Article: WWI France – Verdun

The link below is to an article that takes a look at the Verdun battlefield in France.

For more visit:
http://www.urbanghostsmedia.com/2013/02/battlefields-then-and-now-verdun-france/

Today in History: 21 February 1916

France: World War I – The Battle of Verdun Begins

On this day in 1916, the Battle of Verdun began on the Western Front in World War I, between French and German forces. This battle waged in northeastern France killed close to 700 000 troops. Some 40 million artillery shells were fired before the battle concluded on the 18th December 1916 in a virtual stalemate, though regarded as a French win.

For more, visit:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Verdun