The Maginot Line
- 320 pages
- 12 hours of reading
History of the conception, design, construction of the line, lavishly illustrated with photographs and plans.






History of the conception, design, construction of the line, lavishly illustrated with photographs and plans.
Fresh history of the Battle of Verdun focusing on the role of the fortifications
An authoritative history of the defensive lines built in Central Europe during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Essential reading and reference for anyone who is fascinated by the history of fortification.
An authoritative history of the defensive lines built in the Netherlands, Belgium and Switzerland. Covers the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and demonstrating the role these defences played in both world wars.
Hitler's Atlantic Wall, the complex system of coastal fortifications that stretched from Norway to the Spanish border during the Second World War, was built to defend occupied Europe from Allied invasion. Many of its principal structures survive and can be visited today, and this book is an authoritative guide to them.