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In this provocative, controversial reexamination of one of the longest and bloodiest engagements of World War I, an award-winning historian uncovers ...Show synopsisIn this provocative, controversial reexamination of one of the longest and bloodiest engagements of World War I, an award-winning historian uncovers the insidious effect of French pride and arrogance on the battle and on the future of Europe. of photos. Maps.Hide synopsis
The Road to Verdun: World War I's Most Momentous Battle and the Folly of Nationalism (Doubleday Books) – Hardcover (2002)
by
Ian Ousby
Hardcover, Doubleday Books 2002
English
416 pages
ISBN: 0385503938 ISBN-13: 9780385503938
In this provocative, controversial reexamination of one of the longest and bloodiest engagements of World War I, an award-winning historian uncovers the insidious effect of French pride and arrogance on the battle and on the future of Europe. of photos. Maps.In this provocative, controversial reexamination of one of the longest and bloodiest engagements of World War I, an award-winning historian uncovers the insidious effect of French pride and arrogance on the battle and on the future of Europe. of photos. Maps.Hide
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Lots of speculative views into the national character of the French and why Verdun became such a mythic battle, even though it was far from either the deadliest battle (The Somme killed far more) or the deadliest period (excelled by Oct-Dec 1914 and 1915). Engrossing and persuasive.
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At a time when nationalism seems to be having some kind of inexplicable vogue in certain circles, this book is a very salutary reminder of just what are the usual results of nationalistic feelings when set loose in the idiot's delight of international politics. Besides this, it's a very compelling ...
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