The Brockton Enterprise Joseph Giglio: Iraq, Afghanistan and a lesson of war from World War I Today, revisionist historians contend that the battle, while costly and flawed, put an end to German hopes at Verdun, badly weakened the German army and helped the British learn new tactics for successfully prosecuting future offensives. Traditionalists believe this interpretation airbrushes reality. They say the battle achieved nothing but untold misery and loss. It was […]