Hitler Atlantic shaft

The Atlantic Val has become the most grandiose system of coastal fortifications in the history of mankind. Its coastal batteries, concrete underground structures and various anti -defense facilities were masterpieces of artillery and construction equipment. At the same time, Hitler and his admirals allowed a number of unforgivable miscalculations that made possible a successful invasion of the Allies in Normandy. Western historians have been arguing for half a century about the advantages and disadvantages of the shaft systems. And the Soviet leadership since the war has imposed a taboo on any information about the Atlantic Val, and the domestic reader will get acquainted with him in this book for the first time