Introduction

History of the Second World War, Episode 61, The Third Republic, Part 1, The Maginot Line. Over the course of the next 10 episodes, we will track the development of French politics and military thinking during the 1930s. With this first episode, we're going to devote it all to the Maginot line. There are few things more criticized in Second World War history than the MagInot Line. It became a metaphor for military incompetence. However, as with many such stories and many popular beliefs, over the years it has lost most of its nuance.