WWI: Revisiting Verdun, 100 Years Later

02.17.2016

Looking back at the Battle of Verdun, during which 300,000 French and German soldiers were killed. Over the past century, the legacy of this battle, a symbol of the horror and absurdity of war, has profoundly changed, as historians Antoine Prost and Gerd Krumeich explain.

About this video

Original title:

Verdun, a franco-german myth

Production year:

2016

Length:

4 min 54

Director:

Marie Mora Chevais

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CNRS Images

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