LEADER 02633nam 2200553 450 001 9910811376903321 005 20230803022749.0 010 $a0-19-931691-0 010 $a0-19-931690-2 035 $a(CKB)2550000001180224 035 $a(EBL)1591071 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001084829 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12480333 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001084829 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11036465 035 $a(PQKB)11163404 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1591071 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1591071 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10825605 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL560338 035 $a(OCoLC)868068313 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001180224 100 $a20140115d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aVerdun $ethe longest battle of the Great War /$fPaul Jankowski 210 1$aNew York :$cOxford University Press,$d2013. 210 4$dİ2013 215 $a1 online resource (345 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-931689-9 311 $a1-306-29087-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; Contents; Timeline; Introduction; 1. The Three Hundred Days of Verdun; 2. Verdun under German Eyes; 3. Verdun under French Eyes; 4. The Offensive Trap; 5. The Prestige Trap; 6. The Attritional Trap; 7. The Nightmare; 8. Rancor; 9. Warning Signals; 10. Enemies; 11. Circles of Loyalty; Epilogue; Acknowledgments; Appendix on Sources; List of Abbreviations; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; Y; Z 330 $aAt seven o'clock in the morning on February 21, 1916, the ground in northern France began to shake. For the next ten hours, twelve hundred German guns showered shells on a salient in French lines. The massive weight of explosives collapsed dugouts, obliterated trenches, severed communication wires, and drove men mad. As the barrage lifted, German troops moved forward, darting from shell crater to shell crater. The battle of Verdun had begun. In Verdun, historian Paul Jankowski provides the definitive account of the iconic battle of World War I. A leading expert on the French past, Jankowski co 606 $aVerdun, Battle of, Verdun, France, 1916 615 0$aVerdun, Battle of, Verdun, France, 1916. 676 $a940.4/272 700 $aJankowski$b Paul$f1950-$01643819 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910811376903321 996 $aVerdun$93989299 997 $aUNINA