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THE DESERT EPIC, THE BRITISH 8TH ARMY (VOLUME I)
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THE DESERT EPIC, THE BRITISH 8TH ARMY (VOLUME I)

L20210175
€26.54
The British 8th Army in the desert The defining, almost iconic experience of the British Army during the Second World War remains the confrontation that entered history under the name of the "Desert War." The aura of the 8th Army is unmatched among the British armies of the Second World War. Only the reputation of the 21st Army Group that landed in...
The Indochina War - Dictionary The Indochina War - Dictionary 2
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The Indochina War - Dictionary

L20210174
€33.18
The Indochina War in dictionary form, by the leading French and foreign specialists The historiography of the Indochina War is enriched for the first time by a dictionary encompassing the essential themes of the conflict that, between 1945 and 1954, marked the beginning of decolonisation for the French Empire. Research carried out by some fifty civilian...
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THE LAST SQUARE - Fighters of Honour and Lost Soldiers...
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THE LAST SQUARE - Fighters of Honour and Lost Soldiers from Antiquity to the Present Day

L20210173
€19.91
The spirit of sacrifice throughout history. " Merde! The Guard dies and does not surrender ". The famous retort, attributed to General Cambronne at Waterloo, illustrates contempt for death and authentic sacrifice: that which consists in voluntarily giving one's life for a man, a cause, an ideology, or a homeland. Contrary to what one might think, such...
THE NAVAL WAR 1914-1918: The Men, the Ships, the Strategy THE NAVAL WAR 1914-1918: The Men, the Ships, the Strategy 2
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THE NAVAL WAR 1914-1918: The Men, the Ships, the Strategy

L20210172
€26.54
Lavishly illustrated with 150 photographs and 50 maps and sketches, a "coffee-table history book" of maritime warfare offering a comprehensive panorama of the clash of naval powers during the Great War. Translated by Ismael Belisle, the work is drawn from the monumental 6-volume series published by Amber Books, Naval Warfare 1914-1918. The superb...
Hérault at War 39/45 - Voices of Witnesses
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Hérault at War 39/45 - Voices of Witnesses

L20210170
€11.85 €23.70
André, Édith, Jean, Paulette, René, Suzanne, Vincent and so many others… Men and women from the Hérault, swept up by the upheavals of History, recount their experiences. Preserving the memory of the "bearers of memory" — the resisters and deportees of the Second World War — is the purpose of this catalogue. It gathers and analyses around one hundred...
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We the Commune - 18 March 1871 – 28 May 1871
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We the Commune - 18 March 1871 – 28 May 1871

L20210169
€12.80 €25.59
The Commune of 1871 is presented here through its fighters, women and men, with their stories told in detail. A visual investigation — entertaining, rigorous, and accessible to all — into a founding moment of political modernity. On 18 March 1871, the people of Paris refused the government's decision to capitulate to Prussia, then at war with France. A...
Guerrilla Warfare in 1870 - Resistance and Terror
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Guerrilla Warfare in 1870 - Resistance and Terror

L20210168
€23.70
After the French defeat at Sedan on 2 September 1870, and the fall of the Empire, France continued the war against the coalition of German states. Alongside and often outside the regular French armies, franc-tireurs fought the invader. Faced with an insurgency that intensified from October 1870 onwards, the Prussians and their allies devoted a quarter of...
ALLIED RADIOS - Volume 2 - British, American and Canadian... ALLIED RADIOS - Volume 2 - British, American and Canadian... 2
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ALLIED RADIOS - Volume 2 - British, American and Canadian signal equipment 1940-1945

L20210167
€75.36
British, American and Canadian signal equipment 1940-1945 « On 6 June 1944, on the beaches as well as inland, virtually all orders and reports — with rare exceptions — for all combat arms were transmitted by radio communications... » Never before had an encyclopaedic work presented so many Allied military signal sets to such a wide audience. Although not...
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THE WAFFEN-SS PARATROOPERS VOL.3 -... THE WAFFEN-SS PARATROOPERS VOL.3 -... 2
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THE WAFFEN-SS PARATROOPERS VOL.3 - SS-Fallschirmjäger-Bataillon 500/600

L20210166
€51.18
This is a very little-known subject. A Waffen-SS paratrooper battalion was formed in autumn 1943 to carry out special operations missions. The author, a Luftwaffe paratrooper captain (West Germany) holding German, French, and US jump qualifications, who served in the 1960s before becoming a historian, presents a detailed history in three volumes of nearly...
PIN-UP LA FRENCH TOUCH VOL. 3
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PIN-UP LA FRENCH TOUCH Volume 3

L20220272
€15.64
With this third volume, the collection comes into its own. Patrick Hitte explores the remarkable versatility of the pin-up, capable of crossing styles, media, and worlds: book covers, magazines, comics, advertising, posters, calendars, postcards… The pin-up becomes here a true icon of popular art. Pin-Up: La French Touch Vol. 3 is a particularly...
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DODGE WC54 – Knowledge and Restoration DODGE WC54 – Knowledge and Restoration 2
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DODGE WC54 – Knowledge and Restoration

L20210165
€28.34
OUT OF STOCK In 1940, as the Second World War gathered momentum, the US Army was driven to study and mass-produce standardised vehicles for its needs. In 1942, deliveries of the ¾ Ton ambulance Dodge WC54 began. Built by Chrysler on the same chassis and with the same engine as the entire Dodge WC series, it features specific characteristics suited to its...
BERLIET TRUCKS IN ADVERTISEMENTS 1956-1958 BERLIET TRUCKS IN ADVERTISEMENTS 1956-1958 2
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BERLIET TRUCKS IN ADVERTISEMENTS 1956-1958

L20210164
€33.18
Berliet is certainly the most iconic and most representative marque in the world of French trucks, by virtue of its longevity — its first truck was built in 1907 —, the breadth of its ranges and the variety of vehicle types manufactured. Berliet has always been extremely prolific in producing advertising materials, with at least one document published per...
STUKAS! The Luftwaffe's Dive Bombers
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STUKAS! The Luftwaffe's Dive Bombers

L20210163
€42.56
OUT OF STOCK The terrifying sound of its sirens (the famous "Trumpets of Jericho"), the perfect coordination of its attacks with the Panzers, and the deadly precision of its strikes are inseparable from the early successes of the Blitzkrieg in 1939 and 1940, before the Battle of Britain revealed its limitations: the Junkers Ju 87 Stuka is unquestionably...
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The TRIPARTITE Minehunters
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The TRIPARTITE Minehunters

L20210162
€36.02
The Tripartite Minehunters (CMT) have been in service since 1984. The result of a successful cooperation between France, the Netherlands and Belgium, forty vessels were built, of which thirteen were commissioned by the French Navy. Mine hunting has replaced sweeping with a meticulous exploration of the seabed combining sonar and mine-clearance divers,...
PANZER KOMMANDEUR - At the heart of the Panzertruppen,...
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PANZER KOMMANDEUR - At the heart of the Panzertruppen, memoirs of Hans von Luck

L20210161
€30.33
Panzer Kommandeur - The war memoirs of Hans von Luck, an officer who served in the most prestigious Panzer-Divisionen from 1939 to 1945, at last accessible in French! Having fought on every front — from the plains of northern France in 1940, through Russia in 1941, Libya and Egypt in 1942, Normandy and Alsace in 1944, and finally Germany in 1945 — von...
WHISKY SQUADRON 303 - The Blend of Freedom - WHISKY SQUADRON 303 - The Blend of Freedom - 2
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WHISKY SQUADRON 303 - The Blend of Freedom -

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€40.83
THE BLEND OF FREEDOM - SQUADRON 303 WHISKY Blend 44° The Squadron 303 (303rd Polish Fighter Squadron, also known as the Kościuszko Squadron) was the most formidable squadron in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. This Polish fighter squadron was formed on 2 August 1940 and was operational by the end of the month. It scored its first victory...
THE MOROCCAN GOUMS 1941–1945 THE MOROCCAN GOUMS 1941–1945 2
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THE MOROCCAN GOUMS 1941–1945

L20210160
€42.65
« You may have already heard of the Moroccan goums. The press, French and Anglo-Saxon alike, ever hungry for the picturesque, often depicted them during the war, sometimes with an exaggeration bordering on the extravagant. Since your arrival in Morocco you may have already noticed French non-commissioned officers proudly wearing the sky-blue kepi stamped...
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The Saint-Cyr Coëtquidan Military Academy – The Great...
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The Saint-Cyr Coëtquidan Military Academy – The Great School of Command

L20210159
€32.23
The book presenting the history of the Saint-Cyr Coëtquidan military academy. The Saint-Cyr Coëtquidan Military Academy today brings together three schools: the École spéciale militaire, the École militaire interarmes and the École militaire des aspirants de Coëtquidan, created in 2020. Whether recruited by competitive examination, promoted from the ranks...
History Almanac – A Year of Captivating and Unusual Features
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History Almanac – A Year of Captivating and Unusual Features

L20210158
€8.96 €17.91
A year of captivating and unusual features. Travel through time and across the events that have shaped the history of France and beyond. Scientific discoveries, sporting achievements and cultural revolutions will be revealed to the most curious minds, through fascinating anecdotes. Discover, for each day of the year, the historical or unusual events that...
ALPS 1940, THE UNDEFEATED ARMY ALPS 1940, THE UNDEFEATED ARMY 2
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ALPS 1940, THE UNDEFEATED ARMY

L20210156
€18.91
Alps 1940, the undefeated army. Résistance Libération collection, Stéphane Lavit, Jérôme Croyet. This book does not aim to retell the official history of the Armée des Alpes. Nor is it an exhaustive compilation; the idea is to provide a sense and a general understanding of what these troops were in 1939 and 1940, particularly in the key sector of the...
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THE 193RD GLIDER INFANTRY REGIMENT IN THE ARDENNES -... THE 193RD GLIDER INFANTRY REGIMENT IN THE ARDENNES -... 2
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THE 193RD GLIDER INFANTRY REGIMENT IN THE ARDENNES - Blood on the Snow

L20210155
€18.91
The 193rd Glider Infantry Regiment in the Ardennes. Résistance Libération collection, Richard Frognier. This book is the result of nearly twenty years of work. Drawing on research in official archives and interviews with veterans, Richard Frognier retraces the forgotten story of ordinary young men swept up in the turmoil of the greatest conflict humanity...
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ROYAL ETRANGER - 1921-2021 - A Century of History of the...
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ROYAL ETRANGER - 1921-2021 - A Century of History of the 1er REC

L20210154
€33.18
This large-format book traces a century of history of the 1er REC (Régiment Étranger de Cavalerie), a well-known unit of the French Foreign Legion. 100 years of heroism: from the first engagements in the Levant to the final clashes in the Sahel. 100 years of sacrifice: from the rice paddies of Indochina to the mountains of Afghanistan. 100 years of...
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U-BOOTE - From Victories to Defeats Vol 2 1939-1945
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U-BOOTE - From Victories to Defeats Vol 2 1939-1945

L20210153
€27.49
Jean-Louis MAURETTE continues his inventory of German submarines present on our coastlines during the Second World War in this second volume, as thoroughly documented and passionately narrated as the first. Throughout this second volume, the turbulent fates of U94, U995, U168, U250, U480, U117 and the crews who took them into battle against all odds — and...
Lorient 1940-1945, from Occupation to Liberation...
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Lorient 1940-1945, from Occupation to Liberation...

L20210152
€18.86
From Occupation to Liberation, told through objects, photographs and other documents. Pascal Theffo, born in 1959 in Normandy, discovered at an early age, alongside his collector father, the emotion of finding objects from the last war on the battlefields. He developed a genuine passion for which he documented himself with great interest from then on —...
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In the Storms of History - Memoirs of Colonel de La...
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In the Storms of History - Memoirs of Colonel de La Chapelle - From the Phoney War to...

L20210151
€18.86
In April 1961, Colonel de La Chapelle commanded the famous 1er régiment étranger de cavalerie. Convinced that "there are things that simply are not done", he chose to commit his unit to the Algiers putsch. This courageous officer began his career at the age of 20 as a simple soldier. During the twenty-seven years in which he would serve France under arms,...
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NUTS & BOLTS VOL 45 - Sd.Kfz. 10 - leichter Zugkraftwagen... NUTS & BOLTS VOL 45 - Sd.Kfz. 10 - leichter Zugkraftwagen... 2
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NUTS & BOLTS VOL 45 - Sd.Kfz. 10 - leichter Zugkraftwagen 1 ton and variants

L20210150
€31.18
Complete study of these vehicles. This book contains 449 photographs, including 290 period photographs taken at the front or drawn from manuals, 113 colour photographs of restored vehicles with detail photoscopes, 28 colour photographs of 5 models, 16 camouflage scheme illustrations and 69 scale drawings.  240 pages, soft cover, german & english...
From the AMX 13 to the Leclerc - French Cold War Tanks
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From the AMX 13 to the Leclerc - French Cold War Tanks

L20210149
€28.34
Built on the development of several war machines that shaped their era, the Ateliers de Construction d'Issy-les-Moulineaux were one of the crown jewels of the French defence industry. It was on them that the French Army would notably rely, in the aftermath of the Second World War, to embark on an ambitious rearmament programme.
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Bell UH-1 Huey – On All Fronts
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Bell UH-1 Huey – On All Fronts

L20210148
€28.34
Made famous by the films Apocalypse Now, Platoon and We Were Soldiers, the Huey was the true workhorse of the U.S. Army throughout the Cold War. The product of a mid-1950s research programme for a helicopter heavier and more robust than those previously fielded by the U.S. Army, the first examples entered service in the United States at the beginning of...
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THE WINGS OF HOPE VOL. 2 - DEMONS THE WINGS OF HOPE VOL. 2 - DEMONS 2
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THE WINGS OF HOPE VOL. 2 - DEMONS

L20220199
€13.74
1940… At the heart of the Battle of Britain, is there any room for feelings? Vic Stone, ace of the Royal Air Force, is on the front line more than ever. While young pilots risk their lives to protect a threatened population, another danger lurks… A murder has been committed; a young woman is found dead near the base. Could a pilot have done this? Is the...
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TANKS IN NORMANDY – Summer 1944, the Clash
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TANKS IN NORMANDY – Summer 1944, the Clash

L20210146
€37.82
Prepared in the utmost secrecy, Operation "Overlord" is one of the most audacious offensives of the Second World War: tens of thousands of soldiers had to be ferried across the English Channel, landed on beaches defended by the Germans and the enemy had to be prevented from halting the offensive. And one particular weapon had been gaining ever-greater...
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DIAMOND T VEHICLES OF THE U.S. ARMY DIAMOND T VEHICLES OF THE U.S. ARMY 2
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DIAMOND T VEHICLES OF THE U.S. ARMY

L20210143
€23.70
Diamond T Vehicles of the U.S. Army, by Didier Andres Between 1940 and 1945, the Diamond T Motor Car Company delivered just over 50,000 vehicles to the U.S. Army and its Allies. Within this production, just over 30,000 were 4-ton, 6×6 heavy trucks, which came in numerous variants: cargo, wrecker, ponton carrier, engineer dump, map van, etc. The "Diamond"...
THE GREAT WAR IN 210 COLOUR PROFILES
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THE GREAT WAR IN 210 COLOUR PROFILES

L20210142
€17.06
The equipment of the Great War presented in profile form, illustrated by Eric Schwartz and captioned by Yves Buffetaut The aces of the Great War The victories of Manfred von Richthofen The main types of French fighters British and German fighters Reconnaissance and light bombing Armoured cars Tanks More than 200 colour profiles
ST EX A Prince in His Citadel (novel format)
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ST EX A Prince in His Citadel (novel format)

L20220281
€20.85
One of the most widely read books in the world since the dawn of writing is The Little Prince, which has sold close to 200 million copies… Its author, Antoine de Saint Exupéry, nicknamed Saint Ex, was a paradoxical figure: everyone knows his name, knows that he was one of the aviators who wrote the legend of the Aéropostale, that he died in flight during...
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THE ANGEL OF YEU VOL. 2 - PIERRE LEVEE THE ANGEL OF YEU VOL. 2 - PIERRE LEVEE 2
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THE ANGEL OF YEU VOL. 2 - PIERRE LEVEE

L20220201
€13.74
1940: the Germans land on the Île d'Yeu… A fine opportunity for Gaston, who still covets Ange-Clovis's wife, to denounce his rival to the Gestapo. As he flees, Ange-Clovis must choose: save Agathe, his beloved wife… or his boat… But this time it is no dream. And there is no waking up if the nightmare takes a turn for the worse. The conclusion of a...
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2000 Years of French Fortification - From the 4th Century... 2000 Years of French Fortification - From the 4th Century... 2
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2000 Years of French Fortification - From the 4th Century BC to the Atlantic Wall

L20220177
€59.72
2000 YEARS OF FRENCH FORTIFICATION From the 4th century BC to the Atlantic Wall Oppida, castles, fortified churches, and urban ramparts dot the French landscape, while forts and Maginot works near the borders evoke former barriers. Why this omnipresent fortification? Historians, architects, and urban planners seek, for various reasons, an answer. They...
At the Val-de-Grâce – Three Centuries at the Heart of the Libraries
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At the Val-de-Grâce - Three Centuries at the Heart of the Libraries

L20220176
€36.97
At the heart of the 5th arrondissement of Paris, placed at the centre of attention — from the royal Benedictine abbey to the École du Val-de-Grâce — the library and its collections have always been a source of pride for their users. In a setting of stone and greenery, they offer conditions conducive to study, research and reflection. Open to all, they are...
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