LONDON, Feb. 24, 1916 (UP) - Under the eyes of the Kaiser, the German crown prince and his army are smashing their way steadily toward the fortress of Verdun, in France. They are less than eight miles ...

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. It is ...

The 10 photographs seen here all bear the same basic place and date information: Verdun, 1916. But that information hardly does justice to the battle they depict. Fighting began at Verdun, named for ...

The hallways of the Douaumont Ossuary are covered with the names of fallen soldiers. Underneath lie the skeletal remains of more than 100,000 French and German fighters. Travis Pinson / Special ...

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 this ...

LONDON, Feb. 24, 1916 (UP) - Under the eyes of the Kaiser, the German crown prince and his army are smashing their way steadily toward the fortress of Verdun, in France. They are less than eight miles ...

In February 1916, France and Germany began one of the most devastating battles of the First World War During 10 months of fighting at Verdun, around 800,000 men were killed, wounded or were declared ...