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ANGEL WINGS T7 - LARGE FORMAT ANGEL WINGS T7 - LARGE FORMAT 2
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ANGEL WINGS T7 - LARGE FORMAT

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Large Format album, limited print run of 2,500 copies. It comes with a foam board model aircraft to assemble. The title is embossed in red and gold, with a selective varnish finish on the cover. Winter 1952... For more than two years, the Korean War has been confronting America with the communist threat; the world stands on the brink of nuclear conflict…...
U.S. CAVALRY VS. PANZERS — SEPTEMBER 1944... U.S. CAVALRY VS. PANZERS — SEPTEMBER 1944... 2
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The battle of Montrevel-Malafretaz in the Ain on 3 September 1944 witnessed the final engagements following the Provence Landings, as part of a blocking manoeuvre against the retreating German 19th Army. For 11 hours, 150 Americans of the 117th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron held off nearly 3,000 Germans of the 11th Panzer Division. Overwhelmed by sheer...
THE ACTION SERVICE IN GERMANY 1945 - Mission Croc and... THE ACTION SERVICE IN GERMANY 1945 - Mission Croc and... 2
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In this work, the author takes us through an astonishing infiltration mission carried out by several teams of particularly daring French agents. The operation involved penetrating, in April 1945, under American bombing, a large German city plunged into chaos, in order to eliminate Nazi officials who were sustaining the spirit of resistance there. It was...
The Tragic History of the 371. Inf.-Div. during the... The Tragic History of the 371. Inf.-Div. during the... 2
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Every day, Russian researchers carry out excavations to the west and south of Stalingrad — and occasionally within the city itself — searching for the missing soldiers of this gigantic battle, which cost the Soviets 1,700,000 dead and the Germans 1,000,000. They sometimes uncover remains and equipment from that period, and occasionally helmets, some of...
THE GREAT ALBUM OF CITROËN-KÉGRESSE VEHICLES IN UNIFORM -... THE GREAT ALBUM OF CITROËN-KÉGRESSE VEHICLES IN UNIFORM -... 2
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1st edition of the Great Album of Citroën-Kégresse half-tracks in uniform by François Vauvillier. When the word autochenille comes up in conversation among vintage car enthusiasts, the association of ideas immediately brings to mind two names that have entered legend: Citroën and Kégresse. While the former needs no introduction, the latter is no less...
INFANTRY FIGHTING VEHICLES (IFV) - Recognition Manual INFANTRY FIGHTING VEHICLES (IFV) - Recognition Manual 2
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This volume covers all modern infantry fighting vehicles in the world and their numerous variants and upgrades. Rich with over 300 photographs, it traces the history of armoured vehicles with precise dates of entry into service and presents the capabilities and technical specifications for each model. Dimensions are indicated in a practical and visual...
NUTS & BOLTS VOL 46 - Sd.Kfz. 166 - Sturmpanzer IV NUTS & BOLTS VOL 46 - Sd.Kfz. 166 - Sturmpanzer IV 2
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Comprehensive study of these vehicles. The book contains 486 illustrations including 167 period photographs from the front or drawn from technical manuals, 208 colour photographs of restored vehicles with detail photoscopes, 21 colour photographs of models, 21 camouflage schemes and 69 scale drawings. Regarding volumes 19, 22, 26 and 43, one important...
KHARKOV 1942
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KHARKOV 1942

L20220184
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Champs de Bataille collection Vol. 1 "What happened in May 1942 in the steppe around Kharkov, in Ukraine? The Red Army launched an offensive that ended in enormous disaster. The Germans were once again the stronger force! But lessons would be learned, and this would prove to be the last great disaster for Stalin's troops. The work Kharkov 1942 describes,...
THE MUSSOLINI ENIGMA - The Man. His Challenges. His... THE MUSSOLINI ENIGMA - The Man. His Challenges. His... 2
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Grand Prix de la Biographie Politique 2021; Prix du Nouveau Cercle de l'Union 2022; Le Point's list of the 30 books of the year 2021. "The" biography of Mussolini. A historical and literary event. "This book is neither a biography of Mussolini in the strict sense nor a history of Italian fascism, but the first attempt — and not only in France — to try to...
S.P.Q.R. A History of Ancient Rome
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The definitive history of Rome, from its foundation to its fall, by a world-renowned specialist. How did what was once an insignificant village in central Italy become the seat of an empire dominating the Mediterranean? In this major work, Mary Beard recounts the emergence and then the fall of an unprecedented culture that shaped many of our fundamental...
National Reward Arms & Arms of Honour National Reward Arms & Arms of Honour 2
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« Should there be a single decoration that could be awarded for virtue, talent, and services rendered to the State? » This question was raised by the Constituent Assembly, which had just abolished all orders of the French monarchy by the decree of 30 July 1791. The Convention decided by decree (confirmed by the consular order of 4 Nivôse Year VIII — 25...
LORETTO, NOTRE-DAME-DE-LORETTE SEEN FROM THE GERMAN SIDE
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The battle of Notre-Dame-de-Lorette seen from the German side The terrible battle of Notre-Dame-de-Lorette seen from the German side. For the Germans as for the French, the fighting there reached an intensity rarely seen elsewhere on the front. It can be compared to that of Les Éparges, in the heights of the Meuse. The recapture of the hill, lost as early...
1915, Dardanelles – Kemal vs Churchill
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In 1915, by taking the war to the Dardanelles, Churchill, then First Lord of the Admiralty, sought to break the deadlock of trench warfare in France and Belgium. To that end, he succeeded in convincing the British government and its allies to attempt a southern strike against the Ottoman Empire. The attack was to be carried out by the Allied navy, which...
From Leningrad to Courland 1941-1945
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Barbarossa - The fighting of Heeresgruppe Nord in the northern Soviet Union from 1941 to 1945 Operation Barbarossa and the war in the Soviet Union constitute the main front of World War II, the one on which the outcome of the war was decided. While accounts of the battles of Moscow, Stalingrad, Kursk and Berlin are countless, a narrative of the events...
THE AMERICAN FORCES IN VIETNAM 1962–1967 THE AMERICAN FORCES IN VIETNAM 1962–1967 2
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This 4th volume of the Guides Militaria presents, in chronological order, the evolution of uniforms, equipment, and weaponry of the American soldier during the early years of the conflict, from 1962 to 1967 (the period 1968 to 1975 is covered in a second volume). All uniforms and equipment are period-original; only a few replica weapons were used. In...
Objective: Special Forces
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Objective: Special Forces

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Joining the special forces is the objective you will achieve if you follow Matt's programme with determination. After twenty years wearing the prestigious green beret, Matt wanted to write this guide for younger people who wish to follow in his footsteps. He sought to share his experience: to provide the keys to making that dream a reality. And to build a...
U.S. NAVY UNIFORMS IN WORLD WAR II : U.S. Naval...
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This book is a detailed examination of the uniforms and equipment used by elite and specialist units of the United States Navy during the Second World War. Collectors and history specialists will marvel at the breadth of previously unpublished texts and images covering such rarely treated subjects as pre-war landing parties, Seabees, Naval beach...
THE WAFFEN-SS - THE GRENADIERS - Uniforms & Equipment -... THE WAFFEN-SS - THE GRENADIERS - Uniforms & Equipment -... 2
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This work traces the history, organisation, uniforms and equipment of the Waffen-SS infantrymen (Grenadiere) between 1939 and 1945. This encyclopaedia devoted to the uniforms and equipment of the Waffen-SS infantrymen — referred to as "Grenadiere" towards the end of the war — had become essential for researchers, historians, collectors, and the many...
DUNKIRK 1940 – Operation Dynamo DUNKIRK 1940 – Operation Dynamo 2
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DUNKIRK 1940 - Operation Dynamo

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Four years before the Allied landings in Normandy, the French coastline was the scene of another major episode of the Second World War: Operation Dynamo, far less well known today than D-Day.
UNIFORMS OF THE SAPEURS-POMPIERS FROM 1700 TO THE PRESENT...
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The role of Sapeur-pompier only truly emerged at the beginning of the 18th century, with the invention of the hand pump. The necessity of training skilled and available technicians gave birth to the Gardes-Pompes. In order to be immediately recognisable, they required a distinctive mark. The corporate medal was succeeded by headgear — first a cap, then a...
B-17 KILLER - Memoirs of an Ace with 33 Victories
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Heinz Knoke enlisted in the Luftwaffe in 1939, driven by passion, a taste for adventure and a sense of duty. After a brief training period, he joined the day-fighter arm and flew the Messerschmitt Bf 109. He took part in the Battle of Britain, where he faced Spitfires, then in the war against the USSR, initially with great success. He escorted convoys in...
DUELS UNDER THE STARS - Memoirs of a Nachtjagd Pilot
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LAST COPY BEFORE PERMANENT OUT OF STOCK Credited with 34 victories between 1940 and 1945, Hauptmann Wilhelm Johnen was no ordinary ace: he belonged to the very exclusive circle of Nachtjagd aces, the German night-fighter arm. Tasked with defending German airspace against Allied — primarily British — nocturnal bombing raids, these pilots led extraordinary...
Military Emigration 1791–1815 Military Emigration 1791–1815 2
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Military Emigration 1791–1815

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Under the direction of Hughes de Bazouges According to Fouché himself, the emigration involved approximately 150,000 individuals (when France had a population of 20 million), of whom around 20,000 bore arms, from 1791 to 1815, for their God and their King. From the royalist armies raised in 1791–1792 to individual foreign service sometimes extended until...
INFOGRAPHICS OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
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A revised and updated edition of this immense bestseller, in a new, even more fitting large-format coffee-table book edition. The Second World War as you have never read it before. A world first. Directed by Jean Lopez, with the collaboration of Nicolas Aubin and Vincent Bernard, and superbly presented by data designer Nicolas Guillerat, this exceptional...
F4U CORSAIR - The Terror of the Pacific
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In roughly 120 pages, aviation expert Alex Euphrosine covers the full history of the most famous American fighter of the Second World War! He explains in detail the genesis of the aircraft, its design and flight testing, before presenting each of the many variants produced during and after the conflict for the United States and other nations (including...
THE MESSERSCHMITT BF 109 - Identification Guide VOLUME 2
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OUT OF PRINT Volume 1 of Messerschmitt Bf 109 approached the aircraft primarily from a technical angle, with some details covering notable operational events. What followed was the entirely legitimate curiosity of readers who, through their feedback, called for even more detail concerning the identification of all variants of this legendary aircraft, its...
TORPEDO LOS! U-Boats in the Battle of the Atlantic Volume...
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From December 1941, the German submarine arm saw its operational area in the Atlantic extend all the way to the American coastline. The convoy war took on a new scale, soon spreading to engulf the Arctic and the Indian Ocean as well. In the spring of 1943, American technological innovation and industrial might, combined with the British decryption of the...
D2 TANKS IN COMBAT - Colonel De Gaulle's War Elephants D2 TANKS IN COMBAT - Colonel De Gaulle's War Elephants 2
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In 1937, Colonel de Gaulle moved from theory to practice. The man behind the "paper tank" — who in 1934 had written a veritable manifesto in favour of the armoured corps, Vers l'armée de métier, his most celebrated work — spent two years in Metz commanding a tank regiment, the 507e RCC. There, equipped with the powerful 20-tonne D 2 tanks built by...
THE 1ST DLM IN COMBAT: CAVALRY TANKS AND ARMORED VEHICLES, 1939-1940 THE 1ST DLM IN COMBAT: CAVALRY TANKS AND ARMORED VEHICLES, 1939-1940 2
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The crucial question of armoured divisions, championed by Colonel de Gaulle in 1934 with his crusade for a professional army, had obscured from the general public a major element in the development of the French army during the rearmament period: yes, France possessed, even before the war, divisions légères mécaniques (DLM) that were light in name only....
CHARS B IN COMBAT: MEN AND MATERIEL OF THE 15TH BCC CHARS B IN COMBAT: MEN AND MATERIEL OF THE 15TH BCC 2
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On that afternoon of 16 May 1940, a group of around twenty Chars B belonging to the French Army — 32-tonne vehicles each armed with a 75 mm gun and a 47 mm gun, making them the most powerful armoured materiel in existence in the world in 1940 — approached a small town that was about to enter History: Montcornet. Since the day before yesterday, the enemy...
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