(012867) Rowe, Vivian. The Great Wall of France: The Triumph of the Maginot Line. London: Putnam, 1959. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 328 pages. Very Good in Very Good DJ. B&W Illustrations The Maginot Line was an elaborate system of fortifications built by France in the 1930s to prevent German invasion. (History / Military / WWII) (Maginot Line, Military History, France)