Raoul Blanchard

At a fortress town in northeastern France, the German army repeatedly tried to break through Allied lines, in one of the greatest dramas of the war.

Trenches were crowded, narrow cities replete with bunks, benches, and sewage systems.

“The warfare of movement, trench warfare, and the progress of offensive tactics saw transformations on the Western front.”

“Neither in France nor in Germany, up to the present moment, has the whole story of the battle been told, describing its vicissitudes, and following step by step the development of the stirring drama.”