Brief Context & History of the Gin Drinkers Line
The Gin Drinkers Line(GDL) was built as part of a trend in fortification leading up to the Second World War. Wary of the rise of Fascism in Italy and Germany, the French built fortifications along their Eastern border, known as the Maginot Line. Nearby European nations followed suit, building defensive structures along national borders and throughout their colonies (Lowry ,61). The purpose of these lines as military tacticians learned from the First World War, were not meant
