The Battle of Verdun (1914-1918)

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Credits

Produced by Brian Coe, David Tipple and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net

Language

English

LoC Class

D501: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: World War I (1914-1918)

Subject

Verdun (France) -- Guidebooks

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 53408

Release Date

October 30, 2016

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.ILLUSTRATED MICHELIN GUIDES TO THE BATTLE-FIELDS (1914–1918)
2. 2.VERDUN — ORIGIN AND POLITICAL HISTORY — CHIEF MILITARY EVENTS — THE WAR OF 1914–1918 — THE BATTLE OF VERDUN — THE GERMAN OFFENSIVE — 1.—The Central Attack — 2.—The General Attack — FRENCH COUNTER-OFFENSIVES—CLEARING VERDUN — The French Offensive of October 24th, 1916, on the Right Bank of the Meuse — The French Offensive of December 15th, 1916, on the Right Bank of the Meuse — The French Offensive of August 20th, 1917 — The American Offensive of September 26th, 1918 — The Franco-American Offensive of October, 1918 — CONCLUSION — Verdun Decorated
3. 3.A VISIT TO THE CITY OF VERDUN — VISIT TO THE CITY — Hôtel-de-Ville — THE CATHEDRAL ( hist. mon. ) — The Entrance Portal — The Towers — The Apse of the Great Choir — The Great Nave and two Choirs — The South Aisle and Holy Sacrament Chapel — The Bishop’s Palace — The Cloister ( Hist. Mon. 13th and 14th centuries) — THE CITADELLE — The Citadel during the War — From the Place Mazel to St. Victor’s Gate
4. 4.VISIT TO THE BATTLEFIELD — 1st ITINERARY: THE RIGHT BANK OF THE MEUSE AND THE FORTS — I.—From Verdun to Tavannes Fort — II.—From Tavannes Fort to Vaux Fort — III.—From Vaux Fort to Souville Fort — IV.—From Souville Fort to Vaux Village and Pond — V.—From Vaux Village to Douaumont Fort — DOUAUMONT FORT — VI.—From Douaumont Fort to Bras and Samogneux — Louvemont and Poivre Hill — VII.—From Bras to Verdun — 2nd ITINERARY: THE LEFT BANK OF THE MEUSE — I.—From Verdun to Charny — II.—From Charny to Cumières — III.—From Cumières to Chattancourt and Mort-Homme — IV.—From Mort-Homme to Esnes. — V.—From Esnes to Montfaucon, via Hill 304 — HILL 304 — Montfaucon — VI.—From Montfaucon to Avocourt — VII.—Avocourt to Aubréville — VIII.—From Aubréville to Verdun
5. 5.CONTENTS
6. 6.APPENDIX

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