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fromWorld History Encyclopedia
1 day ago

How did a single road save Verdun from falling in WWI?

The Battle of Verdun (Feb–Dec 1916) embodied German attrition strategy, inflicted massive casualties with little strategic gain; France held, leaving Germany too exhausted for major offensives until 1918.
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
2 months ago

Pokrovsk: Putin's bleeding point - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

For Ukraine, the logic of this war has never changed: make Russia pay dearly for every metre. Force them to bleed for ground, and in Pokrovsk, that strategy is paying dividends. Before Russia's full-scale invasion, Pokrovsk was a town of 80,000, a logistics hub and administrative centre in western Donetsk. Now it's a shattered shell. What remains is not a city, but a position: roads, supply routes, and terrain that shape the wider fight.
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