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Late Modern History

The Battle of Verdun: One of the greatest battles in World War I

The 21st of February, 1916, marks the date in which one of the greatest battles of World War I commenced in the French city of Verdun. This town, of only 22.000 inhabitants, was about to witness first hand the full power and devastation of the war in a battle that Read more…

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