LEADER 02943oam 2200709 a 450 001 9910973146103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9798400653193 010 $a9786612406010 010 $a9781282406018 010 $a1282406019 010 $a9780313024740 010 $a031302474X 024 7 $a10.5040/9798400653193 035 $a(CKB)1000000000806454 035 $a(EBL)491257 035 $a(OCoLC)62877175 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000337827 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11266295 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000337827 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10294873 035 $a(PQKB)11222113 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL491257 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10349237 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL240601 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC491257 035 $a(DLC)BP9798400653193BC 035 $a(Perlego)4168114 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000806454 100 $a20240214e20052024 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aFortress France $ethe Maginot Line and French defenses in World War II /$fJ.E. Kaufmann and H.W. Kaufmann ; illustrated by Tomasz Idzikowski 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aWestport, Conn. :$cPraeger Security International,$d2006. 210 2$aLondon :$cBloomsbury Publishing (UK),$d2024 215 $a1 online resource (xii, 200 pages) $cillustrations, maps 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9780275983451 311 08$a0275983455 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [189]-193) and index. 327 $aContents; 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; Index 330 $aThe 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. 606 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xCampaigns$zFrance 607 $aMaginot Line (France) 615 0$aWorld War, 1939-1945$xCampaigns 676 $a940.54/2143 700 $aKaufmann$b J. E$01796082 701 $aKaufmann$b H. W$01796083 801 0$bDLC 801 1$bDLC 801 2$bYDX 801 2$bBAKER 801 2$bIXA 801 2$bDLC 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910973146103321 996 $aFortress France$94337666 997 $aUNINA