The Atlantic Wall Atlas - The German Defence System in the Netherlands 1940-1945

Along the Dutch coast there are numerous remains of one of the largest defense lines in history: the Atlantic Wall, which is over five thousand kilometers long. This ran along the west coast of continental Europe - from the North Cape to the Pyrenees - and was intended to protect Hitler's Third Reich against an Allied invasion. The line evolved during the Second World War into a layered system of coastal and land defenses, which also served to support warfare at sea and in the air.

The Atlantic Wall Atlas does not provide an inventory of individual bunkers, field fortifications, barriers and other works in the Netherlands, but provides insight into the (intended) functioning of German defense systems in their mutual coherence. This zooms in to regional level. Where necessary, the Dutch situation is viewed from a European perspective.

Hardcover edition from 2024 (€ 30.00)