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| Titel: |
The maginot line: An indestructible inheritance |
| Auteur: |
Smart, Nick |
| Verschenen in: |
International journal of heritage studies |
| Paginering: | Jaargang 2 (1996) nr. 4 pagina's 222-233 |
| Jaar: |
1996 |
| Inhoud: |
Every French town has its rue Charles de Gaulle. None has a Boulevard Petain or Place Maginot. These names associated with the defeat and dishonour of France in 1940 have no place in the national heritage. Petain died disgraced, But the line bearing Maginot's name remains, though kept firmly off the official tourist map. Constructed as 'France's Shield' amd beheld as the eighth wonder of the world', it nevertheless, warped conceptions of modern warfare and bred defeatism. Hence the Fall of France, hence the line's heritage oblivion. And yet, amateur enthusiasts (German as well as French) persist in their efforts to restore the forts of the Maginot line to an order approaching their original state. Their passion has less to do with revising historical reputations than with archaeological engineering. Visitors witness the spectacle of a private heritage-subverting dedication to make these vast underground ships ready to sail again. |
| Uitgever: |
Routledge |
| Bronbestand: |
Elektronische Wetenschappelijke Tijdschriften |
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