tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606956.post3613005789303279796..comments2024-03-29T05:51:56.612-04:00Comments on A Large Regular: 100th Anniversary of the Battle of VerdunUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606956.post-52993115716757179012016-02-24T08:29:18.785-05:002016-02-24T08:29:18.785-05:00Thanks for suggesting The Great War videos. They a...Thanks for suggesting The Great War videos. They are fantastic!chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00098290764554181807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606956.post-12654337842156682462016-02-22T10:52:03.695-05:002016-02-22T10:52:03.695-05:00Actually I recently re-read The Guns of August and...Actually I recently re-read The Guns of August and re-listened to the Blueprint for Armageddon podcast by Dan Carlin's Hardcore History.<br /><br />I'll have to watch The Great War series and I'll add The Price of Glory to my Amazon Wish List.<br /><br />Thanks!chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00098290764554181807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606956.post-67523911577955354662016-02-21T08:41:30.523-05:002016-02-21T08:41:30.523-05:00May i presume that you are watching The Great War ...May i presume that you are watching The Great War serial on Youtube?Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16180224934549424736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606956.post-50258760758966199972016-02-21T08:39:22.315-05:002016-02-21T08:39:22.315-05:00Falkenhayn was a strange choice as Chief of Staff....Falkenhayn was a strange choice as Chief of Staff. He was prickly and secretive, and was put into the position largely to block Hindenburg/Ludendorff. From what I've read, he deliberately restricted Wilhelm's use of manpower in order to prolong the battle. the artillery was supposed to be the real killer, no pun intended. Massing guns on a narrow front had been proven effective on the Eastern Front and looked like a winning tactic. If the battle ended in a decisive and (relatively) short German victory, then the French would stop sending men into the meatgrinder, which Verdun literally was. Entire villages were completely destroyed, leaving no trace they had ever been there.<br /><br />I read an excellent book on Verdun a couple of years ago, The Price of Glory, by Alistair Horne. I highly recommend it.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16180224934549424736noreply@blogger.com