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Fortress France

The Maginot Line and French Defenses in World War II
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Shocked by the carnage of World War I--much of which was waged on its own soil--France constructed a vast network of forts in the years before World War II. Among these was the Maginot Line, the last of the great gun-bearing fortifications, but France also built defenses along its coasts and in North Africa. This fully illustrated volume describes the design and construction of these fortifications, reviews French defensive doctrine and strategy, and explains why these efforts proved unable to halt the German blitzkrieg in the spring of 1940.
H. W. Kaufmann is a professor at San Antonio College.
Marching to the Wrong Tune; The Maginot Line; Closing the Gaps from the North Sea to the Mediterranean; Sea and Air Defences; The March to Defeat; The French Army and the Maginot Line at War; Conclusion.
?[D]escribes the background and development both of the Maginot Line between the world wars to protect France from a German ground assault, and of coastal defenses France developed to provide additional security.??Reference & Research Book News ?[T]his is an excellent and well-researched book and the fullest account in English so far.??The Bulletin of the Military Historical Society "YThis is an excellent and well-researched book and the fullest account in English so far."-The Bulletin of the Military Historical Society "YDescribes the background and development both of the Maginot Line between the world wars to protect France from a German ground assault, and of coastal defenses France developed to provide additional security."-Reference & Research Book News "[T]his is an excellent and well-researched book and the fullest account in English so far."-The Bulletin of the Military Historical Society "[D]escribes the background and development both of the Maginot Line between the world wars to protect France from a German ground assault, and of coastal defenses France developed to provide additional security."-Reference & Research Book News
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