The find was unprecedented in its size ( worldwide ) and ushered in Bringing an age of rapid regional development and industrialization that has few parallels Forming_relationships in U.S. history .

The Germans dug Motion their way closer to the fortress through trench parallels and destroyed Destroying specific sections of the defenses with concentrated bombardments .

It has long been compared to the Battle Hostile_encounter of Salamis , both for tactical parallels and for its crucial importance in the defense Defending of Europe against imperial expansion Expansion .