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THE LAST SQUARE - Fighters of Honour and Lost Soldiers...
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THE LAST SQUARE - Fighters of Honour and Lost Soldiers from Antiquity to the Present Day

L20210173
€19.91
The spirit of sacrifice throughout history. " Merde! The Guard dies and does not surrender ". The famous retort, attributed to General Cambronne at Waterloo, illustrates contempt for death and authentic sacrifice: that which consists in voluntarily giving one's life for a man, a cause, an ideology, or a homeland. Contrary to what one might think, such...
THE NAVAL WAR 1914-1918: The Men, the Ships, the Strategy THE NAVAL WAR 1914-1918: The Men, the Ships, the Strategy 2
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THE NAVAL WAR 1914-1918: The Men, the Ships, the Strategy

L20210172
€26.54
Lavishly illustrated with 150 photographs and 50 maps and sketches, a "coffee-table history book" of maritime warfare offering a comprehensive panorama of the clash of naval powers during the Great War. Translated by Ismael Belisle, the work is drawn from the monumental 6-volume series published by Amber Books, Naval Warfare 1914-1918. The superb...
ROYAL ETRANGER - 1921-2021 - A Century of History of the...
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ROYAL ETRANGER - 1921-2021 - A Century of History of the 1er REC

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€33.18
This large-format book traces a century of history of the 1er REC (Régiment Étranger de Cavalerie), a well-known unit of the French Foreign Legion. 100 years of heroism: from the first engagements in the Levant to the final clashes in the Sahel. 100 years of sacrifice: from the rice paddies of Indochina to the mountains of Afghanistan. 100 years of...
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THE GREAT WAR IN 210 COLOUR PROFILES
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THE GREAT WAR IN 210 COLOUR PROFILES

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€17.06
The equipment of the Great War presented in profile form, illustrated by Eric Schwartz and captioned by Yves Buffetaut The aces of the Great War The victories of Manfred von Richthofen The main types of French fighters British and German fighters Reconnaissance and light bombing Armoured cars Tanks More than 200 colour profiles
2000 Years of French Fortification - From the 4th Century... 2000 Years of French Fortification - From the 4th Century... 2
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2000 Years of French Fortification - From the 4th Century BC to the Atlantic Wall

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€59.72
2000 YEARS OF FRENCH FORTIFICATION From the 4th century BC to the Atlantic Wall Oppida, castles, fortified churches, and urban ramparts dot the French landscape, while forts and Maginot works near the borders evoke former barriers. Why this omnipresent fortification? Historians, architects, and urban planners seek, for various reasons, an answer. They...
Who Dares Wins – From Gaugamela to Ouadi Doum: When...
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Who Dares Wins – From Gaugamela to Ouadi Doum: When Boldness Changes the Course of Battles

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€25.50
Strike at the head, wrong-foot the enemy, appear from nowhere… These are some of the audacious tactics analysed in Qui ose vaincra. Following the successes of L'Art de conduire une bataille and Les 7 Péchés capitaux du chef militaire, this third volume explores the different forms of boldness in combat, from the Battle of Gaugamela in 331 BC to the...
Jean-Baptiste Charcot – Polar Explorer
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Jean-Baptiste Charcot – Polar Explorer

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€13.98 €27.96
When Jean-Baptiste Charcot was born in 1867, virtually all the land on the globe had been mapped, with the exception of the poles. It was these polar lands that the explorer — though originally destined to become a doctor — would patiently reveal to the world. He would bring back from his voyages to Antarctica aboard the Français, and then the celebrated...
UNDER THE EMPEROR'S DICTATION
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UNDER THE EMPEROR'S DICTATION

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€7.58 €15.17
Two hundred years after his death, Napoleon remains very much alive in the memory of mankind. At Saint Helena, between 1815 and 1821, during the six years of his captivity, the emperor, who had filled the world with admiration and dread, took refuge in the past. He spent his days retracing the deeds and gestures of his military and political life,...
ACHTUNG PANZER! – HEINZ GUDERIAN, INVENTOR OF THE BLITZKRIEG
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ACHTUNG PANZER! – HEINZ GUDERIAN, INVENTOR OF THE BLITZKRIEG

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€23.70
HEINZ GUDERIAN, INVENTOR OF THE BLITZKRIEG This book is not for every reader. This is neither a biography, nor the war memoirs of a celebrated soldier, still less a work recounting the adventures of combatants caught up in the thunder of battle. No, Achtung Panzer! is anything but that! It is a military essay — but no ordinary one: the very work that...
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La Redoute Ruinée, Sentinel of the Col du...
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La Redoute Ruinée, Sentinel of the Col du Petit-Saint-Bernard

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€34.12
Perched at 2,400 m., the fort of the Redoute dominates the Col du Petit-Saint-Bernard, watching over it like a sleeping sentinel. Since the Neolithic period, this pass has been one of the main routes for crossing the Alps. Over the centuries, it was developed to facilitate passage. In the Petit-Saint-Bernard region, the post of the Redoute Ruinée was...
The Odyssey of a Torpedoed Transport (1914–1917)
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The Odyssey of a Torpedoed Transport (1914–1917)

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€18.96
20,000 Leagues Across the Seas — The Odyssey of a Torpedoed Transport presents itself as a collection of letters written between August 1914 and January 1917 by the first mate of the cargo ship Pamir to his closest friend, mobilised as a gunner aboard a battleship. Through these dispatches, we follow the ship's constant movements across the most varied of...
THE FOREIGN LEGION - HISTORY AND UNIFORMS 1831 - 1962
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THE FOREIGN LEGION - HISTORY AND UNIFORMS 1831 - 1962

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€16.11
It is through 114 uniformed mannequins from the collections of the Musée de la Légion Étrangère, and in particular those of the Musée de l'Uniforme Légionnaire in Puyloubier, together with 112 exceptional and rare collection pieces presented here for the first time, that we invite you to follow the history and evolution of Foreign Legion uniforms from its...
Infantry Weapons and Marksmanship
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Infantry Weapons and Marksmanship

L20210093
€42.65
This work is a reissue of a study published in 1872 by infantry lieutenant-colonel Jean Capdevielle, already under the same title: L'armement et le tir de l'infanterie, but originally published in two separate parts, one containing the text, the other bringing together in an "Atlas" a collection of plates and tables. This new edition not only reunites the...
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Bonaparte's Men - The Conquest of Power, 1793–1800
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Bonaparte's Men - The Conquest of Power, 1793–1800

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€10.43 €20.85
On the road to power! This work focuses on the period during which Napoleon Bonaparte established himself among the principal protagonists of the Revolution before, ultimately, seizing power. The starting point is the appearance on the scene of a young artillery officer at the recapture of Toulon from the English in 1793; the end point is the victory of...
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The Guns of Victory 1914–1918 - Volume 1, Field...
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The Guns of Victory 1914–1918 - Volume 1, Field Artillery: Light Pieces and Heavy Pieces

L20210084
€94.79
The French army entered the field in August 1914 with an extraordinary field gun, the 75, which was supposed to do almost everything. At that point, French ranks possessed only a very limited complement of heavy field artillery: barely three hundred guns of 120 and 155 calibre, of which only around one hundred could be considered modern. On the other...
Grand Illustrated Book of the Gardien de la Paix Uniform... Grand Illustrated Book of the Gardien de la Paix Uniform... 2
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Grand Illustrated Book of the Gardien de la Paix Uniform and Its History

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€37.87
Rediscover the great chapters of French history through the evolution of the gardien de la paix and his uniforms, from 1829 — the year the world's first uniformed police force was created — to the present day. By the very nature of their profession, the gardiens de la paix found themselves at the heart of our history; they took part in it, often out of...
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THE "Sample" BATTLESHIPS. Volume 02: Jauréguiberry,...
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THE "Sample" BATTLESHIPS. Volume 02: Jauréguiberry, Bouvet, Masséna and Henri IV

L20210065
€52.13
In the first volume of this work, our study covered the genesis of the French armoured fleet in the period between the war of 1870 and the Fashoda Crisis on the one hand, and on the other the history of the first three battleships of this so-called "sample" fleet: the Brennus, Carnot and Charles Martel. With this second volume, we study the last three...
Bitter Victory — Southern Soldiers from June 1919 to June...
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Bitter Victory — Southern Soldiers from June 1919 to June 1940

L20210052
€11.85 €23.70
Following "Des soldats méridionaux dans la guerre 1914–1918" published in 2018, here is the second volume, entitled "Amère Victoire. Des soldats méridionaux, juin 1919 à juin 1940." The Treaty of Versailles in June 1919 resolved none of the rivalries between nations still bled dry by the war of 1914–1918. The Midi attempted to rebuild a different world,...
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Southern Soldiers in the War of 1914–1918
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Southern Soldiers in the War of 1914–1918

L20210051
€11.85 €23.70
Opening a trunk and stepping into a century that already seems so distant may seem a daunting task. And yet, drawing on part of his collection assembled over more than thirty-five years, the author reviews the experiences and feelings of southern soldiers from 1900 to 1927, with a close focus on the period 1914–1918. Many aspects of garrison life...
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The France Campaign 1814 - When Napoleon Becomes a...
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The France Campaign 1814 - When Napoleon Becomes a General Again

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€14.22 €28.44
After the terrible defeat in Russia and the disaster of the 1813 campaign in Germany, Napoleon found himself forced to fight on French soil, with the Allies determined to crush the Emperor and "liberate" Europe. From the invasion in January to the abdication in April 1814, tracing the victories and final defeats of Napoleon, this book presents in text and...
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Memoirs of a Poilu of the 15-2 - Hartmannswillerkopf...
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Memoirs of a Poilu of the 15-2 - Hartmannswillerkopf 1915–1916

L20210040
€17.06
The Hartmannswillerkopf is a major site of the Great War. This vantage point, whose slopes drop down into the Alsace plain, was in 1915 the scene of bitter fighting between French and German forces. Its bloody memory haunted the survivors. Among the French units engaged at the Hartmann, the 152nd Infantry Regiment distinguished itself by the sacrifices it...
Douaumont and Vaux - The French Victories of 1916 at Verdun
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Douaumont and Vaux - The French Victories of 1916 at Verdun

L20210037
€17.06
Following the definitive failure of the German offensive at Verdun in July 1916, the French prepared with great meticulousness to retake the lost ground in the autumn of 1916. The offensive began in October 1916 and led to the immediate recapture of Fort Douaumont. The recapture of Fort Vaux had to wait until December. Thus, nearly all the ground lost on...
The Red Devil, Ace Georges-Félix Madon 1892–1924
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The Red Devil, Ace Georges-Félix Madon 1892–1924

L20210033
€23.70
Georges-Félix Madon is the fourth-highest ace of the Great War by number of confirmed victories. The red colour of his aircraft and his reputation earned him the nickname "the Red Devil" from the Germans. A corporal-pilot in August 1914, he was a captain and squadron leader at the Armistice, bearing a Croix de Guerre with 17 palms and 3 stars for his 41...
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An Untold History of France in 100 Maps An Untold History of France in 100 Maps 2
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An Untold History of France in 100 Maps

L20210017
€25.59
The history of France mapped, from prehistory to the present day, and narrated by Jean Sévillia. In 5 parts — " Origins ", " The Kingdom of France ", " The French Nation ", " Facing the Trials of the 20th Century " and " Towards the France of Tomorrow " — and in 100 previously unpublished and richly detailed maps, from the principal prehistoric sites to...
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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,...
GALLIPOLI - THE FLIGHT OF THE GIANTS
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GALLIPOLI - THE FLIGHT OF THE GIANTS

L20200269
€32.23
Gallipoli, the Dardanelles — these names, almost forgotten from our history books, nevertheless mark one of the bloodiest battles in which the French Army took part during the First World War. This military campaign, contested from its very conception by the political world and decried by the general staffs, had been conceived by a single man: Winston...
ARMOURED TRAINS – Illustrated Encyclopaedia from 1825 to... ARMOURED TRAINS – Illustrated Encyclopaedia from 1825 to... 2
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ARMOURED TRAINS – Illustrated Encyclopaedia from 1825 to the Present Day

L20200253
€60.66
Paul Malmassari had already published, in the early 1990s with Heimdal, a reference work on the subject of armoured trains — a topic generally little treated. An undisputed specialist in the field, the author this time proposes a new and very different approach to the history of these steel giants dependent on the railways. From their origins to the...
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U-Boote – The Germans' Submarine War
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U-Boote - The German Submarine War

L20200238
€23.70
Until the First World War, submarines had played only a very limited role. Poorly armed, slow to dive and to advance, they posed no threat to warships or merchant vessels. But between 1914 and 1918, Germany staked everything on them to bring down Great Britain — whose very existence was threatened. Nazi Germany once again gambled its future on the...
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Nord 1914, the Invasion
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Nord 1914, the Invasion

L20200205
€20.85
French military plans before 1914 envisaged a war fought mainly in eastern France. The Schlieffen Plan, drawn up by the German General Staff, threw the Kaiser's armies into Belgium, from where they pushed into the north without stopping, with the objective of destroying the French army between Paris and the Vosges. After the check on the Marne, the two...
MONOPOLY 14-18 - World War One MONOPOLY 14-18 - World War One 2
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MONOPOLY 14-18 - World War One

L20200194
€37.42
28 June 1914, assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Europe was about to experience one of the greatest conflicts of the 20th century. The First World War began and would not end until 11 November 1918. With Monopoly 14-18, live at the rhythm of soldiers on the battlefields. Join the greatest officers, repair your tanks, send your carrier pigeons on...
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VERDUN THROUGH THREE WARS 1870 - 1945
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VERDUN THROUGH THREE WARS 1870 - 1945

L20200148
€17.06
1870–1945: three conflicts in less than a century, including two world wars, and one city, guardian of France — Verdun. Verdun, elevated to a national symbol by the Battle of 1916, was also occupied twice by the Second Reich between 1870 and 1873, then by the Third Reich in 1940–1944. From its vast remodelled citadel to the Vauban ramparts and its...
THE HISTORY OF THE MARINE INFANTRY THROUGH THEIR UNIFORMS THE HISTORY OF THE MARINE INFANTRY THROUGH THEIR UNIFORMS 2
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THE HISTORY OF THE MARINE INFANTRY THROUGH THEIR UNIFORMS

L20200147
€18.96
On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Bazeilles in 1870 — which is also the feast day of the Marine Infantry — the EMSOME (État-major spécialisé pour l'Outre-mer et l'Étranger) publishes with Histoire & Collections this work, which retraces the history of the Marine Infantry, formerly the Colonial Troops, through their uniforms....
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ALL THE ARMORED VEHICLES OF THE FRENCH ARMY - From... ALL THE ARMORED VEHICLES OF THE FRENCH ARMY - From... 2
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ALL THE ARMORED VEHICLES OF THE FRENCH ARMY - From Origins to 1940

L20200076
€37.87
2nd edition of Tous les blindés de l'armée française des origines à 1940, by François Vauvillier. When France entered the war in September 1939, its rearmament effort since the adoption of the first new-model equipment in 1935 had been considerable: more than 2,700 modern combat vehicles — tanks and armoured cars — had been delivered over four years by...
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LOBBES 23 August 1914 – The Battle of Heuleu as Told by Its Witnesses
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LOBBES 23 August 1914 – The Battle of Heuleu by Its Witnesses

L20200097
€18.96
On 31 July 1914, at five o'clock in the morning, notary Duquenne, burgomaster of Lobbes, was ordered to post the military mobilisation notice in his commune. Like the entire population of the neighbouring villages of the Haute-Sambre, he would witness requisitions, the deployment of Red Cross units and the return of expatriates from the belligerent...
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