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Fortress France [[electronic resource] ] : the Maginot Line and French defenses in World War II / / J.E. Kaufmann and H.W. Kaufmann ; illustrated by Tomasz Idzikowski



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Autore: Kaufmann J. E Visualizza persona
Titolo: Fortress France [[electronic resource] ] : the Maginot Line and French defenses in World War II / / J.E. Kaufmann and H.W. Kaufmann ; illustrated by Tomasz Idzikowski Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Westport, Conn., : Praeger Security International, 2006
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (220 p.)
Disciplina: 940.54/2143
Soggetto topico: World War, 1939-1945 - Campaigns - France
Soggetto geografico: Maginot Line (France)
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Altri autori: KaufmannH. W  
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [189]-193) and index.
Nota di contenuto: 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; Index
Sommario/riassunto: The 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.||During the 1920s, the French High Command formulated a number of offensive plans to strike at Germany, but by the end of the decade, it switched to defen
Titolo autorizzato: Fortress France  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-282-40601-9
9786612406010
0-313-02474-X
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910454571003321
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