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CORSICA UNDER THE TEST OF WAR 1939–1943
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CORSICA UNDER THE TEST OF WAR 1939–1943

L20250029
€18.96
October 1943: Corsica became the first part of French territory to be liberated. This decisive action for the subsequent operations — since the Allies would be able from this strategic base to organise their landings in Italy — was achieved largely through the action of the maquis fighters. Since 1939, the war had been a distinct experience for the island...
21. Panzer-Division Normandy 1944 - Testimonies & Objects
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21. Panzer-Division Normandy 1944 - Testimonies & Objects

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During the Second World War, the German high command suspected that sooner or later the Allied forces would attempt a return to the European continent through an amphibious landing. This is why the construction of thousands of concrete fortifications was ordered, from the Basque coast to Norway, in order to repel that assault. In addition to this, the...
STORMING THE WALLS - Cities at the heart of battle, from...
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STORMING THE WALLS - Cities at the heart of battle, from the heights of Syracuse to the...

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€25.50
Through humanity, the city and war have been intimately linked for several millennia. As a place of life and exchange, the city is, by its very nature, a geographical space where a population gathers, along with resources, wealth and power. It is therefore no surprise that every civilisation, including the most primitive, has sought to make the city a...
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2. PANZERDIVISION EN NORMANDIE T4 - Ardennes, Wacht am... 2. PANZERDIVISION EN NORMANDIE T4 - Ardennes, Wacht am... 2
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2. PANZERDIVISION EN NORMANDIE T4 - Ardennes, Wacht am Rhein - 13 Autumn 1944 - January...

L20250024
€58.77
The book 2. Panzer-Division, Ardennes, Autumn 1944 – January 1945 – Volume IV – traces the four months of engagement of the Austrian armoured division between mid-September 1944 and mid-January 1945. A period of unit rebuilding followed by combat covering two major phases: the restructuring of Autumn 1944 between the Rhine and the Westwall that would lead...
FRENCH YOUTH UNDER THE OCCUPATION 1940–1945 FRENCH YOUTH UNDER THE OCCUPATION 1940–1945 2
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FRENCH YOUTH UNDER THE OCCUPATION 1940–1945

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In the wake of the First World War, and after the Armistice of June 1940, French society placed its hopes in a renewed youth capable of henceforth promoting a goal of peace. The French State therefore seized upon this prospect by encouraging the creation of numerous youth movements, establishing a Secrétariat Général à la Jeunesse, and developing the cult...
PANZERWAFFE Vol. 2 – The Time of Victories PANZERWAFFE Vol. 2 – The Time of Victories 2
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PANZERWAFFE Vol. 2 – The Time of Victories

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€39.34
From autumn 1939 (Poland) to summer 1940 (France), the Panzers swept from victory to victory, crushing all resistance in their path. German propaganda and its most celebrated generals narrated these moments of martial glory as a military promenade, even denying the defeated the recognition of their valiant sacrifices. Unit archives and Berlin bureau...
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THE U.S. ARMY FIELD HOSPITAL 1941-1945 The Evacuation... THE U.S. ARMY FIELD HOSPITAL 1941-1945 The Evacuation... 2
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THE U.S. ARMY FIELD HOSPITAL 1941-1945 The Evacuation Hospital

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€37.87
The evacuation hospital is the medical unit capable of providing all types of definitive medical and surgical care, positioned furthest forward toward the front. From their entry into the war in 1941, the United States devoted considerable energy and committed a colossal budget to ensuring that soldiers received the best possible care and, above all, that...
Fortifications in the Southern Alps – France, Italy. Vol. 3 Fortifications in the Southern Alps – France, Italy. Vol. 3 2
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Fortifications in the Southern Alps – France, Italy. Vol. 3

L20250021
€61.61
In this third instalment of "Fortifications dans les Alpes", the reader discovers at the outset the geostrategic aspects of the Southern Alps region, as well as the difficult movement through the high valleys and the advantages of the narrow passes that are easy to barricade. The illustrated narrative then explains the complex tactical operations in the...
NUTS & BOLTS VOL 49 - Sd.Kfz. 138/2 Jagdpanzer 38 and... NUTS & BOLTS VOL 49 - Sd.Kfz. 138/2 Jagdpanzer 38 and... 2
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NUTS & BOLTS VOL 49 - Sd.Kfz. 138/2 Jagdpanzer 38 and variants

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€33.18
Tracked armoured vehicles Sd.Kfz. 138/2 Jagdpanzer 38. Comprehensive study of these vehicles. This book contains 645 illustrations including 565 photographs (335 period photos from the front or drawn from technical manuals, 230 colour photographs of restored vehicles with detailed photoscope). 80 technical drawings (colour profiles) in 1/35 scale with...
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ROGUE HEROES - The Heroic Epic of the SAS, Special Air...
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ROGUE HEROES - The Heroic Epic of the SAS, Special Air Service

L20250019
€23.60
The heroic and improbable epic of a band of British soldiers against Nazi Germany: the SAS, Special Air Service. Summer 1941. At the height of the war in the Western Desert, David Stirling, a young officer, has a bold idea — a new plan of attack: to surprise the enemy where he least expects it, behind his own lines. Despite opposition from the British...
The Blind in the Resistance
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The Blind in the Resistance

L20250018
€17.54
From 1940 to 1944, women and men, young and old, in spite of their disability, threw themselves wholeheartedly into the struggle for the liberation of their country. The boldness of the actions they carried out is breathtaking, both in their defiance and their determination. A great many of them were arrested. Many were shot, others deported. The immense...
THE RICE PADDIES OF SUFFERING – French Combatants in...
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THE RICE PADDIES OF SUFFERING – French Combatants in Indochina (1945–1954)

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From 1945 to 1954, thousands of young Frenchmen embarked for Indochina. Most of them enlisted in the conflict not to "bash Vietnamese", as has too often been claimed, but for economic reasons: finding work in a country devastated by the Second World War was extremely difficult at the time. Through an investigation drawing on the moving testimonies of...
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