Planted with German pine from the Black Forest as part of war reparations, the forest of Verdun was, from its inception, a symbol of healing and commemoration. “It’s allowed us to conserve all that’s ...

“French jokes” are endemic to pop culture in both Britain and the United States. Whether it’s Groundskeeper Willie calling them “cheese-eating surrender monkeys” or Blackadder snarking about how the ...

World War I, once heralded as “the war to end all wars,” ended on Nov. 11, 1918, which is why we (and many other countries) celebrate veterans on this day. Many millions died during the horrific war ...

The Battle of Verdun, a massive German onslaught in northeastern France meant to gain a decisive final victory on the Western Front in World War I, began on this day in history, Feb. 21, 1916. It is ...

It was one of the ghastly ironies of the First World War that, as the Allies were planning a huge offensive to end the war at the Somme, the Germans were preparing a similar offensive at Verdun – so ...

Oxford & New York: Oxford University Press, 2014. Pp. xii, 324. Illus., maps, chron., notes, biblio., index. $34.95. ISBN: 0199316899 An Outstanding Account of the ...

Step into the trenches with Verdun, a 1v1 and 2v2 trick-taking game that immerses you in the harrowing battlefields of World War I. Representing the German and French armies, players must navigate ...

Nov. 11 marks the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I — “the war to end all wars,” which cost an estimated 40 million lives. While there are no more survivors to tell us their stories, WWI ...

Hundreds of volunteers from 18 countries have gathered in the northeastern French town of Verdun to keep alive the memory of those who fought under appalling conditions in World War I. Re-enactors ...