The Battle of Verdun, a massive German onslaught in northeastern France meant to gain a decisive final victory on the Western Front in World War I, began on this day in history, Feb. 21, 1916. It is ...

Artillery would play a central role in the German battle plan – first by breaking up French fixed and improvised defenses to allow German infantry to advance and seize the strategic high ground above ...

World News A poisoned memorial to World War I: The forests of Verdun The guns of World War I fell silent 100 years ago here, but a quiet battle still smolders on in this forest. Roots of trees and ...

It was one of the ghastly ironies of the First World War that, as the Allies were planning a huge offensive to end the war at the Somme, the Germans were preparing a similar offensive at Verdun – so ...

World War I, once heralded as “the war to end all wars,” ended on Nov. 11, 1918, which is why we (and many other countries) celebrate veterans on this day. Many millions died during the horrific war ...

“If Verdun is taken, what a disaster!” warned France’s President Raymond Poincaré. “If it is saved, how can we ever forget the price?” In the crudest ten months of World War I, Verdun was saved. But ...

The Battle of Verdun began in February 1916, and lasted ten months. It was the lengthiest battle during World War I, claiming around 700,000 dead, wounded, or missing soldiers. The multiplayer ...