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* The Maginot Fallacy. The Maginot Line remains military history's most powerful symbol of false security. Some critics of Europe' War on the Rocks

By early 2023, the "Maginot Line" had become a defining feature of the stalemate. While the fortifications successfully slowed Ukrainian counter-offensives in some sectors, they also highlighted a stark shift in Russian strategy: from the rapid "special military operation" intended to seize Kyiv to a grueling, static war of attrition anchored in the mud and concrete of the 21st-century's most formidable wall. Europe’s New Lines of Defense Are Not Maginot 2.0 * The Maginot Fallacy

: Stretching for hundreds of miles, three-layered rows of pyramid-shaped concrete blocks were cemented into the earth. These "ancient" obstacles, a design dating back to World War II, were intended to ensnare modern Western tanks. * The Maginot Fallacy