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THE OTHER TERROR AFTER THE LIGHTNING – THE 11th MARINE...
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THE OTHER TERROR AFTER THE LIGHTNING – THE 11th MARINE ARTILLERY REGIMENT

L20200138
€36.97
From the remote reaches of Ouaddaï in Chad to the plains of the Euphrates in Iraq, the Bigors of the 11th have been deployed on every overseas operational theatre for more than 40 years. Heir to the 1st Colonial Artillery Regiment, whose memory it carefully preserves through the battle honours inscribed on its standard, the 11th Marine Artillery Regiment...
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ITALIAN CAMPAIGN 1796-1797 - From Nice to Leoben, an...
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ITALIAN CAMPAIGN 1796-1797 - From Nice to Leoben, an autopsy of Napoleon's first campaign

L20200137
€28.34
The virtuosity of a general with no real experience of war — that is above all what one remembers of the Italian Campaign. Indeed, Bonaparte's genius was to astonish the world and, two centuries later, still arouses the same fascination. Who could fail to marvel at this young general who, through the application of new military principles he had pondered...
TILSIT IN 1807 – WAS IT THE COLD THAT DESTROYED THE...
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TILSIT IN 1807 – WAS IT THE COLD THAT DESTROYED THE FRENCH ARMY IN 1812?

L20200135
€14.22
Translated into French for the first time, the previously unpublished account of the meeting on the Niemen between Tsar Alexander I and Napoleon, and of the fraternisation celebrations between Russian and French soldiers, by a Russian officer present on the scene. In the second part, an essay by that same witness, Denis Davydov, who, some years after...
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1001 TINS
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1001 TINS

L20200134
€9.43 €18.86
Yvette Dardenne holds the world's largest collection of tin boxes. From the 59,682 tins she has gathered over the years at her home in Belgium, she has selected with François Bertin some of the most precious, rarest and most remarkable, which she reveals to us in these pages. A fantastic journey into a world where the words "sheet metal", "tin", "metal"...
ACHTUNG TIGER! THE TIGER TANK IN COMBAT - VOLUME 2
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ACHTUNG TIGER! THE TIGER TANK IN COMBAT - VOLUME 2

L20200132
€37.82
Progenitor of a legendary family of armoured vehicles, the Panzer VI Tiger is associated with every military campaign of the Wehrmacht during the second half of the war. No fewer than ten Abteilungen of the Heer and three of the Waffen-SS were equipped with it, whether in the Tiger I or Tiger II version. To this must be added the three heavy tank...
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ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF FRENCH BOMBER AIRCRAFT 1939-1942
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ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF FRENCH BOMBER AIRCRAFT 1939-1942

L20200131
€42.56
REPRINT IN PROGRESS - AVAILABILITY APRIL 2021 - RESERVE YOUR COPY In keeping with the two reference works "Encyclopédie des avions de chasse français" and "Camouflages et marques de l'Aviation Française", Caraktère editions are pleased to announce the release of a third volume dedicated to French bomber and reconnaissance aircraft.
SUBMARINES OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR – All classes, all...
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SUBMARINES OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR – All classes, all models, all belligerents

L20200130
€42.56
Between 1939 and 1945, some 2,500 submarines patrolled every sea on the globe. Erminio Bagnasco, a prominent Italian specialist in submarine warfare, has catalogued and detailed all the classes of submarines committed to combat by the eight major naval powers of the era (Germany, France, Italy, Great Britain, Japan, the United States, the Netherlands and...
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PACIFIC PROFILES VOL 1 - Japanese Army Fighters New...
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PACIFIC PROFILES VOL 1 - Japanese Army Fighters New Guinea & the Solomons 1942-1944

L20200128
€33.18
• Volume One of Pacific Profiles presents detailed profiles and descriptions of Japanese Army Air Force aircraft and units operating in New Guinea and the Solomons from December 1942 to April 1944 The Pacific Profiles series presents the most accurate WWII aircraft profiles to date of Japanese aircraft in the "South Seas" theatre. Volume One illustrates,...
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AN INTRODUCTORY GUIDE TO ANCIENT GREEK & ROMAN COINS...
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AN INTRODUCTORY GUIDE TO ANCIENT GREEK & ROMAN COINS Volume 1: Greek Civic Coins and...

L20200127
€30.81 €61.61
Ancient coins have long fascinated generations of collectors by virtue of their beauty, the stories they tell, and for the unique insight they give into the history of the time in which they were made. They can be held, felt and examined without the need for visiting a museum – they are, quite literally, living history.
BERLIN WILL BE OURS TOMBEAUT2 - FURIA FRANCESE BERLIN WILL BE OURS TOMBEAUT2 - FURIA FRANCESE 2
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BERLIN SHALL BE OUR GRAVE VOL. 2 - FURIA FRANCESE

L20220228
€13.74
Late April 1945. Berlin is encircled — to the west by the Americans, to the east by the Russians. The smouldering ruins of the Third Reich's capital will be the stage for the final battle, the last stand of a routed army. The Division Charlemagne has suffered heavy losses. The men are exhausted, acutely aware of the inevitable outcome. Their only hope: to...
CAFE RACERS - Speed, style, rock and roll, rebellion
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CAFE RACERS - Speed, style, rock and roll, rebellion

L20200125
€20.85 €41.71
Speed, style, rock and roll, rebellion: these are the pillars that formed the foundation of Café racer culture. Famous for "doing the ton" (exceeding 100 mph on public roads), the "ton-up boys", as they came to be known, forged a reputation that preceded them throughout the United Kingdom and across Europe.
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MAURIENNE 1940
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MAURIENNE 1940

L20200124
€34.12
On 3 September 1939, following Hitler's invasion of Poland, France and the United Kingdom declared war on Germany. Italy, an ally of that country, announced its non-belligerence. Autumn and winter passed in reinforcing the defensive dispositions amid a certain torpor. In spring, the snowmelt revived the transalpine threat. From 10 May onwards, with the...
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SECRET AGENTS PARACHUTED INTO EUROPE 1940–1955 SECRET AGENTS PARACHUTED INTO EUROPE 1940–1955 2
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SECRET AGENTS PARACHUTED INTO EUROPE 1940–1955

L20200123
€22.75
Only a part of the history of secret agents parachuted into Europe during World War II is known today — that of the clandestine agents of the SOE, the BCRA or the Abwehr. Drawing on destinies that have remained in the shadows until now, Gaston Erlom recounts a few successes and several tragedies of this struggle. But most of the parachute drops into...
COMBAT AIRCRAFT FROM 1945 TO THE PRESENT DAY
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COMBAT AIRCRAFT FROM 1945 TO THE PRESENT DAY

L20200122
€46.45
This book offers a detailed analysis of more than fifty military jet aircraft that have transformed the face of air operations from 1945 to the present day. Among the aircraft featured are pure interceptors, bombers, and reconnaissance platforms, as well as modern multirole aircraft such as the F-35 Lightning II with its short take-off and vertical...
RED DEATH – The War Memoirs of a Stalin's Sniper
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RED DEATH - The War Memoirs of a Stalin Sniper

L20200121
€22.75
The war memoirs of Lioudmila Pavlichenko, Soviet female sniper — By Lioudmila Pavlichenko With 309 "kills" to her name, Lioudmila Pavlichenko is the most decorated Soviet female sniper of World War II. From her youth, through her enlistment in the Red Army, to the fascinating details of her missions and the role played by Kremlin propaganda in the...
JUNE 1940 THE BATTLE OF ABBEVILLE – From the Rhineland to Caen with the Company of the "List" Regiment
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JUNE 1940 THE BATTLE OF ABBEVILLE – From the Rhineland to Caen with the Company of the...

L20200120
€20.38
The chronicle of the journey of the horse-drawn infantry gun company of the famous "List" Regiment, which distinguished itself in 1914 and was also the regiment of one Adolf Hitler. Day by day, we follow this unit from the Rhineland to Normandy, passing through Saint-Quentin, Amiens, Le Havre, Rouen and Giberville, near Caen. Day by day, we share the...
IN THE SERVICE OF FRANCE – The Journey of an Intelligence Officer
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IN THE SERVICE OF FRANCE – The Journey of a Shadow Officer

L20200119
€18.01
This book is an adventure novel inspired by memories of true stories in some cases, and often lived experiences in others… The locations, countries, identities and course of these missions are not all real, or are often only partly so, in order to distance them in time and space. The author noting that it could not have been otherwise, so as not to risk...
THE CUNNING WINS! – An Anthology of Wartime Deception THE CUNNING WINS! – An Anthology of Wartime Deception 2
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THE CUNNING WINS! - An Anthology of Military Deception

L20200118
€18.96
What does military deception consist of? Is it indispensable for victory, as Sun Tzu claims, or merely incidental, as Clausewitz suggests? How has it been used throughout the centuries? What is the situation today? With what results? Does one have the right to deceive one's adversary in all circumstances and by all means? Are there rules, a doctrine? Does...
DE GAULLE IN HELMET – A New Approach to the Drama
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DE GAULLE UNDER FIRE – A New Approach to the Drama

L20200117
€23.70
A gripping account of a brief but violent period in the life of General de Gaulle who, from 28 May to 5 June 1940, resisted the Germans on the Somme at the head of five hundred tanks.
STORM OVER CUBA STORM OVER CUBA 2
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STORM OVER CUBA

L20220286
€17.54
When photographer Frank Spellman travels to Cuba to accompany the famous Hollywood actor Errol Flynn, he has no idea that this simple professional trip will turn into a tropical nightmare. CIA agents, Mafia members, unscrupulous multinational executives, military intelligence services… all competing to salvage the remains of Fulgencio Batista's corrupt...
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WALKS THROUGH MEDIEVAL FRANCE
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WALKS THROUGH MEDIEVAL FRANCE

L20200114
€18.86
This highly practical illustrated book is a genuine synthesis of all the noteworthy medieval sites in France: churches, fortified towns, villages, châteaux, abbeys, cathedrals... A unique synthesis.
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ALSATIAN PRIESTS CONSCRIPTED BY FORCE REMEMBER
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ALSATIAN PRIESTS CONSCRIPTED BY FORCE REMEMBER

L20200113
€23.70
AROUND TEN PREVIOUSLY UNPUBLISHED ACCOUNTS BRING BACK TO LIFE THE FATE OF YOUNG ALSATIANS DESTINED FOR THE PRIESTHOOD, IN AN ANNEXED ALSACE-MOSELLE, CONSCRIPTED BY FORCE FROM AUGUST 1942 INTO THE GERMAN ARMY.
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