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PERSHING'S BOYS - Uniforms & Equipment of the American... PERSHING'S BOYS - Uniforms & Equipment of the American... 2
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PERSHING'S BOYS - Uniforms & Equipment of the American Soldier 1917-1918

L20260097
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ENGLISH VERSION  PERSHING'S BOYS – The American Expeditionary Forces in France, 1917–1918 Featuring over 400 authentic artifacts and numerous period photographs, PERSHING'S BOYS brings to life the story of the American soldiers who crossed the Atlantic to fight in France during the First World War. This richly illustrated book offers a fascinating insight...
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Enigma: The Secret File of the French Spies
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Enigma: The Secret File of the French Spies

L20260096
€22.75
The true story, finally set straight through archives published for the first time. Without the French and Polish intelligence services, Alan Turing could not have broken the Enigma codes. It seemed that everything was known about Enigma, the cipher machine used by Hitler’s armed forces: numerous books, films, and graphic novels have recounted the...
All the Flags of France and Their Incredible Stories
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All the Flags of France and Their Incredible Stories

L20260095
€24.64
The first encyclopedia of the flags that have flown over France: a colorful history lesson. For the first time, vexillologist Olivier Touzeau surveys the full range of French flags, from the banners of the Ancien Régime to contemporary sports pennants, including the colors of France’s overseas territories and secessionist emblems. Rich with compelling...
Elite Troops in Algeria: Paratroopers - Legionnaires -... Elite Troops in Algeria: Paratroopers - Legionnaires -... 2
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Elite Troops in Algeria: Paratroopers - Legionnaires - Commandos, 1954-1961

L20260094
€36.97
A collection of firsthand accounts of some of the fiercest fighting of the Algerian War, highlighting the actions of French Legionnaires and commandos against independence forces, from the Algerian border regions to the clashes at Bizerte. This book explores some of the battles fought by Legionnaires, French naval commandos, air force commandos, and...
K French Army Special Forces
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K French Army Special Forces

L20260093
€22.75
Engaged in counterterrorism across various theaters of operations, French Army special forces have carried out numerous training and intelligence missions, as well as bold interventions that have rescued hostages and neutralized several dozen armed terrorist groups. This book offers a broad view of French Army special forces, describing the distinctive...
ALL TANK TRANSPORTERS 1918–1940 – VOL. 1. IN THE SERVICE... ALL TANK TRANSPORTERS 1918–1940 – VOL. 1. IN THE SERVICE... 2
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ALL TANK TRANSPORTERS 1918–1940 – VOL. 1. IN THE SERVICE OF THE RENAULT FT

L20260091
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All Tank Transporters, 1918–1940. Volume 1: In the Service of the Renault FT. The Vauvillier Collection, No. 6, by François Vauvillier. This is the sixth volume in a series intended to cover every vehicle used by the French Army. Richly illustrated, each volume presents all the models systematically and in chronological order, with the principal vehicles...
Who Dares Wins! — Memoirs of the Last Free French SAS...
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Who Dares Wins! — Memoirs of the Last Free French SAS Soldier

L20260090
€19.91
The last hero. Colonel Achille Muller, aged 101, is one of the very last Free French veterans of World War II. In 1942, at the age of 17, he left his native Moselle, annexed by the Third Reich, on a bicycle and traveled via Spain to London to avoid conscription into the German army and, above all, "to liberate his country and bring peace to...
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Bigeard’s Lieutenant - Indochina 1945–1954
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Bigeard’s Lieutenant - Indochina 1945–1954

L20260089
€23.70
2026 French Army Erwan Bergot Literary Grand PrizeThe previously unpublished account of one of the participants in the Battle of Dien Bien Phu. In a scene from Pierre Schoendoerffer’s film Dien Bien Phu, a young lieutenant from the renowned 6th Colonial Parachute Battalion can be seen at the headquarters of General Cogny, commander of French forces in...
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The French Navy: Four Centuries of History
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The French Navy: Four Centuries of History

L20260088
€28.34
“The power of arms requires not only that the King be strong on land, but also that he be powerful at sea.” Richelieu, Political Testament From Richelieu’s establishment of the Grand Mastership of Navigation and Commerce of France in 1626 to attack submarines and the planned next-generation aircraft carrier, the French Navy has shaped four centuries of...
A World Tour of World War II Weapons A World Tour of World War II Weapons 2
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A World Tour of World War II Weapons

L20260087
€20.85
From the United States to the Soviet Union, from Germany to Japan: a world tour of the weapons that shaped World War II. 150 weapons used by the various belligerents are featured.
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The 29th ITALIAN SS DIVISION
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The 29th ITALIAN SS DIVISION

L20260086
€61.61
29. Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS (ital. Nr. 1)  The formation of the Italian SS Division, officially designated the 29th SS Grenadier Division, took place within the chaotic context of the end of World War II in Italy. It all began on September 8, 1943, when the Kingdom of Italy signed an armistice with the Allies, triggering the German occupation...
7th SS DIVISION “PRINZ EUGEN”
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7th SS DIVISION “PRINZ EUGEN”

L20260085
€36.02
7th SS Volunteer Mountain Division  "This book will enable the reader to learn about the little-known fate of a Waffen-SS mountain division made up largely of ethnic Germans (Volksdeutsche) settled in Romania, Serbia, Croatia, Slovakia, or Hungary, and mobilized as part of the settlement policy of “Greater Germany.” This division was initially commanded...
Kôgun. History of the Japanese Army 1853–1948
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Kôgun. History of the Japanese Army 1853–1948

L20260075
€25.59
Kôgun, the emperor's army. Such is the name the Japanese army adopted from the early 1930s onwards, asserting its mission to protect a sovereign increasingly venerated as a living deity. It is the history of this military force and of a central institution of the Japanese nation-state, from 1853 to 1948, that Franck Michelin traces in this unrivalled...
In the Name of Japan – 1945: The War Is Over, Except for...
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In the Name of Japan – 1945: The War Is Over, Except for Him.

L20260074
€8.25
Onoda's diary: the Japanese soldier who survived 30 years in the jungle believing the war was still going on  1945. When the Second World War ends, young Lieutenant Hiroo Onoda, trained in guerrilla warfare techniques, is stationed in the Philippines. Along with three other men, he finds himself on the island of Lubang, cut off from his troops at the...
Robotic Tactics - FIGHTING AMONG THE MACHINES
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Robotic Tactics - FIGHTING AMONG THE MACHINES

L20260073
€23.60
FIGHTING AMONG DRONES AND ROBOTS In Ukraine, drones and robots have imposed a new reality of combat. What is at stake in this war is a major break in military history, comparable to the advent of firearms, but infinitely faster. It will shape all future conflicts and spread across the world. Henceforth, war will be waged with systems capable of extending...
Bernard de Lattre. Au nom du père
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Bernard de Lattre. Au nom du père

L20260072
€21.71
Bernard de Lattre YOUNGEST MILITARY MEDAL RECIPIENT IN HISTORY, KILLED IN INDOCHINA Au nom du père  Born in 1928, Bernard de Lattre grew up in the shadow of an extraordinary father, Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, future Marshal of France. Yet very early on, he chose to forge his ownpath: a volunteer at sixteen, decorated with the Médaille Militaire at...
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LIEUTENANTS - DESTINIES OF FRENCH LIEUTENANTS FROM 1800...
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LIEUTENANTS - DESTINIES OF FRENCH LIEUTENANTS FROM 1800 TO THE PRESENT DAY

L20260071
€23.60
DESTINIES OF FRENCH LIEUTENANTS FROM 1800 TO THE PRESENT DAY WHATEVER THE BATTLEFIELD, EVERYWHERE, ALWAYS, A LIEUTENANT LEADS FROM THE FRONT At twenty, they are leaders in the making yet already on the front line: they are the lieutenants. They bear responsibility for their men, the terrain, the reality of combat — where there is no room for error. They...
American Essex-Class Aircraft Carriers – Volume II
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American Essex-Class Aircraft Carriers – Volume II

L20260069
€62.56
Navires & Histoire du Monde No. 44 The American Essex-class aircraft carriers served from 1943 to 1991, from the second part of the Pacific War to the end of the Cold War. Twenty-four vessels were actually commissioned. No two ships are exactly alike, owing to different shipyards, evolving detection equipment, varying degrees of modernization, repairs...
American Essex-Class Aircraft Carriers – Volume I
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American Essex-Class Aircraft Carriers – Volume I

L20260068
€60.66
Navires & Histoire du Monde Collection N°43 The American Essex-class aircraft carriers served from 1943 to 1991, from the second half of the Pacific War to the end of the Cold War. Twenty-four vessels were actually commissioned. No two ships are exactly alike, owing to different shipyards, evolving detection equipment, varying degrees of modernisation,...
The Death Corridor Mortain-Falaise-Argentan 1944 The Death Corridor Mortain-Falaise-Argentan 1944 2
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The Death Corridor Mortain-Falaise-Argentan 1944

L20260067
€18.48
The "death corridor" is the neck of the famous Falaise-Argentan pocket where the German fighting forces in Normandy were to be crushed by Allied power. The Germans left several thousand dead and 40,000 prisoners in the pocket after roughly half of them managed to force their way through. This work recounts that hell. The Battle of Mortain with sensational...
Dying for Crisbecq and Azeville Dying for Crisbecq and Azeville 2
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Dying for Crisbecq and Azeville

L20260066
€14.22
June 6, 6:31 a.m., the 4th Infantry Division lands on Utah Beach while the US Navy, with the USS Nevada, exchanges fire with the German batteries, including the powerful 210 mm guns of the Crisbecq battery, supported by the 105 mm guns of Azeville. At 6:33 a.m., Crisbecq fires three shells below the waterline of the USS Corry, which sinks shortly...
1940 – The Battle of the Marne That Never Was
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1940 – The Battle of the Marne That Never Was

L20260065
€18.96
Maxime Mainguet analyses the missed opportunities of the Battle of France e. An unstoppable Blitzkrieg? Overwhelming German superiority? Not quite. In Cette bataille de la Marne qui n'a pas eu lieu, Maxime Mainguet offers an original and strategic reappraisal of the Battle of France. Mirroring the "Miracle of the Marne" of 1914, he examines the moment...
On the Roads to Freedom
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On the Roads to Freedom

L20260064
€23.70
Chronicles of a French soldier on campaign, from Monthermé to Indochina
Fortifications in the Southern Alps – France, Italy.... Fortifications in the Southern Alps – France, Italy.... 2
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Fortifications in the Southern Alps – France, Italy. Volume 4 (Used)

L20250190DEF
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USED BOOK. FAIR CONDITION, BUT COVER CORNERS SLIGHTLY BENT. In this final volume of the remarkable history of Fortifications in the Alps, featuring nearly 1,250 illustrations, Dominique Vialard and Frédéric Lisch present the strongholds of the Durance, Embrun and Sisteron; the fortifications of the Ubaye; the strongholds of Saint-Vincent-les-Forts,...
Copy of THE SCALE AND EXCESSES OF THE MAGINOT LINE, VOL.... Copy of THE SCALE AND EXCESSES OF THE MAGINOT LINE, VOL.... 2
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Copy of THE SCALE AND EXCESSES OF THE MAGINOT LINE, VOL. 2 – Infantry Casemates and...

L20240073DEF
€41.23 €54.98
USED BOOK. FAIR CONDITION, BUT COVER CORNERS SLIGHTLY BENT. The second volume in Frédéric Lisch’s series on the components of the Maginot Line. The book covers the 1929 and 1930 model casemates, armored casemates, blockhouses in the demolition zones, 1936 model casemates with staggered embrasures, and the infantry casemates and blocks of the Alpine...
MEASURES AND EXCESSES OF THE MAGINOT LINE, VOL. 3 –... MEASURES AND EXCESSES OF THE MAGINOT LINE, VOL. 3 –... 2
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MEASURES AND EXCESSES OF THE MAGINOT LINE, VOL. 3 – Fortification Blocks and Turrets

L20260055DEF
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USED BOOK. FAIR CONDITION, WITH SLIGHTLY BENT COVER CORNERS. The third title in Frédéric Lisch’s series of books on the components of the Maginot Line. This third volume on the Maginot Line details every type of turret used along the line and includes a chapter on its strategic maps. This third volume details all the Maginot Line’s fortification blocks...
GENERAL PAU — HE COULD HAVE BEEN COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, HE...
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GENERAL PAU — HE COULD HAVE BEEN COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, HE CHOSE TO BE EXEMPLARY

L20260062
€21.71
Alsatian by blood shed At the age of 22, Second Lieutenant Gérald Pau was severely wounded in the right hand during the terrible Battle of Froeschwiller in 1870. Faced with amputation, he asked to be operated on without anaesthesia, so that the small amount of product available could be reserved for the more gravely wounded soldiers. This gesture, which...
General Valin. Commander of the Free French Air Forces
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General Valin. Commander of the Free French Air Forces

L20260061
€23.60
The man who gave wings to Free France A discreet yet central figure of Free France, Martial Valin (1898–1980) was the man who gave wings to the Gaullist struggle. A courageous pilot, visionary military commander, outstanding organiser, he embodies the rebirth of French air power at a moment when all seemed lost. In 1941, he took command of the FAFL and...
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News from Sainte-Engrâce? Chronicles of an Ordinary Hero
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News from Sainte-Engrâce? Chronicles of an Ordinary Hero

L20260060
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Chronicles of an Ordinary Intelligence Services Hero ­ y name is Alex. My father is Jewish and my mother is English. An explosive combination during the Second World War. I was fourteen years old when we escaped the Nazis via the Pyrenees, taking refuge first in Spain, then in Portugal. It was in Sainte-Engrâce, an isolated village in...
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