Maginot Line Gun Turrets: And French Gun Turret Development 1880-1940

by Clayton Donnell

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472820274
• ISBN13: 9781472820273
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 7.1" x 9.5"