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good afternoon. we had finished talking the battle of verdun last wednesday, which for many people epitomizes, the tragedy of the first world war. however, verdun does not have the distinction. if you want to use that term as the bloodiest battle of the first world war. instead, that distinction is at this place called the somme, which occurred in the same year of 1960. there was no strategic objective at the somme. its a little river valley in northern france. the only reason the site...

battle of verdun last wednesday, which for many people epitomizes, the tragedy of the first world war. however, verdun does not have the distinction. if you want to use that term as the bloodiest battle of the first world war. instead, that distinction is at this place called the somme, which occurred in the same year of 1960. there was no strategic objective at the somme. its a little river valley in northern france. the only reason the site was selected for major offensive is, as you...

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epitomizes, the tragedy of the first world war. however, verdun does not have the distinction. if you want to use that term as the bloodiest battle of the first world war. instead, that distinction is at this place called the somme, which occurred in the same year of 1960. there was no strategic objective at the somme. its a little river valley in northern france. the only reason the site was selected for major offensive is, as you can see down here at the its where the french lines an...

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