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12 produkter
Maginot Line
None Shall Pass
Inbunden, 1997
1095 kr
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Tracing the development of the fortifications in Europe from the end of the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 to the twentieth century, this is the first comprehensive book in English on the forts of the Maginot Line, German espionage, and the German sieges during the 1940 campaign. It analyzes the …
Fortress France
The Maginot Line and French Defenses in World War II
Av J.E Kaufmann, H.W Kaufmann m. fl.
Inbunden, 2005
1458 kr
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The Maginot Line was the last great gun-bearing line of subterranean forts built before World War II. Although it acquired an unjustified reputation as a white elephant, the Maginot Line fulfilled the role for which it was built, allowing the French High Command the opportunity to mass its forces …
G.I. Joe in France
From Normandy to Berchtesgaden
Inbunden, 2008
711 kr
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This book chronicles the experience of the World War II paratroopers from their earliest days in training to final days of the war spent at Berchtesgaden. Relying heavily on memoirs, letters, and personal interviews with soldiers, this work highlights the rigors of training, the spectacle of …
Fortress France
The Maginot Line and French Defenses in World War II
Av J.E Kaufmann, H.W Kaufmann m. fl.
E-bok, 2005
1605 kr
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The Maginot Line was the last great gun-bearing line of subterranean forts built before World War II. Although it acquired an unjustified reputation as a white elephant, the Maginot Line fulfilled the role for which it was built, allowing the French High Command the opportunity to mass its forces …
G.I. Joe in France
From Normandy to Berchtesgaden
E-bok, 2008
803 kr
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This book chronicles the experience of the World War II paratroopers from their earliest days in training to final days of the war spent at Berchtesgaden. Relying heavily on memoirs, letters, and personal interviews with soldiers, this work highlights the rigors of training, the spectacle of …
Anthropology of Wisdom Literature
Av H.W Kaufmann
Inbunden, 1996
980 kr
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This unusual book examines definitions of the fable, apologue, parable, moral tale, etc. It then proposes the use of the term exemplum, used by medieval scribes, to define all types of wisdom narratives. It makes a cross-cultural structural analysis of the exemplum and identifies its tripartite …
Fortress Europe
From Stone to Steel Fortifications,1850–1945
Av H.W. Kaufmann, J.E. Kaufmann
E-bok, 2022
14 kr
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An authoritative exploration of the architecture of Europe’s fortifications built in the 19th and 20th centuries. A few of the fortifications and fortified lines of the world wars are well known and have often been written about, illustrated and studied. But they tend to distract attention from the …
Fortress Europe
From Stone to Steel Fortifications,1850–1945
Av H.W. Kaufmann, J.E. Kaufmann
E-bok, 2022
14 kr
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A few of the fortifications and fortified lines of the world wars are well known and have often been written about, illustrated and studied. But they tend to distract attention from the wide range of fixed defenses constructed across Europe on an enormous scale after the Franco-Prussian War of …
The Forts and Fortifications of Europe 1815-1945: The Central States
Germany, Austria-Hungry and Czechoslovakia
Av J.E. Kaufmann, H.W. Kaufmann
E-bok, 2021
127 kr
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After the Napoleonic Wars the borders of Central Europe were redrawn and relative peace endured across the region, but the volatile politics of the late nineteenth century generated an atmosphere of fear and distrust, and it gave rise to a new era of fortress building, and this is the subject of …
The Forts and Fortifications of Europe 1815- 1945: The Neutral States
The Netherlands, Belgium and Switzerland
Av J.E. Kaufmann, H.W. Kaufmann
E-bok, 2021
127 kr
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After the Napoleonic Wars the borders of Europe were redrawn and relative peace endured across the region, but the volatile politics of the late nineteenth century generated an atmosphere of fear and distrust, and it gave rise to a new era of fortress building. In the neutral states situated …
Verdun 1916
The Renaissance of the Fortress
Av J.E. Kaufmann, H.W. Kaufmann
E-bok, 2021
127 kr
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Wrapped in myth and distortion, the Battle of Verdun is one of the most enigmatic battles of the Great War, and the controversy continues a century later. Before the battle the Germans believed they had selected one of the strongest points in the French defences in the hope that, if they smashed …
The Atlantic Wall
History and Guide
Av J.E. Kaufmann, H.W. Kaufmann m. fl.
E-bok, 2021
127 kr
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Hitler's Atlantic Wall, the complex system of coastal fortifications that stretched from Norway to the Spanish border during the Second World War, was built to defend occupied Europe from Allied invasion. Many of its principal structures survive and can be visited today, and this book is an …
