The book 'Atlantikwall in kaart, Bunkers en Bezetting in Zuid-Holland' describes the story of the Atlantikwall in Zuid-Holland through 120 unique maps and plans and dozens of photographs from archives and private collections at home and abroad. The book covers thematically the planning and construction of the defenses, the occupation forces, the effects on the civilian population, exercises and actual combat on land, at sea and in the air, and finally the aftermath of five years of occupation. This both broad and in-depth approach has created a new standard work. The book has no fewer than 328 pages in a large format that does justice to the maps and photographs. The Atlantic Wall was a World War II defense line designed to protect the west coast of the German empire from an Allied invasion. South Holland was a small but important part in this thousands of kilometers long line. The port city of Rotterdam with its industry, the administrative center in The Hague and the good infrastructure in the hinterland were of great strategic value. During the five years of occupation from 1940 to 1945, the Germans therefore built the coastal and inland areas full of thousands of bunkers and barricades. The beach and dunes were forbidden territory and German soldiers appeared in almost all villages and towns. Dutch civilians suffered heavily from the military presence. Businesses and homes had to make way because of bunker construction, inundations or a clear field of fire, and tens of thousands of people were forced to evacuate. After liberation, devastation was found everywhere.