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Fortress France : the Maginot Line and French defenses in World War II /

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 an...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kaufmann, J. E.
Otros Autores: Kaufmann, H. W.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Westport, Conn. : Praeger Security International, 2006.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.