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D-Day Girls - Saboteurs, Spies, Resistance Fighters: the...
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1942. The Allies are losing the war; Germany seems invincible. Churchill, convinced that Great Britain faces an existential threat, creates a secret agency, the Special Operations Executive (SOE), whose agents are trained in every kind of technique, from sabotage to precision shooting. Their mission: to "set Europe ablaze". With most men on the front...
LA VIGIE - War Memoirs of a Rear Gunner in the Pathfinders
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The story of the air war over Germany as seen from the small plexiglass bubble of the rear turret of a Lancaster. Originally a member of 626 Squadron, then of 156 Pathfinder Squadron, Ron Smith flew 65 operations, which he recorded with the intensity born of his isolation at the rear of that metal giant. The book describes in fascinating detail the...
Erwin Rommel. The most famous general of the Third Reich. Erwin Rommel. The most famous general of the Third Reich. 2
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Among all the generals of the Third Reich, Field Marshal Erwin Rommel is unquestionably the best known, the one whose prestige stands highest. The British, whom he faced in North Africa and in Normandy, were his principal adversaries and those who contributed most to his reputation as a great soldier, a consummate tactician and a chivalrous warrior. They...
THE 3RD AMERICAN INFANTRY DIVISION "MARNE DIVISION"
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This book is the only one in French recounting the history of the 3rd Infantry Division of the United States Army, from its creation to the present day. This major active-duty division is also nicknamed "Marne Division" owing to its exploits in 1918. Between the two wars, it survived on the order of battle despite the "crisis of '29". After the United...
Squadron 303 Auxiliary Flask Whisky - The Blend of Freedom - Squadron 303 Auxiliary Flask Whisky - The Blend of Freedom - 2
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This Auxiliary Flask contains 70 cl of Squadron 303 Whisky - The Blend of Freedom -. It allows you to refill your Blend of Freedom flask when you run dry, at a very attractive price. THE BLEND OF FREEDOM - SQUADRON 303 WHISKY Blend 44° The Squadron 303 (No. 303 Polish Fighter Squadron, also known as the Kościuszko Squadron) was the most formidable...
Memoirs of Hitler's Photographer - "Hitler Was My Friend"
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Heinrich Hoffmann (1885–1957) is one of the most important figures in the history of the Third Reich. From their first meeting in the Munich beer halls after the First World War, Hitler and he forged a personal friendship and a professional alliance that would prove highly profitable for both men. The first secured the services of a skilled, extremely...
AN6531 - Limited Edition - American Optical AN6531 - Limited Edition - American Optical 2
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- LIMITED EDITION & COLLECTOR'S ITEM - Numbered units. Last units available. Limited stock, no reorder possible. American Optical celebrates 90 years of the Aviator! On the occasion of this historic anniversary, the legendary brand that created the first "Aviator" sunglasses reissues in limited edition the AN-6531-1 model — designed in the 1930s for the...
The d'Astier Brothers in the Resistance - François, Henri...
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Unique in the history of the Ordre de la Libération, all three d'Astier de La Vigerie brothers were recognised as Companions by General de Gaulle. François, an air force general and an ace of 1914–1918, was the only French officer throughout the entire war to officially hold the title of deputy to the General; Henri, of Action française inspiration, was...
Padre - Memoirs of a Military Chaplain
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"The joy of the soul lies in action." This phrase by Marshal Lyautey perfectly sums up Father Lallemand, as soldier, priest, and man are so intimately intertwined. This remarkable personality devoted his life to his brothers-in-arms. Here is his exceptional testimony, filled with hope. Born in 1937, into a family with a military tradition marked by...
Les Vampires: Eliminations and Sabotage - Resistance,...
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November 1942: the Wehrmacht invaded the free zone, bringing about the establishment of German police and repression services south of the Loire. With the complicity of the Vichy regime, French collaborators of every stripe became the zealous auxiliaries of the occupier. In the Clermont region, Emile Coulaudon, future commander of the FFI in Auvergne,...
Carabiniers du Roi 1693-1791 - Carnet de la Compagnie...
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Here is a regiment that stands truly apart by virtue of its recruitment method, its organisation, its strength and its employment. Thus, - This regiment did not recruit directly, but was "fed" and replenished with recruits by the other cavalry regiments, following a system analogous to that in force for the Compagnie des Grenadiers à cheval de la Garde; -...
THE CUSTOMS OFFICERS IN THE BATTLE OF FRANCE 1939-1940 THE CUSTOMS OFFICERS IN THE BATTLE OF FRANCE 1939-1940 2
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1939, the year France was plunged into a new world conflict, marked a third black chapter for the customs officers. After 1870 and 1914, the Military Corps of Customs was once again mobilised. Like their predecessors before them, this third generation of customs fighters did their duty, upholding the motto « Honneur et Patrie » on their standard. These...
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