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J. E. Kaufmann H. W. Kaufmann Fortress France (Paperback)
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- Book Title
- Fortress France : the Maginot Line and French Defenses in World War II
- Publication Name
- Fortress France
- Title
- Fortress France
- Subtitle
- The Maginot Line and French Defenses in World War II
- Format
- Perfect
- ISBN-10
- 0811733955
- EAN
- 9780811733953
- ISBN
- 9780811733953
- Publisher
- Stackpole Books
- Genre
- History
- Topic
- Military / World War II
- Release Date
- 01/12/2007
- Release Year
- 2007
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 0.6 in
- Item Length
- 8.9 in
- Series
- Stackpole Military History Series
- Book Series
- Stackpole Military History Ser.
- Publication Year
- 2007
- Illustrator
- Idzikowski, Tomasz, Yes
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Item Weight
- 13.2 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 224 Pages
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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 defensive plans because of a lack of manpower. Work thus began on the Maginot Line and on other fortifications such as the French Mareth Line in North Africa and the heavy naval coastal defense batteries in Bizerte (Tunisia) and Toulon (France). The authors conclude that the Maginot Line offered the French High Command many opportunities from September 1939 until May 1940. They blame a failed French military doctrine for taking the initiative away from subordinates, laying the groundwork for the disastrous events of 1940 that left the French High Command paralyzed while German forces broke through the weakly held Ardennes.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Stackpole Books
ISBN-10
0811733955
ISBN-13
9780811733953
eBay Product ID (ePID)
59100329
Product Key Features
Book Title
Fortress France : the Maginot Line and French Defenses in World War II
Illustrator
Idzikowski, Tomasz, Yes
Format
Perfect
Language
English
Topic
Military / World War II
Publication Year
2007
Book Series
Stackpole Military History Ser.
Genre
History
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.9 in
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Width
6 in
Item Weight
13.2 Oz
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Number of Volumes
1 Vol.
Lc Classification Number
D761
Reviews
?[D]escribes the background and development both of the Maginot Line between the world wars to protect France from a German ground assault, and of coastal defenses France developed to provide additional security.??Reference & Research Book News ?[T]his is an excellent and well-researched book and the fullest account in English so far.??The Bulletin of the Military Historical Society "YThis is an excellent and well-researched book and the fullest account in English so far."-The Bulletin of the Military Historical Society "YDescribes the background and development both of the Maginot Line between the world wars to protect France from a German ground assault, and of coastal defenses France developed to provide additional security."-Reference & Research Book News "[T]his is an excellent and well-researched book and the fullest account in English so far."-The Bulletin of the Military Historical Society "[D]escribes the background and development both of the Maginot Line between the world wars to protect France from a German ground assault, and of coastal defenses France developed to provide additional security."-Reference & Research Book News, '[D]escribes the background and development both of the Maginot Line between the world wars to protect France from a German ground assault, and of coastal defenses France developed to provide additional security.'?Reference & Research Book News, "ÝD¨escribes the background and development both of the Maginot Line between the world wars to protect France from a German ground assault, and of coastal defenses France developed to provide additional security."-Reference & Research Book News, '[T]his is an excellent and well-researched book and the fullest account in English so far.'?The Bulletin of the Military Historical Society, "ÝT¨his is an excellent and well-researched book and the fullest account in English so far."-The Bulletin of the Military Historical Society
Table of Content
Marching to the Wrong Tune; The Maginot Line; Closing the Gaps from the North Sea to the Mediterranean; Sea and Air Defences; The March to Defeat; The French Army and the Maginot Line at War; Conclusion.
Copyright Date
2007
Lccn
2005-025488
Dewey Decimal
940.54/2143
Dewey Edition
22
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