Mighty Maginot
Built in the 1930s, France's line of underground fortifications still amazes
Sunday, September 27, 2009
The Maginot
In the 1930s the Maginot Line was viewed as a military marvel, an impregnable network of underground fortifications stretching along France's border with Germany - from Belgium to Switzerland - designed to stop the Nazi onslaught and prevent a repeat of the bloody trench warfare of World War I.
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Travel, Pages 58, 59 on 09/27/2009
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