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Fatal Avenue

De Gaulle called it a `fatal avenue` – that broad sweep of low-lying country stretching north east of Paris. Over the centuries, invading armies have swept back and forth over this bloody terrain, and the names of battles fought here read like a dictionary of military history – from Agincourt, Calais and Crecy to Verdun, Vimy and Ypres. “Fatal Avenue” is both a history and a guide – a unique study of a region that has witnessed more bitter military conflict than any other area of its size on earth.