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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
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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
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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...
THE GREAT WAR AT SEA
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THE GREAT WAR AT SEA

L20190201
€26.54
The First World War marked the apogee of the battleship: these giants of the seas, heavily armoured and armed, manoeuvred in squadrons of a power never previously seen. 
STURMTRUPPEN The Assault Troops of the German Army 1914-1918
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STURMTRUPPEN The assault troops of the German army 1914-1918

L20190184
€37.91
The first assault units (Sturmtruppen) were formed during the spring and summer of 1916, when the Sturmbataillon Rohr was organised and after General Falkenhayn, Chief of the German General Staff, issued orders for the creation of specialist detachments.
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THE GREAT TANK WAR
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THE GREAT WAR OF TANKS

L20190167
€28.34
Yves Buffetaut, with contributions by Bruno JurkiewiczIllustrations by Éric Schwartz
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THE GREAT AERIAL WAR THE GREAT AERIAL WAR 2
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THE GREAT AIR WAR

L20190127
€26.54
The Great War was the first conflict in which aviation played a predominant role.
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The Battleships of World War Two Vol 1 The Battleships of World War Two Vol 1 2
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The Battleships of World War Two Vol. 1

C9788395157561
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The idea of creating such an album dedicated to the battleships of World War Two had been born in the last dozen or so years. During this period, various concepts appeared in print, which were meant to present those beautiful ships in the form of a "condensed pill." 
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Les Aéroplanes Voisins Les Aéroplanes Voisins 2
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The VOISIN Aeroplanes

L20180212
€36.97
OUT OF PRINT In 1908 Voisin and, in America, the Wrights were the only ones building machines that truly flew.
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General Lardant - Soldier of the Mountain Troops
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General Lardant – Soldier of the Mountain Troops

L20180198
€9.48 €18.96
In the late 1880s, alpine light infantry battalions and alpine infantry regiments were formed. This marked the birth of troops specialised in mountain warfare.
JEAN-CORENTIN CARRE, THE CHILD SOLDIER — COMPLETE EDITION JEAN-CORENTIN CARRE, THE CHILD SOLDIER — COMPLETE EDITION 2
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JEAN-CORENTIN CARRÉ, THE CHILD SOLDIER – COMPLETE EDITION

L20220254
€28.34
Jean-Corentin Carré was the youngest poilu of the Great War. Enlisting in 1914 under a false name and lying about his age, he was decorated on multiple occasions for his acts of bravery. Later becoming a pilot, he died in early 1918, shot down by three enemy aircraft. Complete story.
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EPOPEES THE DRAGOONS FROM THEIR ORIGINS TO 1918 BRETEGNIER LELIEPVRE EPOPEES THE DRAGOONS FROM THEIR ORIGINS TO 1918 BRETEGNIER LELIEPVRE 2
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EPOPEES: THE DRAGOONS FROM THEIR ORIGINS TO 1918

L20180167
€61.61
This work invites you to discover the fascinating dragoons, accomplished cavalrymen who traversed the history of France from the 17th century to the end of the First World War.
Hartmannswillerkopf - 1914-1918 Hartmannswillerkopf - 1914-1918 2
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Hartmannswillerkopf – 1914–1918

L20180146
€33.18
The Hartmannswillerkopf is a massif dominating the Alsatian plain that was, in 1915, the scene of fierce fighting between French and German forces. This iconic site of the Great War is sanctified by the sacrifice of thousands of soldiers from both sides. One of France's four national war memorials was built there. No book had previously retraced, in text...
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THE NORMANS IN THE GREAT WAR THE NORMANS IN THE GREAT WAR 2
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THE NORMANS IN THE GREAT WAR

L20180140
€11.85 €23.70
Drawing on a rich and often unpublished iconography sourced from departmental as well as municipal archives and family collections, Les Normands dans la Grande Guerre is a chronicle of a region during the First World War. Emblematic stories of men and women — Norman combatants and civilians, refugees and prisoners — shed original light on the conflict.
Chow time! : the poilu's meal
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Come and Get It! : The Poilu's Meal

L20180050
€14.22
Recipes for vegetables, meat, soups and desserts dating from the First World War, revealing the nutritional needs as well as the culinary desires of French troops during the conflict. With documentary sections on hygiene and diet of the period.
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