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Enigma: The Secret File of the French Spies
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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...
Elite Troops in Algeria: Paratroopers - Legionnaires -... Elite Troops in Algeria: Paratroopers - Legionnaires -... 2
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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...
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. 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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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...
Bigeard’s Lieutenant - Indochina 1945–1954
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2026 French Army Erwan Bergot Literary Grand PrizeThe previously unpublished account of one of the participants in the Battle of Dien Bien Phu.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...
The French Navy: Four Centuries of History
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“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...
A World Tour of World War II Weapons A World Tour of World War II Weapons 2
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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.
The 29th ITALIAN SS DIVISION
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The 29th ITALIAN SS DIVISION

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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...
7th SS DIVISION “PRINZ EUGEN”
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7th SS Volunteer Mountain Division  "This book will enable the reader to learn about the little-known fate of a Waffen-SS mountain division made up largely of ethnic Germans (Volksdeutsche) settled in Romania, Serbia, Croatia, Slovakia, or Hungary, and mobilized as part of the settlement policy of “Greater Germany.” This division was initially commanded...
Kôgun. History of the Japanese Army 1853–1948
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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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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...
Robotic Tactics - FIGHTING AMONG THE MACHINES
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FIGHTING AMONG DRONES AND ROBOTS In Ukraine, drones and robots have imposed a new reality of combat. What is at stake in this war is a major break in military history, comparable to the advent of firearms, but infinitely faster. It will shape all future conflicts and spread across the world. Henceforth, war will be waged with systems capable of extending...
Bernard de Lattre. Au nom du père
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Bernard de Lattre YOUNGEST MILITARY MEDAL RECIPIENT IN HISTORY, KILLED IN INDOCHINA Au nom du père  Born in 1928, Bernard de Lattre grew up in the shadow of an extraordinary father, Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, future Marshal of France. Yet very early on, he chose to forge his ownpath: a volunteer at sixteen, decorated with the Médaille Militaire at...
LIEUTENANTS - DESTINIES OF FRENCH LIEUTENANTS FROM 1800...
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DESTINIES OF FRENCH LIEUTENANTS FROM 1800 TO THE PRESENT DAY WHATEVER THE BATTLEFIELD, EVERYWHERE, ALWAYS, A LIEUTENANT LEADS FROM THE FRONT At twenty, they are leaders in the making yet already on the front line: they are the lieutenants. They bear responsibility for their men, the terrain, the reality of combat — where there is no room for error. They...
The Wings of Pohjola
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The Wings of Pohjola

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War memoirs of a Finnish fighter pilot According to Finnish mythology, the roots of the world tree lie in Pohjola — a distant, frozen and dangerous land, the archetype of the mythical North where national memory, wild nature and the legacy of the Kalevala intertwine. This is the story of the aerial clashes between the Finnish David — a small, ill-equipped...
American Essex-Class Aircraft Carriers – Volume II
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Navires & Histoire du Monde No. 44 The American Essex-class aircraft carriers served from 1943 to 1991, from the second part of the Pacific War to the end of the Cold War. Twenty-four vessels were actually commissioned. No two ships are exactly alike, owing to different shipyards, evolving detection equipment, varying degrees of modernization, repairs...
American Essex-Class Aircraft Carriers – Volume I
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Navires & Histoire du Monde Collection N°43 The American Essex-class aircraft carriers served from 1943 to 1991, from the second half of the Pacific War to the end of the Cold War. Twenty-four vessels were actually commissioned. No two ships are exactly alike, owing to different shipyards, evolving detection equipment, varying degrees of modernisation,...
The Death Corridor Mortain-Falaise-Argentan 1944 The Death Corridor Mortain-Falaise-Argentan 1944 2
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The "death corridor" is the neck of the famous Falaise-Argentan pocket where the German fighting forces in Normandy were to be crushed by Allied power. The Germans left several thousand dead and 40,000 prisoners in the pocket after roughly half of them managed to force their way through. This work recounts that hell. The Battle of Mortain with sensational...
Dying for Crisbecq and Azeville Dying for Crisbecq and Azeville 2
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Dying for Crisbecq and Azeville

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June 6, 6:31 a.m., the 4th Infantry Division lands on Utah Beach while the US Navy, with the USS Nevada, exchanges fire with the German batteries, including the powerful 210 mm guns of the Crisbecq battery, supported by the 105 mm guns of Azeville. At 6:33 a.m., Crisbecq fires three shells below the waterline of the USS Corry, which sinks shortly...
On the Roads to Freedom
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On the Roads to Freedom

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Chronicles of a French soldier on campaign, from Monthermé to Indochina
Equipages. Life on Board and Traditions of the Sailors of... Equipages. Life on Board and Traditions of the Sailors of... 2
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La Marine nationale (La Royale) is one of the last institutions that can pride itself on the human dimension of a crew. When the last mooring line of one of its vessels slips into the water, a very particular world comes into being in an instant. A group of men and women leaves dry land to live a collective experience in a closed environment, far from any...
Fortifications in the Southern Alps – France, Italy.... Fortifications in the Southern Alps – France, Italy.... 2
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USED BOOK. FAIR CONDITION, BUT COVER CORNERS SLIGHTLY BENT. In this final volume of the remarkable history of Fortifications in the Alps, featuring nearly 1,250 illustrations, Dominique Vialard and Frédéric Lisch present the strongholds of the Durance, Embrun and Sisteron; the fortifications of the Ubaye; the strongholds of Saint-Vincent-les-Forts,...
Copy of THE SCALE AND EXCESSES OF THE MAGINOT LINE, VOL.... Copy of THE SCALE AND EXCESSES OF THE MAGINOT LINE, VOL.... 2
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USED BOOK. FAIR CONDITION, BUT COVER CORNERS SLIGHTLY BENT. The second volume in Frédéric Lisch’s series on the components of the Maginot Line. The book covers the 1929 and 1930 model casemates, armored casemates, blockhouses in the demolition zones, 1936 model casemates with staggered embrasures, and the infantry casemates and blocks of the Alpine...
MEASURES AND EXCESSES OF THE MAGINOT LINE, VOL. 3 –... MEASURES AND EXCESSES OF THE MAGINOT LINE, VOL. 3 –... 2
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USED BOOK. FAIR CONDITION, WITH SLIGHTLY BENT COVER CORNERS. The third title in Frédéric Lisch’s series of books on the components of the Maginot Line. This third volume on the Maginot Line details every type of turret used along the line and includes a chapter on its strategic maps. This third volume details all the Maginot Line’s fortification blocks...
News from Sainte-Engrâce? Chronicles of an Ordinary Hero
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Chronicles of an Ordinary Intelligence Services Hero ­ y name is Alex. My father is Jewish and my mother is English. An explosive combination during the Second World War. I was fourteen years old when we escaped the Nazis via the Pyrenees, taking refuge first in Spain, then in Portugal. It was in Sainte-Engrâce, an isolated village in...
THE 159th RIA - The Snow Regiment Vol. 1 1887–1939
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Period photographs36 uniform silhouettesA wealth of documents, pennants and insignia The 159th RIA is the emblematic regiment of the Hautes-Alpes. Its presence in Briançon from 1890 to 1994 left a very strong impression on local memory and landscape. Many families had one or more members who served in its ranks, sometimes giving their lives. Since the end...
ANZIO — A New Road to Rome?
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ANZIO — A New Road to Rome?

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In January 1944, the Allies came up against the formidable Gustav Line, firmly held by German forces. To break the deadlock, they launched Operation Shingle: a bold amphibious landing at Anzio, intended to outflank the enemy defences and hasten their withdrawal. But the German reaction was immediate. Under Kesselring's direction, reinforcements poured in,...
MEASURES AND EXCESSES OF THE MAGINOT LINE, VOL. 3 –... MEASURES AND EXCESSES OF THE MAGINOT LINE, VOL. 3 –... 2
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Third title in a series of books that Frédéric Lisch dedicates to the components of the Maginot Line. This third volume on the Maginot Line details all the types of turrets of the Maginot Line and includes a chapter on the strategic maps of the Maginot Line. This third volume details all the blocks of the Maginot Line works and includes a chapter on the...
The Submarines of the D-Day Landings The Submarines of the D-Day Landings 2
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The danger comes from the deep Fallen into oblivion, the fierce naval battles of the First World War left no trace in the public memory. Yet with the use of submarine warfare, they foreshadowed what would become the formidable Battle of the Atlantic convoys during the Second World War. In May 1944, 26 German submarines — relentless hunters of cargo...
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