History of the Maginot Line - Couverture rigide

Marc Halter

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 2952309256 ISBN 13 : 9782952309257

Editeur : Moselle River 1944, 2011

Synopsis

This History of the Maginot Line in comic book format, has been designed in the spirit of French textbooks of the 1930s and is intended for all age groups. Contrary to what we have been told, the Maginot Line functioned perfectly and did everything that was expected of it. France needed to make up for a shortage of manpower resulting from the slaughter of World War I, and these fortifications allowed the country to use its armed forces economically and to gain time against the enemy. Thus, in 1939, she was able to the mobilize and deploy her troops, protected by the Maginot Line fortifications. Moreover, in 1940, France was the only country that was not victim of a surprise attack. Violating Belgian neutrality, the enemy took the route that the French High Command had chosen. After the war, the Maginot Line wrongly became the ideal scapegoat for the greatest military and political disaster ever suffered by France.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

A Frenchman born in 1958, Marc Halter is a teacher who is passionate about history and philosophy. The history of the Maginot Line has been part of his life since his birth. His grandfather Nicolas worked for several years on the construction of Fort Hochwald, and his father Emile served as an officer in 1940 at the Fort of Galgenberg. Marc Halter is head of the Society of Combat Veterans of the Maginot Line of the Haguenau Sector, and President of the Association of the Friends of the Maginot Line and Fort Schoenenbourg, which he has presented to thousands of tourists from all over the world. Author of numerous articles and essays, he is committed to establishing an accurate history of the period and to the rehabilitation of the memory of the combat veterans.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Moselle River 1944
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: français
• ISBN 10: 2952309256
• ISBN 13: 9782952309257
• Reliure: Relié
• Illustrateur: Brian B. Chin
• Nombre de pages: 48
• Éditeur: Pascal Moretti, Jean-Pascal Speck
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible