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1943 – 1944 PLAN SUSSEX PLAN PROUST – B.C.R.A., OSS &... 1943 – 1944 PLAN SUSSEX PLAN PROUST – B.C.R.A., OSS &... 2
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1943 – 1944 PLAN SUSSEX PLAN PROUST – B.C.R.A., OSS & SIS: Secret Inter-Allied Missions

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The Sussex plan was an ultra-secret, tripartite Franco-American-British mission decided upon by General Eisenhower's headquarters in preparation for the Normandy landings and for the subsequent battles of liberation of France. Under the direction of the British secret service SIS, the American OSS, and the French BCRA, 120 French male and female officers...
INDOCHINA 1946–1954 – Unpublished Testimonies
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INDOCHINA 1946–1954 – Unpublished Testimonies

L20240032
€21.80
March 2024: commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Dien Bien Phu The Indochina War has passed into history, as the last witnesses gradually leave us. On the initiative of La Sabretache, a military history society, fourteen veterans of the French Expeditionary Corps in the Far East recount their memories as soldiers. They were then young...
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Fighter Squadron 3/3 Ardennes 1943 – 2023
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Fighter Squadron 3/3 Ardennes 1943 – 2023

L20240031
€46.45
The Fighter Squadron Ardennes holds a unique place in the order of battle of the Armée de l'Air et de l'Espace. In 2023, it celebrated its 80th anniversary. We felt it was the right moment to mark this occasion by retracing its history. The unit was disbanded and re-established on several occasions. Only the Escadrille BR 44, attached to the squadron at a...
THE GÂTINAIS IN THE RESISTANCE - To the east of the...
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THE GÂTINAIS IN THE RESISTANCE - To the east of the Loiret, in the time of the maquis.

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The Resistance heroes of the Gâtinais speak here in their own words. Their testimonies form the framework of this illustrated work, most of whose photographs are previously unpublished. Drawing on these accounts, the author carried out historical research through official archive services as well as private documents. She also draws on reference works to...
THE LION AND THE EAGLE
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THE LION AND THE EAGLE

L20240029
€19.81
1944: Imperial Japan still dominates the greater part of Asia. Determined to retake Burma, the British send a special forces unit, the Chindits, deep into enemy territory. Their mission: to harass Japanese troops wherever they can be found. Isolated in the heart of the jungle, these soldiers find themselves trapped in a nightmare with no equivalent in the...
LA PATROUILLE DE FRANCE Illustrated
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LA PATROUILLE DE FRANCE Illustrated

L20240028
€15.17
La Patrouille de France: a legacy spanning 70 years. This official aerobatic display team of the French Air and Space Force has been thrilling audiences worldwide since 1953. This hardcover album illustrates the highlights of these aviators who have flown over New York, the Great Wall of China and many other iconic locations. To mark the 70th anniversary...
THE FRENCH NAVY FROM 1792 TO THE PRESENT DAY (1885)
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THE FRENCH NAVY FROM 1792 TO THE PRESENT DAY (1885)

L20240027
€27.49
A magnificent panorama of the French Navy, compiled by the French watercolourist and draughtsman François Geoffroi Roux. One is left speechless before the quality of these drawings of extraordinary beauty. This remarkable collection of vessels, sometimes caught in full storm, testifies to the artist's great talent. Complemented by a text by Admiral Pâris,...
1945, Hiroshima - Source Images
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1945, Hiroshima - Source Images

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€22.75
A work that catalogues and analyses the photographs taken on the day and in the aftermath of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It retraces the context in which the images were taken, identifies their authors — Japanese and American alike — and shows how they were disseminated and reinvested in culture. This work catalogues and analyses the...
FRENCH MILITARY HELMETS - GUIDE MILITARIA N° 9 FRENCH MILITARY HELMETS - GUIDE MILITARIA N° 9 2
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FRENCH MILITARY HELMETS - GUIDE MILITARIA N° 9

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Illustrating the great diversity of helmets worn by French servicemen, this new edition of the reference work will enable readers to understand their evolution from the late nineteenth century to the present day. This panorama of nearly 200 objects focuses on the steel helmet, the emblematic headgear of the French Army, while also illustrating the variety...
FRENCH MILITARY HEADGEAR - GUIDE MILITARIA N°3 FRENCH MILITARY HEADGEAR - GUIDE MILITARIA N°3 2
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FRENCH MILITARY HEADGEAR - GUIDE MILITARIA N°3

L20240024
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This new edition of the work, aimed at a wide audience, illustrates the evolution of headgear worn by French soldiers from the War of 1870 to the present day. While the iconic képi takes pride of place among the nearly 250 items presented, shakos, bicornes, sidecaps, chéchias and berets are not forgotten, nor are sailors' bonnets and peaked caps. This...
The Military Revolution of Year II, 1794 between Flanders...
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The Military Revolution of Year II, 1794 between Flanders and the Moselle

L20240023
€34.98
The campaign of 1794 is first and foremost that of Year II (21 September 1793 – 20 September 1794). Unprecedented in its scale of men, challenges and materiel, it mobilises the efforts of the young Republic. It is also a period in which grand operational plans mature; the "système général" will be their synthesis and the matrix for the major campaigns to...
SECRET SERVICES IN INDOCHINA
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SECRET SERVICES IN INDOCHINA

L20240022
€11.28
The opium affair, the piastre traffic, the disasters of Diên Biên Phu and the RC4, the "Roi Jean": in all these episodes, the French intelligence services played a major role. When the French Expeditionary Corps lands on the Saigon docks, the high command has no idea it is embarking on an eight-year conflict. The war the French will wage in the cities,...
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