The Maginot Line - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Maginot Line write by J. E. Kaufmann. This book was released on 2011-01-01. The Maginot Line available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "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. Much of this historic line -- with its fortresses, artillery positions, barbed-wire networks, casemates, concrete bunkers -- has survived and can be visited today ... The strategic thinking that gave rise to this enormous feat of military engineering is described, as is the planning, design, and construction of the line -- and its operational history. Each of the key sites is described in detail, and visitor information and plans are provided"--Jacket.
The Maginot Line
The Maginot Line - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Maginot Line write by Anthony Kemp. This book was released on 1988. The Maginot Line available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
The Maginot Line 1928–45
The Maginot Line 1928–45 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Maginot Line 1928–45 write by William Allcorn. This book was released on 2012-07-20. The Maginot Line 1928–45 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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. Despite being a technological marvel, and the most sophisticated and complex set of fortifications built up to that time, it failed to save France from crushing defeat in 1940. Yet there are those who argue that it accomplished exactly what it was designed to do. This book provides a concise and informative treatment of the Maginot Line, from North-East France to the Mediterranean. Packed with plans, contemporary and modern images, plus digital artwork, it presents a detailed visual exploration of this famous fortification system.
Fortress France
Fortress France - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Fortress France write by J. E. Kaufmann. This book was released on 2007-11-16. Fortress France available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Guide to the French defenses encountered by the German blitzkrieg in 1940 Includes finely detailed plans, diagrams, and schematics of forts, blockhouses, turrets, artillery pieces, tanks, and more Between the world wars, France constructed a vast and complex array of defenses designed to prevent German forces from penetrating the French heartland as they had during World War I. Among these was the famous Maginot Line, the last of the great gun-bearing fortifications, but France also built defenses along its coasts and in its territories in North Africa. Fully illustrated with photos, maps, and drawings, Fortress France describes the design and construction of these fortifications, discusses French defensive doctrine and strategy, and explains why these efforts proved unable to stop the German attack in the spring of 1940.
History of the Maginot Line
History of the Maginot Line - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook History of the Maginot Line write by Marc Halter. This book was released on 2011-11-15. History of the Maginot Line available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. * An exceptional illustrated account of the Maginot Line Contrary to popular opinion, the Maginot Line performed its duty without fault and fulfilled every role that was expected of it. After the war, the Line wrongly became the ideal scapegoat for the greatest military and political disaster ever suffered by France. Marc Halter, author of History of the Maginot Line, removes the mysteries that have long surrounded the legend of the much maligned fortification. In his work Halter explores the true history of these fortifications, their genesis, their functions, their construction, and the fierce fighting that took place in Alsace-Lorraine and in the Alps. He also restores the memory of the undefeated defenders of the fortress who can be counted among the first French Resistance fighters of 1940. Brian Chin, an American artist, brings a detailed knowledge of every aspect of this modern fortress system to his presentation of the settings and characters of this era. His realistic drawings bring us inside this closed world of concrete and reveal the secrets of this remarkable achievement. The comic book style employed in History of the Maginot Line is an innovative and exciting medium through which to communicate the fascinating history behind an often forgotten piece of French history. AUTHOR: Author of numerous articles and essays, Marc Halter, is an expert on the Maginot Line, which he has presented to thousands of tourists. Brian B. Chin is the author of a book on the harbour defences of San Francisco as well as a graphic album on the taking of a German fort at Metz. Illustrated throughout
