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	The '''Atlantic Wall''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_Wall] ([[German Language|German]]: ''Atlantikwall'') was an extensive system of [[Coastal artillery|coastal fortification]]s built by the [[Germany|German]] [[Third Reich]] in 1942 until 1944 during [[World War II]] along the [[West Europe|western coast of Europe]] to defend against an anticipated Anglo-American led Allied invasion of the continent from [[Great Britain]].		The '''Atlantic Wall''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_Wall] ([[German Language|German]]: ''Atlantikwall'') was an extensive system of [[Coastal artillery|coastal fortification]]s built by the [[Germany|German]] [[Third Reich]] in 1942 until 1944 during [[World War II]] along the [[West Europe|western coast of Europe]] to defend against an anticipated Anglo-American led Allied invasion of the continent from [[Great Britain]].
	== Paul Virilio and The Atlantic Wall ==		== Paul Virilio and The Atlantic Wall ==
-	In 1958, [[Paul Virilio]] [http://www.jahsonic.com/PaulVirilio.html][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Virilio] conducted a [[phenomenological]] enquiry into military space and the organization of territory, particularly concerning the [[Atlantic Wall]].	+	In 1958, [[Paul Virilio]] [http://www.jahsonic.com/PaulVirilio.html][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Virilio] conducted a [[phenomenological]] enquiry into military space and the organization of territory, particularly concerning the [[Atlantic Wall]]. The result was published in 1975 by ______________ as ''[[Bunker Archeology: Texts and Photos]].''
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-	== Bunker Archeology: Texts and Photos (1975) - Paul Virilio ==	+
-	The Atlantic Wall has never been as famous as the Maginot or Siegfried line. Built in less than 4 years on the entire French coastline to forestall an Allied landing, this system of fortification designed by General Todt is composed of almost 15,000 separate constructions including 4,000 major structures and 9,000 artillery batteries which linked the fortified ports. On 6th June 1944, the Allied landings put it out of commission once and for all.	+
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-	In the aftermath of the War, the author started the research of this defence system from a new standpoint, beginning this study which combines the objectivity of the historian, the awe with which the structures inspired in him as a boy, and the aesthetics and philosophy of the modern mind.	+
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-	This is a photographic and historic study of one of the great lines of fortification of World War II, including a strategic and design analysis of each type of structure - bunkers, observation posts, etc. --from the publisher	+

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The Atlantic Wall

The Atlantic Wall are the 15,000 Nazi bunkers built during World War II along the coastline of France and designed to repel any Allied assault.

The Atlantic Wall [1] (German: Atlantikwall) was an extensive system of coastal fortifications built by the German Third Reich in 1942 until 1944 during World War II along the western coast of Europe to defend against an anticipated Anglo-American led Allied invasion of the continent from Great Britain.

Paul Virilio and The Atlantic Wall

In 1958, Paul Virilio [2][3] conducted a phenomenological enquiry into military space and the organization of territory, particularly concerning the Atlantic Wall. The result was published in 1975 by ______________ as Bunker Archeology: Texts and Photos.