The book is divided into 8 chapters with an introduction, index, a Bibliography and Glossary & Abbreviations:

• Chronology
• Design and Development
• The Principles of Defense
• Tour of the Sites
• The Living Site
• Operational History
• Aftermath
• The Sites Today

This illustrated volume analyses the different defensive elements of the East Wall, the phases of their construction, the shifting strategic focus, and what life was like for those manning the defenses in the final days of the war.

Conclusion

The book is a quick read and is well researched and documented. From the modelers perspective this will not give you many ideas for dioramas, but as a quick review of the East Wall German fortifications it does the job.

Thanks to Osprey Publishing for the review copy and to IPMS/USA for the review space.