02943oam 2200709 a 450 991097314610332120200520144314.097984006531939786612406010978128240601812824060199780313024740031302474X10.5040/9798400653193(CKB)1000000000806454(EBL)491257(OCoLC)62877175(SSID)ssj0000337827(PQKBManifestationID)11266295(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000337827(PQKBWorkID)10294873(PQKB)11222113(Au-PeEL)EBL491257(CaPaEBR)ebr10349237(CaONFJC)MIL240601(MiAaPQ)EBC491257(DLC)BP9798400653193BC(Perlego)4168114(EXLCZ)99100000000080645420240214e20052024 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 Idzikowski1st ed.Westport, Conn. :Praeger Security International,2006.London :Bloomsbury Publishing (UK),20241 online resource (xii, 200 pages) illustrations, mapsDescription based upon print version of record.9780275983451 0275983455 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. E1796082Kaufmann H. W1796083DLCDLCYDXBAKERIXADLCBOOK9910973146103321Fortress France4337666UNINA