Project Status Update 7

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Alistair Horne's The Price of Glory
This book is somewhat different from the others I have read for my project. Instead of taking an third person view on the material and giving broad overviews, Alistair Horne takes you right into the action with an almost first person feel of the accounts of the Battle of Verdun. This book is specifically about the Battle of Verdun 1916 and as such will be a main source for my fortification project. I liked how it felt like reading a novel more then a history textbook and I feel like this book is perfect for anyone interested in learning more about WWI or looking for an exciting wartime narrative.

John Mosier's The Myth of the Great War
This was the first book I read for this class. It covers the entirety of WWI along the Western Front providing pictures and quite a few maps along the way. Dividing the book into fourths, the middle two are of the most interest to me for my project since they cover the battles leading up to and including the Battle of Verdun 1916. This book gave me a good background on WWI which I could then expand upon by reading another of John Mosier's books specifically about Verdun.

John Mosier's Verdun: The Lost History of the Most Important Battle in World War I, 1914-1918
Using a similar writing and format style as his book The Myth of the Great War, John Mosier expands on his knowledge of the Battle of Verdun 1916. He explores the shortcomings of both the Germans and the French, discusses issues in political geography, and details the troubles faced by soldiers taking part in what he refers to as the 'most important battle of WWI.' This book is another excellent source for my project as the entire book, as well as my project, focuses on Verdun.


The Battle of Verdun 1916 - the greatest battle ever
This website has an extensive timeline of the Battle of Verdun in 1916. Using an almost day by day approach, the events of the battle are spelled out in a clear manner. The battle is sectioned off into six different phases with meaningful subtitles, making finding specific dates and information easy to accomplish. I will use this site for finding specific dates and little bits of information that would take to long to find in a full length book.


Tasks that still need to be done:

Finish WWI.csv and write history section for website.
Troubleshoot pictures.