Option 2: Select a major battle such as Verdun, Marne, Ypres, or the Somme and chronicle that battle. Add further details about the battles. What was the main strategy? What were they trying to accomplish? How did leaders influence and mobilize troops? What were the main consequences of the result? two citations Duiker, W. J. (2015). Contemporary world history (6th ed.). Stamford, CT: Cengage Learning.