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FIGHTING IN A DICTATORSHIP - 1944 - The Wehrmacht Facing...
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FIGHTING IN A DICTATORSHIP - 1944 - The Wehrmacht Facing the Landings

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A fresh perspective on the Wehrmacht at its twilight. Jean-Luc Leleu sets out to explore the overall functioning of the Wehrmacht as it faced the spectre of defeat. The aim is to understand the actors rather than recount the events. To do so, the German armed forces are examined through the lens of the Battle of Normandy in the summer of 1944: a...
FIREFIGHTERS UNDER THE BOMBS - ROUEN 1940-1944 FIREFIGHTERS UNDER THE BOMBS - ROUEN 1940-1944 2
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FIREFIGHTERS UNDER THE BOMBS - ROUEN 1940-1944

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The remarkable work of firefighters during the bombing of Rouen at the end of the Second World War. The role of firefighters in Rouen during the Second World War is a subject that remains largely unexplored. Historians have not yet paid significant attention to the various civil defence services, having focused instead on the bombings and the fighting —...
LIBERATED, NORMANDY 1944 LIBERATED, NORMANDY 1944 2
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LIBERATED, NORMANDY 1944

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The advance of Canadian and Polish troops along the Channel coast to Abbeville in the summer of 1944. With Libérés Normandie 1944, Thierry Chion presents a little-known aspect of the liberation fighting. He chronicles the engagement of Canadian and Polish troops during their advance towards the Somme in August and September 1944. We follow the 4th...
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THE CITROËN TYPE H THE CITROËN TYPE H 2
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THE CITROËN TYPE H

L20220368
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The Citroën Type H. The popular light commercial vehicles of the Trente Glorieuses, by Hervé Bernard and Didier Leroy The first volume of this new collection on the popular light commercial vehicles of the Trente Glorieuses is dedicated to the Citroën Type H. The reader will find all the information needed for its history. The die-cast models that made...
THE 11. PANZER DIVISION "GHOST DIVISION" THE 11. PANZER DIVISION "GHOST DIVISION" 2
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THE 11. PANZER DIVISION "GHOST DIVISION"

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The 11. Panzerdivision was created in August 1940 from the 11. Schützen-Brigade. This brigade began the war in Denmark and then in France, where it earned the nickname "Ghost Brigade", as its commander manoeuvred his unit with such speed that it always appeared or struck where the enemy least expected it. The new division took on the traditions of the...
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THE FORD M8 & M20 ARMORED CARS OF THE U.S. ARMY THE FORD M8 & M20 ARMORED CARS OF THE U.S. ARMY 2
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THE FORD M8 & M20 ARMORED CARS OF THE U.S. ARMY

L20220366
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The Ford M8 and M20 Armored Cars of the U.S. Army, by Didier Andres. Specially designed as a reconnaissance vehicle, the Ford Light Armored Car M8 was primarily intended for mechanised cavalry units. With 8,523 examples built, it would meet all requirements in this field. A single variant was produced on the basis of its mechanical components: the Armored...
ALL MILITARY PANHARDS 1914–1940 ALL MILITARY PANHARDS 1914–1940 2
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ALL MILITARY PANHARDS 1914–1940

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All Military Panhards 1914–1940. The Vauvillier collection no. 4, by François Vauvillier.
1940 THE BLOCKHOUSES OF THE ARDENNES - Useless Sentinels
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1940 THE BLOCKHOUSES OF THE ARDENNES - Useless Sentinels

L20220364
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While the fortification of the north-eastern borders was virtually complete, the General Staff decided to erect a series of advanced concrete posts along the German border, known as « maisons fortes ». Tasked with raising the alarm in the event of a surprise attack and triggering the demolition of infiltration routes towards the fortified line, these...
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SABOTEUSES - Volume 1 - Needle SABOTEUSES - Volume 1 - Needle 2
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SABOTEUSES - Volume 1 - Needle

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London, 1942… Paulette Kincaid, also known as Needle, is the daughter of a shady English businessman killed in a bombing raid and a French woman who returned to France when Paulette was only ten years old. Needle is thoroughly bored and works in a clothing shop in London. In order to help a pregnant woman about to give birth, she steals an army jeep....
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MITSUBISHI A6M REI-SEN ZERO: When the Wind Rises
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MITSUBISHI A6M REI-SEN ZERO: When the Wind Rises

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When on 26 November 1941 the six aircraft carriers of the Kidō Butai secretly left the anchorage of Hito-Kappu in the Kuril Islands and set course for Pearl Harbor, they embarked approximately 380 aircraft: dive bombers, torpedo bombers and fighters. All of them, in their respective categories, represented the best available in single-engine combat...
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JETS 46: COMBAT JET PROJECTS OF THE III. REICH
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JETS 46: COMBAT JET PROJECTS OF THE III. REICH

L20220361
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Following numerous requests from our readers, we decided to republish, in book form, the Aérojournal special issue number 3 — a publication that fell victim to its own success and has been out of print for several years — devoted to German combat jet projects that would have seen the light of day had the war continued for another year. This is not,...
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LIFE AND DEATH ON THE EASTERN FRONT: Colour Photographs...
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LIFE AND DEATH ON THE EASTERN FRONT: Colour Photographs of the Second World War

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€37.82
The fighting on the Ostfront was extensively documented by the press agencies of the various belligerents, each sending their war correspondents to produce series of photographs at the front. But this overlooks the fact that these photographs, inherently sanitised and selected, paint only a partial picture of the situation. The Landser also had a camera...
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