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Battle of Fort Vaux (Verdun)
The fight for Fort Vaux, one of the most famous episodes in the Battle of Verdun, has achieved almost legendary status in French military history. The heroic resistance put up by the fort's commander, Major Raynal, and his small, isolated garrison in the face of repeated German assaults was remarkable at the time, and it is still seen as an outstanding example of gallantry and determination. In this precise, accessible account, Christina Holstein, one of the leading authorities on the Verdun battlefield and its monuments, reconstructs the fight for the fort in graphic day-by-day detail.
Readers are given a vivid sense of the sequence of events, the intense experience of the defenders, and a wider understanding of the importance of Fort Vaux in the context of the German 1916 offensive. The bitter fight for the fort is one of the most famous episodes in the Battle of Verdun, and it has achieved almost legendary status in French military history.
Major Raynal and his small, isolated garrison put up a heroic resistance against repeated German assaults, which is still seen as an outstanding example of gallantry and determination. Christina Holstein, one of the leading authorities on the Verdun battlefield and its monuments, provides a precise and accessible account, reconstructing the fight for the fort in graphic day-by-day detail.
Visitors to the Verdun battlefield can get an insight into the extraordinary events that took place there almost a century ago. The account gives readers a vivid sense of the sequence of events, the intense experience of the defenders, and a wider understanding of the importance of Fort Vaux in the context of the German 1916 offensive.
The fight for Fort Vaux was a remarkable episode in the Battle of Verdun, and it has achieved almost legendary status in French military history. Major Raynal and his small, isolated garrison displayed heroic resistance against repeated German assaults, which is still seen as an outstanding example of gallantry and determination.
In her precise and accessible account, Christina Holstein, one of the leading authorities on the Verdun battlefield and its monuments, reconstructs the fight for the fort in graphic day-by-day detail. Readers are given a vivid sense of the sequence of events, the intense experience of the defenders, and a wider understanding of the importance of Fort Vaux in the context of the German 1916 offensive.
The fight for Fort Vaux is one of the most famous episodes in the Battle of Verdun, and it has achieved almost legendary status in French military history. The heroic resistance put up by the fort's commander, Major Raynal, and his small, isolated garrison in the face of repeated German assaults was remarkable at the time, and it is still seen as an outstanding example of gallantry and determination.
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| Attribute | Value | ||||
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| publisher | Pen & Sword Military; Illustrated edition (May 19, 2012) | ||||
| publication_date | May 19, 2012 | ||||
| language | English | ||||
| file_size | 14537 KB | ||||
| text_to_speech | Enabled | ||||
| screen_reader | Supported | ||||
| enhanced_typesetting | Enabled | ||||
| x_ray | Not Enabled | ||||
| word_wise | Enabled | ||||
| sticky_notes | On Kindle Scribe | ||||
| print_length | 372 pages | ||||
| best_sellers_rank | #1,288,152 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store) #450 in History of New England U.S. #919 in World War I History (Kindle Store) #2,996 in World War I History (Books) | ||||
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