Fort Vaux: Verdun
The bitter fight for Fort Vaux is one of the most famous episodes in the Battle of Verdun - it has achieved almost legendary status in French military history. The heroic resistance put up by the fort's commander, Major Raynal, and his small, isolated garrison in the face of repeated German assaults was remarkable at the time, and it is still seen as an outstanding example of gallantry and determination. But what really happened inside the besieged fort during the German attacks, and how can vi…
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- Full title :Fort Vaux : Verdun.
Summary
The bitter fight for Fort Vaux is one of the most famous episodes in the Battle of Verdun - it has achieved almost legendary status in French military history. The heroic resistance put up by the fort's commander, Major Raynal, and his small, isolated garrison in the face of repeated German assaults was remarkable at the time, and it is still seen as an outstanding example of gallantry and determination. But what really happened inside the besieged fort during the German attacks, and how can visitors to the Verdun battlefield get an insight into the extraordinary events that took place there a.
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- Publication Date:2012.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Pen and Sword
- Place of Publication:Havertown
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2012.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (298 pages)
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781783032358, 1783032359
- oclc:ocn854974885
- LC Classification:D521 .H384 2012
- Dewey Decimal:940.4272
Table of Contents
Battleground series:; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; INTRODUCTION BY SERIES EDITOR; AUTHOR'S NOTE; INTRODUCTION; ADVICE TO TOURERS; Chapter One -- A TRAPEZIUM OF MODEST SIZE; 1881 -- 85, construction of Fort Vaux; 1888, Fort Vaux is modernized; Trouble on the site; Firepower; Access to Fort Vaux; The Verdun sector; Chapter Two -- TO TAKE FORT VAUX THIS VERY DAY; Verdun's status is changed; Nightmare days; The German need to deal with Fort Vaux: first attempts; The problem of Bazil Ravine; 8-9 March 1916: a mistaken decoration; Chapter Three -- MAJOR RAYNAL TAKES COMMAND.
Stalemate: March -- June 1916Inside Fort Vaux: reorganization and repair; A new commandant takes over; 1 June 1916; Chapter Four -- THE SIEGE BEGINS; 2 June; The fight for Ditch Bunker No. 1; The first pigeon message; Ditch Bunker No. 2; Lieutenant Rackow takes command; Inside the fort; 3 June; Chapter Five -- A PROBLEM WITH WATER; 4 June; Attacked by flamethrowers; Closing off the tunnels; The cisterns are empty!; Buffet leaves the fort; 5 June: attacks on the courtyard barricades; Hope returns; Buffet's story; Another French relief attempt fails; The situation outside; Chapter Six -- SURRENDER.
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