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PublisherBloomsbury Publishing USA

ISBN-10184603129X

ISBN-139781846031298

eBay Product ID (ePID)13038394083

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Book TitleAtlantic Wall (1) : France

Number of Pages64 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2007

TopicEurope / Germany, Military / World War II, Europe / General

IllustratorRay, Lee, Johnson, Hugh, Yes

GenreHistory

AuthorSteven J. Zaloga

Book SeriesFortress Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.1 in

Item Weight7.1 Oz

Item Length9.7 in

Item Width7.2 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2007-279834

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Edition22

Reviews"Steven J. Zaloga's The Atlantic Wall (1): France covers the design, technology and history of a key wall in strategic positions of defense during World War II. Chapters analyze its construction and unusual facets." -- The Bookwatch (December 2007) "Author Steven J. Zaloga takes us through the planning, design and implementation of these defenses while giving us a look at what it was like to live with these structures... In all a fascinating look at some of the more interesting defensive structures of WWII. A book that you are sure to enjoy." -- Scott Van Aken, modelingmadness.com (July 2007), "Steven J. Zaloga's The Atlantic Wall (1): France covers the design, technology and history of a key wall in strategic positions of defense during World War II. Chapters analyze its construction and unusual facets." - The Bookwatch (December 2007) "Author Steven J. Zaloga takes us through the planning, design and implementation of these defenses while giving us a look at what it was like to live with these structures... In all a fascinating look at some of the more interesting defensive structures of WWII. A book that you are sure to enjoy." -Scott Van Aken, modelingmadness.com (July 2007), "Steven J. Zaloga'sThe Atlantic Wall (1): Francecovers the design, technology and history of a key wall in strategic positions of defense during World War II. Chapters analyze its construction and unusual facets." -The Bookwatch(December 2007) "Author Steven J. Zaloga takes us through the planning, design and implementation of these defenses while giving us a look at what it was like to live with these structures... In all a fascinating look at some of the more interesting defensive structures of WWII. A book that you are sure to enjoy." -Scott Van Aken,modelingmadness.com(July 2007)

Series Volume Number63

Number of Volumes2 vols.

Dewey Decimal940.542193

SynopsisIn 1942, with Germany's gradual loss of the strategic initiative to the Allies, Hitler was forced to construct an impenetrable wall of fortifications along the Atlantic and Mediterranean coast. However, Hitler's grandiose Atlantic wall scheme was hampered by the realities of Germany's wartime economy. Without the resources and manpower to fortify the entire coast, the emphasis was placed on the great festung ports, the likely location of an Allied amphibious landing. This first volume in a series of three deals solely with the structures on the French Atlantic coast starting with the Pas de Calais and extending down to Spain. Featuring detailed illustrations and diagrams of the various sections of the Atlantic Wall and the role that they played, it gives an insightful analysis into some of the most accessible fortifications of World War II.

LC Classification NumberD756.3