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A JOURNEY THROUGH OCCUPIED FRANCE 1940-1945 - 4,000...
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A JOURNEY THROUGH OCCUPIED FRANCE 1940-1945 - 4,000 Familiar Places to Rediscover

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Starting from a survey of more than 4,000 places across France — many of them familiar — department by department, town by town, the work A Journey through Occupied France sets out to rediscover what took place there during the Occupation (1940–1945), which men and women, French and German, inhabited those places, and what those places have since become....
13e RDP - FIGHTING IN ALGERIA FROM KABYLIA TO...
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13e RDP - FIGHTING IN ALGERIA FROM KABYLIA TO CONSTANTINOIS 1955–1962

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In the wake of the 70th anniversary celebrations of the transformation of the "13" into a parachute regiment, and ahead of the 60th anniversary of its entry into airborne reconnaissance, the new expanded and updated edition of the work by Mark Bruschi "13e RDP, combats en Algérie de la Kabylie au Constantinois", published in 2010 and out of print for...
THE RED BERETS IN ALGERIA - BIGEARD BOYS AND THE SUEZ CRISIS
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THE RED BERETS IN ALGERIA - BIGEARD BOYS AND THE SUEZ CRISIS

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€39.81
A legendary unit, the 3e régiment de parachutistes coloniaux was born of the will of an exceptional commanding officer, Marcel Bigeard. A name that rings out like a battle standard, closely associated with the parachute saga in Algeria, where those soon nicknamed the "Bigeard Boys" successfully met every challenge. Among these, the Suez Crisis in the...
ART FROM THE FRONT - WORKS OF ART FROM THE WEHRMACHT
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ART FROM THE FRONT - WORKS OF ART FROM THE WEHRMACHT

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€23.70
This previously unpublished volume brings together nearly one hundred paintings by Wehrmacht war artists. Most of them members of a specialised unit established on Hitler's orders, the artists sent to the front were tasked with bearing witness to the fighting. The works they produced, far removed from any form of propaganda, bear witness to the tragedy of...
THE LORRAINE GROUP - From the Libyan Desert to the... THE LORRAINE GROUP - From the Libyan Desert to the... 2
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THE LORRAINE GROUP - From the Libyan Desert to the Liberation of Europe 1941-1945

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In September 1941, the Forces Aériennes Françaises Libres assigned the names of occupied French provinces to their combat units. Bomber Group No. 1, just formed from the Reserve Bomber Group No. 1 (a veteran of Kufra and Abyssinia), thus took the name "Lorraine". Equipped with Bristol Blenheim aircraft, it took part in Operation Crusader in Libya against...
FIGHTING FOR HONOUR - 13 Heroic Battles FIGHTING FOR HONOUR - 13 Heroic Battles 2
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FIGHTING FOR HONOUR - 13 Heroic Battles

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Alamo, Sidi-Brahim, Camerone, Bazeilles, Fort de Vaux, the Alcázar of Toledo, Westerplatte, Wizna, Saumur, Bir Hakeim, Les Glières, Iwo Jima, Diên Biên Phu. What do Alamo, Camerone, Iwo Jima, and Bir Hakeim have in common? The determination of the defenders who, without faltering, face an adversary vastly superior in numbers and materiel. Surrounded and...
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THE STUKAS ATTACK - Battle of Britain
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THE STUKAS ATTACK - Battle of Britain

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The Junkers Ju 87 in the Battle of Britain The Stuka is the best-known German aircraft of the Second World War, having left an enduring impression with its angular silhouette and its near-vertical dives. This book, which focuses on Stuka operations during the Battle of Britain, corrects a widely repeated misconception: no, the Stuka did not suffer such...
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THE ORNE BRIDGEHEAD - June–August 1944
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THE ORNE BRIDGEHEAD - June–August 1944

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Pegasus Bridge, the capture of Ranville bridge and the fighting that followed In the night of 4 to 5 June 1944, gliders of the British 6th Airborne Division landed silently near several key points east of the Orne canal. The objective was to establish a solid front to prevent any German counter-attack towards the beaches where, a few hours later, the...
BMW MOTORCYCLES 100 YEARS BMW MOTORCYCLES 100 YEARS 2
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BMW MOTORCYCLES 100 YEARS

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BMW Motorcycles 100 Years — the complete history of the legendary machines from the Munich firm. BMW began with aviation before turning to cars and motorcycles. It is indeed on two wheels that its land adventure began, with the first flat-twin models launched in 1923 — an engine type so representative of BMW that it was continuously refined until the...
VERDUN 1916
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VERDUN 1916

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Verdun — The most iconic battle of the First World War, today a symbol of peace for humanity. In the ecosystem of Great War battles, Verdun stands as an exception — but not because of the casualties, the subject of every fantasy, nor because of the number of shells fired, the violence, the new tactics and a thousand other superlatives: this confrontation...
ROMANIA AND THE HOLOCAUST
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ROMANIA AND THE HOLOCAUST

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In the late 1930s, nearly 760,000 Jews lived in Romania. By 1945, only 375,000 remained. Based on privileged access to the secret archives of the Romanian government, this book offers an unprecedented analysis of thousands of documents deliberately concealed until the 1990s. Drawing on archival records, reports, survivors' memoirs, and private letters,...
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THE BATTLE OF CHÂTEAUDUN - 18 October 1870
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THE BATTLE OF CHÂTEAUDUN - 18 October 1870

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August–September 1870: as the French army is in full retreat and regular troops are attempting to reorganise, National Guardsmen and francs-tireurs spring up everywhere, inflicting losses on the enemy — admittedly modest, but sufficient for the German high command to decide to eradicate them by intimidating, if necessary, the civilian populations...
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