The Value of Vigilance

After suffering heavy losses in World War I, France built the Maginot Line in the early-1930's as a way of protecting themselves from the threat of another German assault. The Maginot Line was named after Andre Maginot, France's Minister of War from 1922 to 1924, and was made up of a series of fortifications along France's border with Germany. In its time, the Maginot Line was seen as an