Signs ask people not to picnic or play ball games there.

The trees of Verdun may still be locked in battle with the ghosts of World War I but the physical remains of this enduring conflict serve one higher purpose: that we might never forget. “We’re a bit ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. When not abroad, travel writer John Oseid can be found in NYC or LA. Fleury-devant-Douaumont is a French village that doesn’t ...

Francois Hollande and Angela Merkel laid a wreath at a cemetery where 11,000 German soldiers are buried France and Germany have marked the 100th anniversary of the World War One battle of Verdun in ...

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 ...

History re-enactors dressed as First World War Austro-Hungarian soldiers and a woman dressed as being from that time period walk among the ruins of Fort de Troyon, a labyrinthine fortress built into a ...