Note 27 — CHAPTER SEVEN THE RECAPTURE OF FORT DOUAUMONT AND THE ATTACK OF PEPPER HILL
J. C. (Jacques-C.) Drouillard translation
The first letter of each word spells Pétain, the general who assumed command at Verdun, finally breaking the thrust of the Crown Prince actually being maneuvered at this time. General Pétain's strategy upset the boche plans, causing them to abandon Verdun as a by-road to Paris.—Tr.