{"product_id":"fortress-france-j-e-kaufmann-9780811733953","title":"Fortress France: The Maginot Line and French Defenses in World War II","description":"\u003cli\u003eGuide to the French defenses encountered by the German blitzkrieg in 1940 \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eIncludes finely detailed plans, diagrams, and schematics of forts, blockhouses, turrets, artillery pieces, tanks, and more \u003cp\u003eBetween 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e J. E. Kaufmann, H. W. Kaufmann\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0811733955\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780811733953\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Stackpole Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.94h x 6.06w x 0.69d\u003c\/li\u003e","brand":"J. E. Kaufmann","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43947272896767,"sku":"9780811733953","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_4d0d9b08-9e08-4fdc-8398-1e620d7389e8.jpg?v=1681517738","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/fortress-france-j-e-kaufmann-9780811733953","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}