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The Battle for the Maginot Line 1940
Contributor(s): Donnell, Clayton (Author)
ISBN: 1473877288     ISBN-13: 9781473877283
Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
OUR PRICE:   $29.66  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: October 2017
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- History | Military - World War Ii
- History | Military - Strategy
- History | Europe - France
LCCN: 2020478129
Physical Information: 1" H x 6.4" W x 9.3" (1.70 lbs) 296 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 1940's
- Cultural Region - Western Europe
- Cultural Region - French
 
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Publisher Description:
What was it like as a French soldier to defend the Maginot Line when the Germans invaded in 1940, and was the line really a strategic and tactical disaster a massive waste of resources? Clayton Donnell's expert, finely detailed and graphic account of the role of the Maginot Line in the defense of France gives the reader an inside view of life in the bunkers, casemates and forts the sights, the sounds and the terror of the German attacks. And it questions common assumptions about the effectiveness of the resistance offered by the defenders and the impact the line had on the German assault. The layout of the line from Dunkirk to Switzerland, along the Alpine passes to the Riviera, and on the island of Corsica is described in expert detail, as is its history, construction and development. But the narrative concentrates on its performance in combat and the experience of the soldiers who manned it as the German offensive broke over them.

Contributor Bio(s): Donnell, Clayton: - Clayton Donnell is retired from the US Air Force. He has a degree in history and has passionately studied military history and fortress engineering for thirty years. Clayton lived for many years in Europe and studied the architecture and archaeology of the most renowned fortress systems of Belgium, France and Germany. He created the first internet site in the world in English about the Maginot Line, and another on the fortress and Battle of Lige, Belgium.