B&W Photographs, Color Photographs, tables; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 48 pages; 2017 Osprey Publishing. Larger size paperback in glossy pictorial covers. First edition. Bright, tight and clean; no marks. Feels and appears unread and as new. Illustrated with b&w and color figures and photos. Fine.

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Bibliographic Details

Title

Maginot Line Gun Turrets; ; And French Gun Turret Development 1880� "1940

Publisher

Osprey Publishing, Oxford

Publication Date

2017

Language

English

ISBN 10

1472820274

ISBN 13

9781472820273

Binding

Paperback

Illustrator

Spedaliere, Donato

Edition

First Edition.

Condition

Fine

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Military History, World War II

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Synopsis

The Maginot Line was one of the most advanced networks of fortifications in history. Built in the aftermath of World War I, and stretching along the French eastern border from Belgium to Switzerland, it was designed to prevent German troops from ever setting foot on French soil again.

Its primary defensive weapons were the gun turrets. Beginning development in the 1870s and improving on German designs, they were constructed out of steel wedges and could revolve and disappear from sight after firing, making them impervious to enemy bombardment. They were deadly accurate and created havoc on the German units that attacked the line during their invasion of France in 1940.

This fully illustrated study will examine the technical details of the French artillery turrets. It will show the evolution of the design of the guns and turrets used in the French forts before and during World War I, then those built exclusively for the Maginot Line to give a comprehensive overview of the weapons designed to protect France from invasion.

About the Authors

Clayton Donnell has had a life-long fascination with the Brialmont forts built at Li�ge and Namur. He spent his early years living in Belgium, and often visited the sites of the forts. Over the years he has amassed a large collection of material relating to this period, and has translated much of it from French to English. He has previously co-written Modern European Military Fortifications, 1870-1950: A Selected Annotated Bibliography (Praeger, 2004), and has created websites on the forts of Li�ge and Namur, and the Maginot Line.

Donato Spedaliere was born in Switzerland and moved to Italy. He served as a paratrooper in the
Italian Army and studied at Belle Arti in Florence. As a 2D artist, he is a professional illustrator for
publishers and museums; as a 3D artist he has worked on complex projects with archaeologists,
architects and military institutions. He can be contacted at: 3threedimart@gmail.com.

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