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OMAHA BEACH – THE BLOODY ONE
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OMAHA BEACH – THE BLOODY ONE

L20180105
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6 June 1944. In the grey dawn, the landing craft carrying the assault elements of two U.S. divisions, along with Combat Engineers and Rangers, advance towards the beach assigned to them as their objective.
Objective Hillman - WN17 Against the Assaults of the 1st Suffolk - 6–7 June 1944
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A historical account tracing the two days of the advance by the 1st Battalion, Suffolk Regiment at Colleville-Montgomery to secure the Normandy coast and reach a site designated Hillman. Fierce fighting against the German soldiers commanded by Ludwig Krug ensued, but the objective was achieved. Includes veterans' testimonies.
Omaha Beach - Tuesday 6 June 1944 Omaha Beach - Tuesday 6 June 1944 2
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Tuesday 6 June 1944, at dawn, the German sentries on duty along the Sables d'Or beach and on the Pointe du Hoc make out menacing silhouettes offshore
Civilians in the Battle of Normandy
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6 June 1944: war sweeps over the peaceful region of Normandy. The battle that begins with the Landings will last three months instead of the three weeks provided for in the Allies' plans.
THE POWER OF THE ATLANTEANS T1 - THE BEETLE'S FLIGHT THE POWER OF THE ATLANTEANS T1 - THE BEETLE'S FLIGHT 2
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1887: a meteorite falls to earth… 1944: a young French pilot joins the RAF to fight alongside the Allies. At the same moment, a German scientific expedition attempts to recover fragments of the meteorite. The beginning of an adventure that will plunge our young pilot beyond the boundaries of the known world.
MAQUISARDS AND PARTISANS 1943-1944 MILITARIA GUIDE N°12 MAQUISARDS AND PARTISANS 1943-1944 MILITARIA GUIDE N°12 2
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The silhouette of the Resistance fighters seems frozen, as in a romanticised image, but the reality is quite different. The author, Simon Deleyrolle, with more than 25 reconstructed figures and using authentic pieces, recreates the specific appearance of the maquisards region by region. The Allied personnel who were parachuted in to train the Forces of...
MISTY MISSION T3 - LARGE FORMAT B&W MISTY MISSION T3 - LARGE FORMAT B&W 2
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Vietnam War, 1968. Two friends who could not be more different find themselves thrust into the defining conflict of the decade. Nick Beaulieu, an F-100 pilot, is part of the Misty Mission unit, also known as Commando Sabre — "mavericks" whose job is to carry out aerial reconnaissance. Josh Lacour has joined the men of MACV/SOG, clandestine units operating...
Arromanches - The Ports and Allied Logistics Arromanches - The Ports and Allied Logistics 2
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The Normandy Landings and the military operations that followed required the deployment of unprecedented logistical and technological resources.
Vercingetorix Vercingetorix 2
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Vercingetorix

L20180085
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This work, published in 1901 by Hachette, is by Camille Jullian, then professor at the University of Bordeaux. This study traces the history of the Arverni tribes and the fate of their last king, Vercingetorix, leader of the uprising against Roman occupation in 54 BC.
THE FORTIFICATIONS OF THE THIRD REICH - PLANS AND 3D MODELS THE FORTIFICATIONS OF THE THIRD REICH - PLANS AND 3D MODELS 2
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With Hitler in power, he renounced the Treaty of Versailles, including its restrictions on the construction of fortifications. This is how the major fortification programmes along the borders of the Reich began. From 1935, several types of modern fortifications were defined, and by 1937, 26 fortified lines had been erected facing France, Czechoslovakia...
The French Expeditionary Corps in Italy, 1943-1944
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In July 1944, the soldiers of the French Expeditionary Force in Italy erased the effects of their 1940 defeat. Earning the respect of the Americans, they battered the German defenses — which until then had not been broken — in an extraordinary mountain battle around the Garigliano. They pushed back the German lines, opening the road to Rome for the...
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