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Enigma: The Secret File of the French Spies
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Enigma: The Secret File of the French Spies

L20260096
€22.75
The true story, finally set straight through archives published for the first time. Without the French and Polish intelligence services, Alan Turing could not have broken the Enigma codes. It seemed that everything was known about Enigma, the cipher machine used by Hitler’s armed forces: numerous books, films, and graphic novels have recounted the...
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Elite Troops in Algeria: Paratroopers - Legionnaires -... Elite Troops in Algeria: Paratroopers - Legionnaires -... 2
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Elite Troops in Algeria: Paratroopers - Legionnaires - Commandos, 1954-1961

L20260094
€36.97
A collection of firsthand accounts of some of the fiercest fighting of the Algerian War, highlighting the actions of French Legionnaires and commandos against independence forces, from the Algerian border regions to the clashes at Bizerte. This book explores some of the battles fought by Legionnaires, French naval commandos, air force commandos, and...
K French Army Special Forces
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K French Army Special Forces

L20260093
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Engaged in counterterrorism across various theaters of operations, French Army special forces have carried out numerous training and intelligence missions, as well as bold interventions that have rescued hostages and neutralized several dozen armed terrorist groups. This book offers a broad view of French Army special forces, describing the distinctive...
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ALL TANK TRANSPORTERS 1918–1940 – VOL. 1. IN THE SERVICE... ALL TANK TRANSPORTERS 1918–1940 – VOL. 1. IN THE SERVICE... 2
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ALL TANK TRANSPORTERS 1918–1940 – VOL. 1. IN THE SERVICE OF THE RENAULT FT

L20260091
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All Tank Transporters, 1918–1940. Volume 1: In the Service of the Renault FT. The Vauvillier Collection, No. 6, by François Vauvillier. This is the sixth volume in a series intended to cover every vehicle used by the French Army. Richly illustrated, each volume presents all the models systematically and in chronological order, with the principal vehicles...
Who Dares Wins! — Memoirs of the Last Free French SAS...
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Who Dares Wins! — Memoirs of the Last Free French SAS Soldier

L20260090
€19.91
The last hero. Colonel Achille Muller, aged 101, is one of the very last Free French veterans of World War II. In 1942, at the age of 17, he left his native Moselle, annexed by the Third Reich, on a bicycle and traveled via Spain to London to avoid conscription into the German army and, above all, "to liberate his country and bring peace to...
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Bigeard’s Lieutenant - Indochina 1945–1954
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Bigeard’s Lieutenant - Indochina 1945–1954

L20260089
€23.70
2026 French Army Erwan Bergot Literary Grand PrizeThe previously unpublished account of one of the participants in the Battle of Dien Bien Phu. In a scene from Pierre Schoendoerffer’s film Dien Bien Phu, a young lieutenant from the renowned 6th Colonial Parachute Battalion can be seen at the headquarters of General Cogny, commander of French forces in...
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The French Navy: Four Centuries of History
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The French Navy: Four Centuries of History

L20260088
€28.34
“The power of arms requires not only that the King be strong on land, but also that he be powerful at sea.” Richelieu, Political Testament From Richelieu’s establishment of the Grand Mastership of Navigation and Commerce of France in 1626 to attack submarines and the planned next-generation aircraft carrier, the French Navy has shaped four centuries of...
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A World Tour of World War II Weapons

L20260087
€20.85
From the United States to the Soviet Union, from Germany to Japan: a world tour of the weapons that shaped World War II. 150 weapons used by the various belligerents are featured.
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The 29th ITALIAN SS DIVISION
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The 29th ITALIAN SS DIVISION

L20260086
€61.61
29. Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS (ital. Nr. 1)  The formation of the Italian SS Division, officially designated the 29th SS Grenadier Division, took place within the chaotic context of the end of World War II in Italy. It all began on September 8, 1943, when the Kingdom of Italy signed an armistice with the Allies, triggering the German occupation...
Kôgun. History of the Japanese Army 1853–1948
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Kôgun. History of the Japanese Army 1853–1948

L20260075
€25.59
Kôgun, the emperor's army. Such is the name the Japanese army adopted from the early 1930s onwards, asserting its mission to protect a sovereign increasingly venerated as a living deity. It is the history of this military force and of a central institution of the Japanese nation-state, from 1853 to 1948, that Franck Michelin traces in this unrivalled...
In the Name of Japan – 1945: The War Is Over, Except for...
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In the Name of Japan – 1945: The War Is Over, Except for Him.

L20260074
€8.25
Onoda's diary: the Japanese soldier who survived 30 years in the jungle believing the war was still going on  1945. When the Second World War ends, young Lieutenant Hiroo Onoda, trained in guerrilla warfare techniques, is stationed in the Philippines. Along with three other men, he finds himself on the island of Lubang, cut off from his troops at the...
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