The Maginot Line: History and Guide

by Aleksander Potocnik, H W Kaufmann, J.E. Kaufmann, et al.

Book Overview

The Maginot Line, the complex system of strongpoints constructed between the world wars by the French to protect against attack from Germany, is one of the most famous, extensive and controversial defensive schemes in all military history. It stretched from Belgium to Switzerland, and from Switzerland to the Mediterranean, and it represented the most advanced and ambitious system of static defenses of its time. Yet it failed to deter German aggression...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1526711516
• ISBN13: 9781526711519
• Release Date: August 2017
• Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.7" x 9.2"