Maginot Line
Autor
H. W. Kaufmann
, A. Jankovie-Potoenik
, J. E. Kaufmann
The Maginot Line is one of the most famous, extensive and controversial defensive schemes in all military history. It represented the most advanced and ambitious system of static defences of its time, yet it failed to deter German aggression or to halt the invasion of France in May 1940. This is a guide to the history of the line.