The great wall of France: The triumph of the Maginot Line-法国的长城：马其诺防线的胜利

作者：Vivian Rowe

书名：The great wall of France: The triumph of the Maginot Line《法国的长城：马其诺防线的胜利》

英文简介：Published a mere nineteen years after France's defeat by Germany in 1940; this book confronts many of the myths which; to this day; surround the Maginot Line. The essential truth that Vivian Rowe tells is that the Maginot Line was never intended as a prototype or component of the defence of the entire French border. Instead it was conceived in the 1920's when France feared it could no longer count on Britain being an ally in any future conflict; where Weimar Germany might seek to recapture the French provinces of Alsace and Lorraine; restored to France in 1918 having previously been occupied by Germany since 1871.