Fortress Europe

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The only comprehensive description of all of Europe's World War II fortifications-from the Atlantic Wall to the Molotov Line Country by country, Fortress Europe describe in detail every one of the fortifications built prior to and during World War II. The fortifications of smaller countries, like Belgium and the Netherlands, which added important segments to larger defensive lines, are covered with the same attention to detail as the more well-known fortifications. Much new information is available here on the defenses in Eastern Europe, as weil. The descriptions and technical specifications of Europe's forts are supplemented by scores of remarkable technical drawings by Polish artist Róbert M. Jurga. "This book, for the first time, brings together useful and new information on World War II fortifications throughout Europe. The information provided on the fortifications, auxiliary structures, weapons, and related equipment, with illustrations, is very valuable."-Journal of Military... Tovább

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The only comprehensive description of all of Europe's World War II fortifications-from the Atlantic Wall to the Molotov Line Country by country, Fortress Europe describe in detail every one of the fortifications built prior to and during World War II. The fortifications of smaller countries, like Belgium and the Netherlands, which added important segments to larger defensive lines, are covered with the same attention to detail as the more well-known fortifications. Much new information is available here on the defenses in Eastern Europe, as weil. The descriptions and technical specifications of Europe's forts are supplemented by scores of remarkable technical drawings by Polish artist Róbert M. Jurga. "This book, for the first time, brings together useful and new information on World War II fortifications throughout Europe. The information provided on the fortifications, auxiliary structures, weapons, and related equipment, with illustrations, is very valuable."-Journal of Military History With over one hundred technical drawings and fort plans. sixty photographs and forty-five maps J.E. Kaufmann is the author of five books on fortifications, including Hitler's Blitzkrieg Campaigns and Medieval Fortress. He is a retired school teacher living in San Antonio. Róbert M. Jurga is a technical illustrator living in Poland. His tech nical drawings are found in many publications throughout Europe. Vissza