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CARENTAN, Linking Omaha Beach - Utah Beach, Part IV –... CARENTAN, Linking Omaha Beach - Utah Beach, Part IV –... 2
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CARENTAN, Linking Omaha Beach - Utah Beach, Part IV – First to Lead Setting up the...

L20250102
€71.09
This volume traces in images the epic story of the 101st Airborne Division during its first combat jump in history. This fourth volume in the Carentan series — conceived as a monumental fresco in ten volumes (more than 3,000 pages and 4,000 photographs) — takes you into the very first hours of D-Day, around drop zone C, at Sainte-Marie-du-Mont and...
German Fortresses in Liberated France. An Illustrated...
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German Fortresses in Liberated France. An Illustrated History

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€23.70
Through previously unpublished photographs, this illustrated essay sheds light on a little-known episode of the Second World War. Lorient, Saint-Nazaire, La Rochelle, Royan, the Pointe de Grave, Dunkirk. While Allied troops, having landed in Normandy, pushed eastward, these Atlantic and North Sea ports remained occupied by the Germans… Through previously...
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Cold War Handguns. Vol. 1, The Warsaw Pact
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Cold War Handguns. Vol. 1, The Warsaw Pact

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€20.85
The Cold War began as early as 1945 and ended with the fall of the Berlin Wall on 9 November 1989. Two blocs faced each other throughout this period: NATO and the Warsaw Pact. The USSR then developed new handguns in line with its strategy. These weapons were issued to fraternal nations and supplied Marxist-aligned rebellions… The Cold War began as early...
TO EARN THE GREEN BERET 1941 - 1944 TO EARN THE GREEN BERET 1941 - 1944 2
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TO EARN THE GREEN BERET 1941 - 1944

L20250099
€23.70
This book recounts how, sometimes at the cost of their lives, young Frenchmen refused to accept defeat and above all the shameful armistice of 22 June 1940. Some of these future commandos, who had endured German oppression and then the harassment and lies of Vichy propaganda, decided to leave France — sometimes by deserting from the Marine Nationale, for...
JUNE 1940, ON THE ROADS OF CÔTE-D'OR, FROM THE DÉBÂCLE TO... JUNE 1940, ON THE ROADS OF CÔTE-D'OR, FROM THE DÉBÂCLE TO... 2
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JUNE 1940, ON THE ROADS OF CÔTE-D'OR, FROM THE DÉBÂCLE TO THE EXODUS (Volume 2)

L20250098
€45.50
Second volume of the exceptional study on the events and fighting that took place in the Côte-d'Or during June 1940. These two books will take you day by day through the incredible and terrible history of the Côte-d'Or in 1940: the history of war, fire and blood. In this context of total chaos, fleeing the fighting, on the roads of the exodus, tens of...
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JUNE 1940, ON THE ROADS OF CÔTE-D'OR, FROM THE DÉBÂCLE TO... JUNE 1940, ON THE ROADS OF CÔTE-D'OR, FROM THE DÉBÂCLE TO... 2
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JUNE 1940, ON THE ROADS OF CÔTE-D'OR, FROM THE DÉBÂCLE TO THE EXODUS (Volume 1)

L20250097
€42.65
An exceptional study to be published in two volumes on the events that took place in the Côte-d'Or in May 1940. This book will take you day by day through the incredible and terrible history of the Côte-d'Or in 1940: the history of war, fire and chaos. Fleeing the fighting, on the roads of the exodus, tens of thousands of civilians crossed the region. For...
THE GAS WAR - 1914-1918 - Pharmacists in Action THE GAS WAR - 1914-1918 - Pharmacists in Action 2
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THE GAS WAR - 1914-1918 - Pharmacists in Action

L20250096
€56.87
A previously unpublished work on the role of pharmacists in the gas war during the First World War. This original study retraces the horror of these battles and the protective measures available to the belligerents. « France has no chemists — only pharmacists! ». Such is the famous, cutting remark attributed to the German chemist Haber, the instigator of...
A Moi, Auvergne!. An Illustrated History of the 92nd...
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A Moi, Auvergne!. An Illustrated History of the 92nd Infantry Regiment

L20250095
€36.97
"A moi, Auvergne! " The call of the Chevalier d'Assas rings out as a call to bravery and unity. Spoken by the Gauls of the 92nd RI at the close of their regimental song, this emblematic motto is a powerful symbol: the symbol of courage, that of a soldier who sacrifices himself to sound the alarm and save his comrades in arms; the symbol of victory, that...
General Jouinot Gambetta. Life and Death of a Cavalry Hero
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General Jouinot Gambetta. Life and Death of a Cavalry Hero

L20250094
€21.71
A true legend among his men, François Léon Jouinot-Gambetta (1870–1923) is an unsung architect of victory in the Great War. At 18, he enlisted as a simple soldier and began a modest military career in Algeria and Morocco. Despite unfavourable assessments and very mixed appraisals, his bravery and his sense of … A true legend among his men, François Léon...
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Sail & Cannon - The World of Sailing Warships - 1745-1815
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Sail & Cannon - The World of Sailing Warships - 1745-1815

L20250093
€33.18
revised and expanded edition The ambition of this richly illustrated work is to guide the reader through an in-depth exploration of the fascinating world of the sailing warship, which reached its peak between 1745 and 1815, from the War of Independence to the end of the Napoleonic Wars, by way of the French Revolution. This book paints a vivid, precise...
The Cuirassiers under the Restoration 1815-1830 - Carnet... The Cuirassiers under the Restoration 1815-1830 - Carnet... 2
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The Cuirassiers under the Restoration 1815-1830 - Carnet de la Compagnie d'Elite

L20250092
€18.96
Original study by Eugène Leliepvre 28 original plates After the fleeting 1st Restoration and Hundred Days, during which they retained, with a few minor variations, the appearance they had in the final years of the Empire, the cuirassiers of the 2nd Restoration (the reign of Louis XVIII from 1815 to 1824, followed by Charles X from 1824 to 1830) presented...
The Commandos' Bagpipe – Bill Millin
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The Commandos' Bagpipe – Bill Millin

L20250091
€23.70
Bill Millin, piper and soldier, sounds reveille for the troops at the commando training centre in the Scottish Highlands, leads the way for volunteer groups who sweat, run or march, and also takes part, in battledress and boots, in manoeuvres in the harsh Scottish climate. On 6 June 1944, aged 22, he was chosen to "sound the charge" for the...
American Wire Mesh in Normandy – From Airstrips to the Farm American Wire Mesh in Normandy – From Airstrips to the Farm 2
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American Wire Mesh in Normandy – From Airstrips to the Farm

L20250090
€24.55
Why take an interest in pieces of rusty wire mesh? That is a question frequently put to the author. The "American wire mesh" was there, beneath the wheels of aircraft landing on the temporary airstrips laid down by the Allies after June 1944; and it is still there, before our eyes, salvaged, reused and repurposed by the Normans. Where did this mesh come...
Shorn Women – The Bonfires of the Liberation Shorn Women – The Bonfires of the Liberation 2
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Shorn Women – The Bonfires of the Liberation

L20250089
€18.96
Humiliated, ostracised, cast out on the roads of disgrace for having had a "culpable" liaison with an occupier — falsely accused or not of "horizontal collaboration" — this work examines the fate of more than 20,000 women in France between 1943 and 1946.
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THE SOLDIER'S PATH – FROM THE UZBIN AMBUSH TO CLOSE...
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THE SOLDIER'S PATH – FROM THE UZBIN AMBUSH TO CLOSE PROTECTION

L20250088
€19.91
A soldier in the 8th Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment, Mayeul fought against the Taliban during the infamous Uzbin ambush on 18 August 2008 in Afghanistan. In his book, he recounts with unprecedented authenticity the fighting of that deadly day during which ten French servicemen lost their lives. Beyond revealing the reality of the parachute soldier's...
Intelligence Research Review - No. 2 - Intelligence in...
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Intelligence Research Review - No. 2 - Intelligence in Wartime

L20250087
€9.95 €19.91
In this second issue, the Intelligence Research Review immerses us in the heart of intelligence in wartime, with particular emphasis on the two world conflicts that transformed the twentieth century. This review examines the observations and practices of the various actors engaged in these conflicts. Through a series of in-depth dossiers, expert analyses...
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Intelligence Research Review - No. 1 - Women in Intelligence

L20250086
€9.95 €19.91
This very first issue of the Intelligence Research Review immerses us in the fascinating world of "women spies" and reveals how they have shaped the history of intelligence through thoroughly documented in-depth articles, striking portraits, and a wealth of further dossiers. The various researchers and authors of this review offer an analysis both of the...
Set Europe Ablaze! - British Special Units and Commandos
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Set Europe Ablaze! - British Special Units and Commandos

L20250085
€37.44
Available June 16, 2025 The Second World War was the true laboratory for what we today call "special forces". While all the belligerents raised commando, sabotage or guerrilla units, it was the British who created the greatest number and often the most original. Indeed, His Majesty's Army has always displayed an innate talent for bringing together...
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The GMC Cargo – Workhorse of the U.S. Army The GMC Cargo – Workhorse of the U.S. Army 2
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The GMC Cargo – Workhorse of the U.S. Army

L20250084
€24.64
Available June 16, 2025 The GMC truck is probably, along with the jeep, the best-known military vehicle of the Second World War. Acting on the principle that more is better, the U.S. Army equipped itself in 1940 with an all-terrain, four-wheel-drive truck whose payload was truly suited to the heavy logistics of world war. More than 700,000 units were...
The Crapouillots and the French Trench Weapons of the... The Crapouillots and the French Trench Weapons of the... 2
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The Crapouillots and the French Trench Weapons of the Great War

L20250083
€37.44
In the autumn of 1914, the French army was brutally confronted with a new form of combat: trench warfare. In order to counter the fire of the Minenwerfer and strike the enemy sheltering at the bottom of his trenches, it was necessary to create a new curved-fire artillery piece capable of launching heavy explosive-laden projectiles. Improvised in a matter...
The 1st Motorised Dragoon Regiment 1929–1940 The 1st Motorised Dragoon Regiment 1929–1940 2
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The 1st Motorised Dragoon Regiment 1929–1940

L20250082
€35.07
Available 16 June 2025 The 1st battalion, later regiment, of dragoons embodies the modernisation and mechanisation of the French cavalry during the 1930s. In 1939 it was one of the best trained, most competent and most modern regiments in the army. This first book devoted to this type of regiment covers the unit's history, its operational doctrine, its...
The 2nd U.S. Armored Division in the Eure – 20–25 August... The 2nd U.S. Armored Division in the Eure – 20–25 August... 2
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The 2nd U.S. Armored Division in the Eure – 20–25 August 1944

L20250081
€18.96
Objectives: Breteuil, Verneuil, Damville, Conches, Le Neubourg, Iville, Amfreville, Thuit-Signol The end of the Battle of Normandy. When the 2nd U.S. Armored Division arrives in the Eure, it spells the end for the remnants of the German divisions caught in its path, in full retreat from the Falaise-Chambois pocket. This great American formation is one of...
Decision Mind. A Military Approach to Professional and...
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Decision Mind. A Military Approach to Professional and Specialised Intervention

L20250080
€22.75
Common to both civilian and military worlds, intervention is emerging as an operational domain in its own right, both on home soil and in external operations. Cutting across various geographical and professional environments and subject to different legal frameworks, it paradoxically remains poorly identified and little studied. Defining intervention as a...
A French Resistance – A Bordeaux Chronicle 1940–1945
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A French Resistance – A Bordeaux Chronicle 1940–1945

L20250079
€15.17
In June 1940 in Bordeaux, a young engineer came, through exceptional circumstances, to hold the position of chief engineer of the Rural Engineering Service. The position of this major port made the Rural Engineering Service — which physically administered the region — vital to the occupier. The author's father would be obliged to collaborate officially...
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