. Salient Points, vol 2 (12): 65-70.
Lyons, Alex. “Twelve Days in Hell.” Salient Points, vol 2 (12): 77-84.
Bruce, Robert B. “To the Last Limits of Their Strength The French Army and the Logistics of Attrition at the Battle of Verdun 21 February – 18 December 1916.” Army History, no. 45, 1998, pp. 9–21.
Julien, Elise. “Verdun, Site of Memory.” International Encyclopedia of the First World War, 1 Apr. 2021, encyclopedia.1914-1918-online.net/article/verdun_site_of_memory.
Martin, William. Verdun 1916: “They Shall Not Pass.” (2001).
von Mellenthin, H. H. “Verdun: The Epic of the War.” Current History (1916-1940), vol. 4, no. 3, 1916, pp. 432–37.
Maufrais, Louis, et Martine Veillet. J’étais médecin dans les tranchées. 2008.
Afflerbach, Holger. Auf Messers Schneide. Wie das Deutsche Reich den Ersten Weltkrieg verlor (2018)
Lunn, Joe. Memoirs of the Maelstrom. A Senegalese Oral History of the First World War. (1999).
Osburg, Rolf-Rüdiger. Hineingeworfen. Der Erste Weltkrieg in den Erinnerungen seiner Teilnehmer. 2009.
Hart, Peter. The Great War 1914-1918. 2014.
» OUR SISTER CHANNEL
youtube.com/realtimehistory
»CREDITS
Presented by: Jesse Alexander
Written by: Jesse Alexander
Director: Toni Steller
Editing: Philipp Appelt
Motion Design: Philipp Appelt
Mixing, Mastering & Sound Design: above-zero.com
Research by: Jesse Alexander
Fact checking: Florian Wittig
Executive Producer: Florian Wittig
Channel Design: Yves Thimian
Contains licensed material by getty images, AP and Reuters
Maps: MapTiler/OpenStreetMap Contributors & GEOlayers3
All rights reserved - Real Time History GmbH 2024
