Europe’s Landscape Is Still Scarred by World War I ... 100 years after the Battle of Verdun, its land—once a quiet stretch of French farmland—remains scarred from explosions.

It was here in 1916 that roughly 300,000 lives were lost in what’s known as the Battle of 300 Days and Nights. The longest single battle of World War I, it left the landscape barren for decades.

The Battle of Verdun in northeastern France was one of the longest and bloodiest clashes of World War I, claiming roughly 300,000 lives. It also decimated the landscape: Intense artillery fire felled ...

No-go 'zone rouge' The front lines crisscrossed the fields of Verdun for almost the duration of WW1. Some 60 million shells were fired during the 10-month battle here from February to December 2016.

Walking through a village that has no residents, no homes or even a road may seem like an unusual thing to do while visiting France, a country long associated with a more animated lifestyle. But th… ...

It was here in 1916 that roughly 300,000 lives were lost in what's known as the Battle of 300 Days and Nights. The longest single battle of World War I, it left the landscape barren for decades.

In the century after the battle of Verdun, the weight and memory of its terrible losses would shape both France and Germany. David Reynolds explores Verdun's mournful legacy. Show more How do you ...

The Battle of Verdun, a massive German onslaught in northeastern France meant to gain a decisive final victory on the Western Front in World War I, began on this day in history, Feb. 21, 1916.

Attention builds for Paul Jankowski's Book, Verdun: The Longest Battle of the Great War, on the 100th anniversary of this storied battle of the Great War. Paul Jankowski, Raymond Ginger Professor of ...