The Maginot Line is often mentioned in discussions of very expensive passive defensive systemes that fail to stop attacks.
The Maginot Line is often mentioned in discussions of very expensive passive defensive systemes that fail to stop attacks.
==Further reading==
==Further reading==
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* William Allcorn and Chris Taylor. ''The Maginot Line 1928-45'' (2003) [http://www.amazon.com/Maginot-Line-1928-45-William-Allcorn/dp/1841766461/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1242374519&sr=1-1 excerpt and text search]
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* William Allcorn and Chris Taylor. ''The Maginot Line 1928-45'' (2003) [https://www.amazon.com/Maginot-Line-1928-45-William-Allcorn/dp/1841766461/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1242374519&sr=1-1 excerpt and text search]
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* J. E. Kaufmann and H. W. Kaufmann. ''Fortress France: The Maginot Line and French Defenses in World War II'' (2007) [http://www.amazon.com/Fortress-France-Defenses-Stackpole-Military/dp/0811733955/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1242374519&sr=1-2 excerpt and text search]
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* J. E. Kaufmann and H. W. Kaufmann. ''Fortress France: The Maginot Line and French Defenses in World War II'' (2007) [https://www.amazon.com/Fortress-France-Defenses-Stackpole-Military/dp/0811733955/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1242374519&sr=1-2 excerpt and text search]