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PLAN Z THE GERMAN NAVAL FANTASY
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PLAN Z THE GERMAN NAVAL FANTASY

L20210016
€42.56
Too often reduced to an improbable naval construction programme dictated by Hitler, Plan Z nonetheless has origins predating the Third Reich and would undergo many strategic and technical evolutions before the Nazi dictator took a genuine interest in it. The fact remains that Plan Z would shape the Kriegsmarine throughout the 1930s, giving it the...
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U-BOOT TYP IX — All Versions of the U-Bootwaffe's...
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U-BOOT TYP IX — All Versions of the U-Bootwaffe's Ocean-Going Submarines

L20210015
€23.60
Following a volume devoted to the Typ VII, and another to the last-chance U-Boote (Typ XXI and Typ XXIII), éditions Caraktère invites you to review the different versions of the mighty Typ IX, designed to strike hard and far. The book first presents in detail the technical origins of the Typ IX, then its direct predecessor, the lesser-known Typ IA. The...
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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ITALIAN FIGHTER AIRCRAFT 1939-1945
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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ITALIAN FIGHTER AIRCRAFT 1939-1945

L20210014
€52.04
LAST COPY — OUT OF PRINT AT THE PUBLISHER Often poorly known and underestimated, the Italian fighters that flew during the Second World War were by no means unworthy. It is easy to forget that the Italian aeronautical industry was one of the foremost in the world during the interwar period, and that the output of its great names such as Fiat and Caproni...
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German Helmets 1916-1945 - German Helmets German Helmets 1916-1945 - German Helmets 2
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German Helmets 1916-1945 - German Helmets

L20210013
€74.88
Lavishly illustrated book covering German Helmets from both World Wars Hardcover book with all you need to know about German Helmets from both World Wars Aesthetically layout with 1,480 high quality pictures Theory and gallery book for novices and veteran helmet collectors The German helmet is one of the most iconic symbols of the German soldier in World...
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EPOPEES: The Cuirassiers, from Origins to 1918 EPOPEES: The Cuirassiers, from Origins to 1918 2
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EPOPEES: The Cuirassiers, from Origins to 1918

L20210012
€61.61
This work invites you to discover the cuirassiers, distinguished cavalrymen who traversed the history of France from the 18th century to the end of the First World War, both witnesses and heroic actors in the victorious battles and dark defeats of the French army. Combining epic accounts, meticulous descriptions of uniforms and remarkable illustrations,...
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Our Baptism of Fire - August-December 1914, Unpublished...
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Our Baptism of Fire - August-December 1914, Unpublished Photos and Testimonies

L20210011
€28.34
Among the many works devoted to the Great War, here is a fine book that stands out for four distinctive features: – It is devoted exclusively to the first four months of the war, the period subsequently known as the "war of movement", from August to December 1914, the deadliest months of the entire conflict. – It brings together only unpublished images,...
The End of the Reich - April, May 1945: Unpublished...
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The End of the Reich - April, May 1945: Unpublished Images of the Fall of Nazi Germany

L20210010
€36.97
On 24 March 1945, for the first time since Napoleon, foreign armies crossed the Rhine to invade German territory. The first Anglo-American elements engaged in the fierce fighting that was to open the way to the heart of the Nazi Reich. On the eastern front, the Red Army, drunk with vengeance, broke through the German defences one by one along a merciless...
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Edouard Detaille - A Century of Military Glory
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Edouard Detaille - A Century of Military Glory

L20210009
€37.82
Édouard Detaille embodies, single-handedly, the military painting of his era — that of the first forty years of the Third Republic. He bore witness with his brush to the hardships and greatness of his fellow soldiers of 1870. His immense talent is placed at the service of the cult of the French soldier, dominated by the heroic figure of Emperor Napoleon....
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Naval History of the Second World War
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Naval History of the Second World War

L20210008
€27.49
Co-edition Perrin / Ministère des Armées Hundreds of thousands of works have been written on the Second World War, in dozens of languages. Many of them do indeed address the maritime dimensions of the conflict, the role played by the Royal Navy, the Kriegsmarine and the United States Navy, the role of the various naval forces on a given theatre of...
Charles Martel
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Charles Martel

L20210007
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The victory over the Arabs at Poitiers in 732: this is about all that remains of Charles Martel in the collective memory. A mere skirmish, or a clash of civilisations that saved Europe from Islamisation? The significance of this famous battle has seen renewed interest in the current context and is the subject of vigorous debate. However, one would be...
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Targeted Killings - A Critique of Armed Liberalism
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Targeted Killings - A Critique of Armed Liberalism

L20210006
€23.70
How is war waged in the 21st century? Primarily by drones, by eliminating the enemy before he can cause harm. In Yemen, Afghanistan, Palestine or Pakistan, these operations known as "targeted killings " take place out of sight. Initially widely condemned in Europe and across the Atlantic, these practices became normalised from the 2000s onwards in the...
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French Nuclear Deterrence in Action - Dictionary of a...
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French Nuclear Deterrence in Action - Dictionary of a National Narrative

L20210004
€27.49
French deterrence merges with the strategy for which it was designed: to keep, in sovereignty, any major war far from national territory. This mission has been unchanged since France's first nuclear test in 1960. The impetus had been given by General de Gaulle as early as 1945, but this ambition could not have been realised without the mobilisation of a...
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