The Maginot Line 1928-45
Contributors: Chris Taylor (Illustrator)
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Published: August 20, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 64
ISBN-13: 9781841766461
Subjects: Defence strategy, planning & research; European history: Second World War; 20th century; Military - Strategy; History - Military / War; History; Military; Europe; Military - World War II; Europe - France; History / Military / World War II; Military - General
First sentence: The Maginot Line, the massive series of fortifications built by France in the 1930s to defend its borders with Germany and Italy, is perhaps the most maligned collection of fortifications ever built, commonly viewed as an abject failure, a disaster for France, a total waste of both money and manpower, and a monument to the folly of static defence.