According to the standard telling of the tale, the Maginot Line, the most expensive military project ever undertaken at the time—the F-35 of it’s day—was a mighty, nigh-unassailable fortification, ...

Key Point: Not unlike many an expensive military project, the Maginot Line was not all it was advertised to be. According to the standard telling of the tale, the Maginot Line, the most expensive ...

This French line of defense, constructed during the 1930s along the border with Germany, is named after Minister of War André Maginot. It extends from La Ferté to the Rhine River, with sections also ...

WIESBADEN, Germany - History was not kind to the grand ideas of French Minister of War Andre Maginot. As the namesake for the massive line of fortifications intended to stop Germany from ever again ...

Does China’s island building in the South China Sea resemble the Maginot Line? This is not a quirky and unimportant debate, but rather one that has profound strategic implications. A recent War on the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Turing Fellow at Yale's Center for Collaborative Arts and Media Feb 09, 2021, 01:58pm EST Feb 10, 2021, 11:59am EST This article ...

There’s nothing like a visit to France to get away from a German summer of nonstop rain or unairconditioned buildings during a heat wave. The escape is even better when the attraction in France is ...

After the horrific events of World War I, France was convinced that the German menace was not gone forever. To better protect their country from another devastating German invasion, French military ...