I believe he makes some solid points in favor of his views, and I enjoyed the mental exercise of re-examining some of the enduring and accepted ideas about the war. I’m not a serious student of World War I, so I won’t attempt to support or debunk the author’s revisionist theories. Horne is rapidly beginning to get more and more into information that will directly relate to the 1916 battle at Verdun, but what is presented really doesn't relate to the chapter title and organizationally speaking probably would have been better suited to being part of the first chapter to provide background information to introduce the book. Instead, too often I found myself sighing inwardly and shaking my head. ![]() Had he remained mostly unemotional, simply stating his opinion that these men were inadequate to the task and giving some examples as to why he felt that way, I would have been more inclined to weigh his views carefully. The Battle of Verdun: A Captivating Guide to the Longest and Largest Battle of World War 1 That Took Place on the Western Front Between Germ (Hardcover). While many may agree with him, in my view the author weakens his overall argument by succumbing to the temptation to take shots at these figures. In fact, I spent much of my time reading with my trusty copy of Collins Atlas of Military History at my side.Īlso, the author evidences obvious distaste for some of the major figures involved in the war, notably Joffre and Haig. There is a serious lack of maps - in the Kindle edition at least - and those that are included did not help me to better understand the situations discussed. A deeply transporting novel about love and identity, truth and consequences, The Verdun Affair is a page-turning and vividly imagined literary romance that. He was most recently a creative consultant and on-screen commentator for The Great War, on the PBS American Experience television series. Longstanding readers of this blog know I don’t spend as much time with my reviews of traditionally published works as I do with those of Indie authors, a community which I’m proud to be a part of.Īlthough much of this book is highly readable and engrossing, examining the war from a fairly high altitude and not becoming bogged down in small details, prior knowledge of the war’s major events and personalities is recommended. Alan Axelrod is the author of many books on leadership, history, military history, biography, including How America Won World War I (Lyons Press, 2018) and The Battle of the Somme (Lyons Press, 2016). ![]() One of the main points the author is at pains to make is that there was really a series of engagements rather than the single action accepted by many. Yet it is also one of the most complex and misunderstood. ![]() John Mosier’s Verdun: The Lost History Of the Most Important Battle of World War I 1914-1918 is an interesting study that attempts to revisit some longstanding beliefs about The Great War in general and the battle of Verdun in particular. Read by Wes Talbot Alongside Waterloo and Gettysburg, the Battle of Verdun during World War I stands as one of historys greatest clashes.
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