The need to hold on to every inch of French soil and to The army into a model of its former self from the glory days of So humiliated was France, herĪrmy, and her officer corps that the military leaders sought to reinvent The French Army's death grip on Verdun can be traced back to The Battle of Verdun nearly rang the death knell for the French Lasting impacts of the battle and their demoralizing effects on bothĪrmies. Military leaders were unwilling or unable to grasp the Of soldiers into the fray, regardless of the number of casualties Military leaders, who seemed perfectly willing to throw endless numbers
The book describes the ineptness of the belligerents' senior Leaders that adequately frames the events leading to Verdun in Februaryġ916. Provides the necessary backstory, with an emphasis on the French senior The author, a World War II veteran and noted European historian, His descriptions of battlefeld conditions, the weaponry used,Īnd their effects on troops paint a vivid picture of the hardships faced In it, and the decisions they made before and during the bitter 10-monthīattle.
The Price of Glory, by Sir Alistair Horne, provides voluminousĭetails of the Battle of Verdun, the French and German leaders involved The Price of Glory, by Sir Alistair Horne, Penguin Books, 1964, MLA style: "The Price of Glory." The Free Library.
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