Neil Short

First experience with this series, not too impressed. Would have loved more actual photos of the defenses as well as more detail on how they worked, and hearing more from those that fought against them (Rather than how they were built, and how much material it took). Not up to par for usual Osprey was the art, this was 3D rendered and not well done. The graphics themselves look antiquated like this was from a early 2000's video game. The 3D part doesnt automatically make it poor, Osprey has show more had some excellently rendered 3D art. This is not one of them. I did enjoy the inclusion of 'The Site Today' as that provided some excellent information for those who want to see what was being discussed. show less

This appears to be a good overview of the Soviet "fortified regions," with particular emphasis on how the shifting of these regions west after the 1939 Russo-German partition of Poland undermined what utility these defenses might of had.

The particular value of this booklet is that the author bridges the gap between the programs of the Weimar period (for which there was never enough resources) and the desperate improvisations of 1944-45 (for which there were never enough men to make function).

While one might wish for more details on the various HQ complexes the particular value of this booklet is to illustrate the scale of resources that went into these constructions and the amount of time that Hitler resided at these various facilities.