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Must be a heap of information out there somewhere - the French were masters at fortifications, Marshal de Vauban was the greatest military engineer of the 17th century - and for a few after that as well. Here are some pages from greatwardifferent that may be of interest:

http://www.greatwardifferent.com/Great_War/On_Fortifications/On_Fortifications_01.htm
http://www.greatwardifferent.com/Great_War/Paris_Forts/Paris_Forts_00.htm
http://www.greatwardifferent.com/Great_War/Almanachs/Almanach_Hachette_04.htm
http://www.greatwardifferent.com/Great_War/A_First_Visit_to_the_Trenches/A_First_Visit_to_the_Trenches_01.htm
http://www.greatwardifferent.com/Great_War/Lorraine/Troyon_01.htm
http://www.greatwardifferent.com/Great_War/Verdun/Vaux_01.htm

The "Index" link on those pages doesn't work by the way (but "Next" etc. mostly will) - GWD lost its index some time ago.



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If forts are of interest, Osprey has a book on the fortifications at Verdun; I had a flick through a copy some weeks ago, it looks interesting.

 

I think this is the book I looked through.



-- Edited by TinCanTadpole on Saturday 6th of October 2012 09:46:24 PM

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hello,

I am trying without much luck , to find information on French world war one  pillboxes and trench bunkers and fortifications in particular. All I find on the net is German and British bunkers and pillboxes.

Can anyone help?

thanks.

 



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thankyoubiggrin



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Not quite certain what your looking for these books contain information on trenches fortifcations and emplacements that may be relevant the best place to look is probarbly CARL look in obsolete manuals...

http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p4013coll7/id/296/rec/401

http://cdm15040.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p4013coll9/id/7/rec/661

http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p4013coll9/id/70/rec/2

http://cgsc.cdmhost.com/cdm/singleitem/collection/p15040coll1/id/476/rec/13

 

Cheerssmile



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Thank you Ironsides, what a superb site! biggrin



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TinCanTadpole wrote:

If forts are of interest, Osprey has a book on the fortifications at Verdun; I had a flick through a copy some weeks ago, it looks interesting.

 

-- Edited by TinCanTadpole on Saturday 6th of October 2012 09:46:24 PM

 Hello, yes I recently bought this book.



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