In February 1916, the Germans wanted to take control of a French town called Verdun to wear down the morale and strength of the French soldiers. They were determined to "bleed the French white". After a battle that lasted for 5 months, 700,000 French soldiers were dead and were desperate for relief from the British army. Sir Douglas Haig therefore led a major attack on the Germans by the River Somme, this battle thus was called, the Battle of Somme. The battle started on the 1st of July 1916 and lasted for 4 months. ...

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In February 1916, the Germans wanted to take control of a French town called Verdun to wear down the morale and strength of the French soldiers. They were determined to "bleed the French white". After a battle that lasted for 5 months, 700,000 French soldiers were dead and were desperate for relief from the British army. Sir Douglas Haig therefore led a major attack on the Germans by the River Somme, this battle thus was called, the Battle of Somme. The battle started on the 1st of July 1916 and lasted for 4 months. ...

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How battles were fought The way trench battles were fought contributed greatly to the slaughter of men. This was partly because men were used up in numbers rather than individuals. The biggest problem though, was that the generals had no idea how to organise a successful battle and hadn't even v...

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