The Maginot Line: Actually a Good Idea

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My old video on the invasion of France in 1940, which is useful for background info to this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4-l0MMkVXQ&t=13s&ab_channel=Addaway

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Sources:
James Holland, The War in the West – A New History Vol. 1: Germany Ascendant 1939-1941 (kindle edition)

Lloyd Clark, Blitzkrieg: Myth, Reality and Hitler's Lightning War - France, 1940.

Alistair Horne, To Lose a Battle: France 1940.

Charles River Editors, The Maginot Line: The History of the Fortifications that failed to protect France from Nazi Germany during World War II.
Video:

Clips of the Battle of Verdun: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVmiaR7ZBW4&ab_channel=LycurgusOfSparta

Clips of the Invasion of France, and of the Maginot Line: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbKYbLUkIpk&ab_channel=VasileIuga

Clip from the Dad's Army 1972 film, which I purchased from Amazon Instant Video: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dads-Army-Movie-Arthur-Lowe/dp/B015PLI35W/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1539438541&sr=8-1&keywords=dads+army+film+1972

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