Monday, May 30, 2011

The Fortifications of Verdun, 1874-1917, Clayton Donnell.

The Fortifications of Verdun, 1874-1917, Clayton Donnell.

A study of the fortifications of Verdun, from the first modern works after the Franco-Prussian War to the brutal siege of 1916 and on to the modern preservation of the battlefield. Has some interesting material on the way in which fortifications developed in response to the appearance of high explosive shells fired from rifled artillery as well as on the appearance of the forts during the First World War and the siege itself.

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