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French Prisoners of War 1940–1945 French Prisoners of War 1940–1945 2
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French Prisoners of War 1940–1945

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Memories of La vache et le prisonnier with Fernandel are often the only images that come to mind when speaking of the French soldiers taken prisoner in 1940. Yet far from the cinema screen, 1.85 million of them were deprived of their liberty, imprisoned far from home and used as cheap labour. Victims of a distorted image and a French history that unfolded...
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Un Quarteron de Généraux avant le Putsch
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Un Quarteron de Généraux avant le Putsch

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€23.60
On 22 April 1961, Generals Challe, Zeller, and Jouhaud — soon joined by Salan — launched a putsch in Algiers. The following day, General de Gaulle addressed the nation: "An insurrectional power has established itself in Algeria [...]. This power has an outward appearance: a handful of retired generals. It has a reality: a group of partisan, ambitious and...
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The Wars of Afghanistan
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The Wars of Afghanistan

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€24.64
Afghanistan: the epicentre of wars for two centuries. The history of Afghanistan is above all a military history — the history of a country perpetually embroiled in conflict due to foreign invasions or power struggles. It is the history of a nation that fought to assert its independence in the face of expansionist powers. Its unity and the power of its...
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General Beaufre. Father of French Strategy
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General Beaufre. Father of French Strategy

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€25.59
Born in 1902, André Beaufre joined the army as a young man. A lieutenant in the Rif where he was seriously wounded in 1925, he became a captain of Moroccan tirailleurs a decade later, before witnessing the collapse of June 1940. A fellow fugitive with General Giraud in 1942, he took part in the liberation of France. After Indochina, he became a general...
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Cuba 1962. The Missile Crisis
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Cuba 1962. The Missile Crisis

L20250110
€23.70
On 14 October 1962, an American aircraft spotted nuclear-tipped missiles being installed in Cuba — Soviet missiles less than 200 kilometres from the American coastline. What followed was thirteen days of arm-wrestling between the two superpowers, led by Kennedy and Khrushchev, triggering worldwide acute awareness of the nuclear threat. Thirteen days of...
Reinhard Gehlen. The Spy of the Century?
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Reinhard Gehlen. The Spy of the Century?

L20250109
€22.75
A man who operated in the shadows, Reinhard Gehlen (1902–1979) navigated the most tragic hours of the twentieth century with unparalleled dexterity, moving from the Nazi secret services to those of the Federal Republic of Germany via the CIA. But who was the man long presented as the "spy of the century"? A career soldier, this committed nationalist...
André Beaufre - Combat Writings. 1939–1942
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André Beaufre - Combat Writings. 1939–1942

L20250108
€26.54
Through the Bitter Days (1938–1942), the testimony of a young officer caught up in the débâcle. Before becoming one of the most widely recognised military theorists in the world, General André Beaufre lived through the disaster of 1940 as a young officer. The four texts gathered here — "La paix-guerre (1939)", "Guerre éclair (1940–1941)", "Sic Transit...
The Atlantic Pockets and Dunkirk. 1944–1945
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The Atlantic Pockets and Dunkirk. 1944–1945

L20250107
€22.75
Forgotten battles and forgotten acts of heroism. The liberation of France cannot be reduced to the Normandy landings and the liberation of Paris. Far from the main front, the war continued until May 1945 around German redoubts strung along the French Atlantic coastline, from the Gironde estuary to Dunkirk. These redoubts, described as … Forgotten battles...
Lasalle - The Legacy of a Legend
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Lasalle - The Legacy of a Legend

L20250106
€18.86
A mythical figure of the Grande Armée's cavalry, Count Antoine-Charles-Louis de Lasalle fascinated generations of light cavalrymen the world over. Yet this inveterate drinker, gambler, swordsman and extravagant lover seems to have fallen victim to his own legend. Drawing on the analysis of previously unpublished archival documents, this book offers,...
Training for Shooting
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Training for Shooting

L20250105
€18.96
A handgun carrier will often find themselves, at one point or another in their journey, questioning their training. If one works within an organisation, this issue is managed by the unit's instructors, but nothing prevents additional solo training, provided it does not conflict with the doctrine of one's service. Understanding is a prerequisite for any...
La Self Défense
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La Self Défense

L20250104
€18.96
For nearly a generation, the Académie du Couteau et de la Défense en Situation has provided instruction enabling people to deal with edged weapon threats in order to avoid the worst. But l'ACDS is not solely about knowledge of the knife: above all, it is a method for approaching personal security in a holistic manner. Self-defence means being able to get...
Practical Shooting — Recreational Shooting, Defensive...
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Practical Shooting — Recreational Shooting, Defensive Shooting — École Nationale...

L20250103
€21.80
« WEAPON: any object or device designed or intended by its nature to kill, wound, strike, neutralise or cause incapacitation. » (Article R311-1, paragraph I, 2°, of the Code de la sécurité intérieure) Using a weapon is not a game! It may be used for recreational purposes, but its primary function must never be forgotten. It is for this reason that...
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