• Fortress France by Kaufmann, J. E.
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Fortress France

Fortress France

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  • Guide to the French defenses encountered by the German blitzkrieg in 1940
  • Includes finely detailed plans, diagrams, and schematics of forts, blockhouses, turrets, artillery pieces, tanks, and more
    Between the world wars, France constructed a vast and complex array of defenses designed to prevent German forces from penetrating the French heartland as they had during World War I. Among these was the famous Maginot Line, the last of the great gun-bearing fortifications, but France also built defenses along its coasts and in its territories in North Africa. Fully illustrated with photos, maps, and drawings, Fortress France describes the design and construction of these fortifications, discusses French defensive doctrine and strategy, and explains why these efforts proved unable to stop the German attack in the spring of 1940.

    Author: J. E. Kaufmann,H. W. Kaufmann
    Binding Type: Paperback
    Publisher: Stackpole Books
    Published: 12/01/2007
    Series: Stackpole Military History
    Pages: 224
    Weight: 0.97lbs
    Size: 8.94h x 6.06w x 0.69d
    ISBN: 9780811733953
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