02585nam 22005654a 450 991077855250332120230828222429.01-282-40601-997866124060100-313-02474-X(CKB)1000000000806454(EBL)491257(OCoLC)62877175(SSID)ssj0000337827(PQKBManifestationID)11266295(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000337827(PQKBWorkID)10294873(PQKB)11222113(MiAaPQ)EBC491257(Au-PeEL)EBL491257(CaPaEBR)ebr10349237(CaONFJC)MIL240601(EXLCZ)99100000000080645420050902d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrFortress France the Maginot Line and French defenses in World War II /J.E. Kaufmann and H.W. Kaufmann ; illustrated by Tomasz IdzikowskiWestport, Conn. Praeger Security International20061 online resource (xii, 200 pages) illustrations, mapsDescription based upon print version of record.0-275-98345-5 Includes bibliographical references (p. [189]-193) and index.Contents; Tables and Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Marching to the Wrong Tune; Chapter 2 The Maginot Line; Chapter 3 Closing the Gaps from the North Sea to the Mediterranean; Chapter 4 Sea and Air Defenses; Chapter 5 The March to Defeat; Chapter 6 The French Army and the Maginot Line at War; Chapter 7 Conclusion; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; IndexThe Maginot Line was the last great gun-bearing line of subterranean forts built before World War II. Although it acquired an unjustified reputation as a white elephant, the Maginot Line fulfilled the role for which it was built, allowing the French High Command the opportunity to mass its forces and counter the German invasion. Unfortunately, the French leadership failed to make the most of its assets, with the resulting disastrous outcome.World War, 1939-1945CampaignsFranceMaginot Line (France)World War, 1939-1945Campaigns940.54/2143Kaufmann J. E1525685Kaufmann H. W1525686MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910778552503321Fortress France3767225UNINA