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What was the major significance of Verdun to the French during WWI that they refused to withdraw and continued to allow the Germans to "bleed them white" rather than surrender the area?

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Were stigmas of the upper class, such as premarital sex, viewed similarly to the lower class?

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I'm writing this intro to a paper on Verdun, and I'm looking to use some figurative language to describe the German forces reaching the city. Would it be an appropriate metaphor to call their overall force "The guns of August"?

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What was the major significance of Verdun to the French during WWI that they refused to withdraw and continued to allow the Germans to "bleed them white" rather than surrender the area?	33
Were stigmas of the upper class, such as premarital sex, viewed similarly to the lower class?	8
I'm writing this intro to a paper on Verdun, and I'm looking to use some figurative language to describe the German forces reaching the city. Would it be an appropriate metaphor to call their overall force "The guns of August"?	2