The thundering of cannons could be heard 150 kilometers away.The chief of the German General Staff, Erich von Falkenhayn, had ...

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World News A poisoned memorial to World War I: The forests of Verdun The guns of World War I fell silent 100 years ago here, but a quiet battle still smolders on in this forest. Roots of trees and ...

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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 ...

A head on confrontation, no help from their allies, army versus army, nation versus nation. 11 months of fighting, over 2 million soldiers mobilised and 300,000 dead. We look back at this insane ...

Soar over Verdun, France, a city deeply scarred by history and home to one of the infamous Zone Rouges—areas still uninhabitable due to the devastation of World War I. This drone footage reveals the ...