It turns out that not unlike many an expensive military project, the Maginot Line was not all it was advertised to be. On paper, it sounded impressive: forty-five grands ouvrages or great forts ...

That something was the Ligne Maginot, now more commonly known as the Maginot Line. The defensive line of fortifications was ...

The Maginot Line — named after Andre Maginot, the defense minister who initiated its construction — was intended to act as a deterrent, as well as protect the vulnerable 200-mile (320 ...

The Maginot Line, a massive series of fortifications along France's borders, was built to defend against German aggression. Named after Minister André Maginot, it symbolized strategy and hope ...

The wall in question is la ligne: the Maginot Line. This massive defensive network of forts and barriers France built in the 1930s along its eastern frontier with Germany has long since morphed ...

Whether in theory or in practice, a naval blockade to keep migrants out and teach the smugglers a lesson could amount to little more than a costly and very wet version of the Maginot Line. Mr. Grant, ...

This concept is well-known in the military world. Consider the Maginot Line, for example, France’s defense against the Germans during World War I. The Maginot Line was, at its broadest ...