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THE BUHARA ADVENTURE - Resistance and Deportation -...
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THE BUHARA ADVENTURE - Resistance and Deportation - 1940–1945

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On the evening of 12 February 1941, in the Bay of la Fresnaye, 15 young men — including 9 trainee pilots and their instructor — boarded the Buhara in silence to join England and General de Gaulle's Free France. Louis Delabruyère, barely 20 years old, was one of them. But their attempt failed... A rare and thoroughly documented personal account of the...
RUM THE PACIFIC ACE - SQUADRON 303 RUM THE PACIFIC ACE - SQUADRON 303 2
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RUM THE PACIFIC ACE - SQUADRON 303

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Squadron 303 The Pacific Ace Rum - The Aviator Style Rum "During the Second World War, Marine Corps commander Greg 'Pappy' Boyington led a fighter pilot squadron. It was made up of misfits and adventurers who became the Aces of the South Pacific. They were called… the Black Sheep." Inspired by the history of squadron VMF-214 immortalized by the famous TV...
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THE BATTLESHIP TIRPITZ - 1939/1944
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THE BATTLESHIP TIRPITZ - 1939/1944

L20230049
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The Tirpitz was, without a doubt, one of the most formidable warships of her generation. Of redoubtable and uncontested power, the Bismarck's sistership spent the majority of her career in the Norwegian fjords. After brief and inconclusive sorties against Allied convoys, a remarkable human adventure would unfold in the effort to neutralize Hitler's last...
THE LUFTWAFFE IN BELGIUM. VOLUME II - Escalating Combat...
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THE LUFTWAFFE IN BELGIUM. VOLUME II - Escalating Combat and Withdrawal

L20230048
€46.45
In 1941–1942, setting aside Bomber Command's night operations, the air war ultimately had little impact on Belgium. 1943, the pivotal year of the Second World War, was nonetheless marked for that country by the growing incursions of the US 8th Air Force's heavy bombers, which until then had made little showing in Belgian airspace. From 6 April 1943, the...
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THE ABWEHR - 1939-1945: German Secret Services in France
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THE ABWEHR - 1939-1945: German Secret Services in France

L20230047
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The first comprehensive synthesis of the role played by German military intelligence in France under the Occupation. While many organisations of the Third Reich are well known — the all-powerful state militia (SS), the Nazi party's secret police (Gestapo), or its security arm (SD) — the Abwehr is less celebrated. Yet it played a crucial role during the...
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A JOURNEY THROUGH OCCUPIED FRANCE 1940-1945 - 4,000...
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A JOURNEY THROUGH OCCUPIED FRANCE 1940-1945 - 4,000 Familiar Places to Rediscover

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Starting from a survey of more than 4,000 places across France — many of them familiar — department by department, town by town, the work A Journey through Occupied France sets out to rediscover what took place there during the Occupation (1940–1945), which men and women, French and German, inhabited those places, and what those places have since become....
ART FROM THE FRONT - WORKS OF ART FROM THE WEHRMACHT
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ART FROM THE FRONT - WORKS OF ART FROM THE WEHRMACHT

L20230043
€23.70
This previously unpublished volume brings together nearly one hundred paintings by Wehrmacht war artists. Most of them members of a specialised unit established on Hitler's orders, the artists sent to the front were tasked with bearing witness to the fighting. The works they produced, far removed from any form of propaganda, bear witness to the tragedy of...
THE LORRAINE GROUP - From the Libyan Desert to the... THE LORRAINE GROUP - From the Libyan Desert to the... 2
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THE LORRAINE GROUP - From the Libyan Desert to the Liberation of Europe 1941-1945

L20230042
€42.65
In September 1941, the Forces Aériennes Françaises Libres assigned the names of occupied French provinces to their combat units. Bomber Group No. 1, just formed from the Reserve Bomber Group No. 1 (a veteran of Kufra and Abyssinia), thus took the name "Lorraine". Equipped with Bristol Blenheim aircraft, it took part in Operation Crusader in Libya against...
FIGHTING FOR HONOUR - 13 Heroic Battles FIGHTING FOR HONOUR - 13 Heroic Battles 2
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FIGHTING FOR HONOUR - 13 Heroic Battles

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Alamo, Sidi-Brahim, Camerone, Bazeilles, Fort de Vaux, the Alcázar of Toledo, Westerplatte, Wizna, Saumur, Bir Hakeim, Les Glières, Iwo Jima, Diên Biên Phu. What do Alamo, Camerone, Iwo Jima, and Bir Hakeim have in common? The determination of the defenders who, without faltering, face an adversary vastly superior in numbers and materiel. Surrounded and...
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THE STUKAS ATTACK - Battle of Britain
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THE STUKAS ATTACK - Battle of Britain

L20230039
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The Junkers Ju 87 in the Battle of Britain The Stuka is the best-known German aircraft of the Second World War, having left an enduring impression with its angular silhouette and its near-vertical dives. This book, which focuses on Stuka operations during the Battle of Britain, corrects a widely repeated misconception: no, the Stuka did not suffer such...
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THE ORNE BRIDGEHEAD - June–August 1944
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THE ORNE BRIDGEHEAD - June–August 1944

L20230038
€18.96
Pegasus Bridge, the capture of Ranville bridge and the fighting that followed In the night of 4 to 5 June 1944, gliders of the British 6th Airborne Division landed silently near several key points east of the Orne canal. The objective was to establish a solid front to prevent any German counter-attack towards the beaches where, a few hours later, the...
ROMANIA AND THE HOLOCAUST
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ROMANIA AND THE HOLOCAUST

L20230032
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In the late 1930s, nearly 760,000 Jews lived in Romania. By 1945, only 375,000 remained. Based on privileged access to the secret archives of the Romanian government, this book offers an unprecedented analysis of thousands of documents deliberately concealed until the 1990s. Drawing on archival records, reports, survivors' memoirs, and private letters,...
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UNTIL THE FALL – Memoirs of Hitler's Butler
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UNTIL THE FALL – Memoirs of Hitler's Butler

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The last great firsthand account of Hitler in private. SS Commander Heinz Linge (1913–1980) served for ten years as Adolf Hitler's butler. This former bricklayer joined the military ranks in 1933, initially becoming a bodyguard. He gradually entered his master's inner circle, becoming one of his most loyal attendants. Here at last is the French...
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1940 Reporter on Three Fronts 1940 Reporter on Three Fronts 2
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1940 Reporter on Three Fronts

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€24.64
Three operations with a Luftwaffe radio reporter: Norway, France, and over England With this album, we follow three operations alongside a Luftwaffe radio reporter, through some forty dynamic and compelling reports, accompanied by around fifty photographs directly related to these accounts. Added to these is an introductory chapter on the first airborne...
THE NETWORK - The last secrets of the Resistance
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THE NETWORK - The last secrets of the Resistance

L2023028
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At the age of 100, Edgar Morin makes one final request of his biographer: to investigate the Charette resistance network, to which he belonged alongside Mitterrand, Jankélévitch, Clara Malraux and many others. A network entirely forgotten, yet decisive in the history of the Resistance, and compellingly novelistic. The Charrette network was an...
Baldur Von Schirach - From the Hitler Youth to the...
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Baldur Von Schirach - From the Hitler Youth to the Deportation of the Jews of Vienna

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From the upper echelons of the Prussian bourgeoisie, Baldur von Schirach spent his childhood in the shadow of his father, who was committed to the far right. An ambitious young man, Baldur rose rapidly through the Nazi system: he joined the NSDAP at 18 and became leader of the Hitler Youth at 24. He managed its direction and organisation, overseeing the...
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They Chose Death Rather Than Dishonour - 1939-1945
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They Chose Death Rather Than Dishonour - 1939-1945

L2023025
€20.76
Their names are Bertrand, Justin, Berty, Maurice, Pierre, Jean, Henri, René-Georges, Godefroy, François. Airmen, sailors, soldiers, fighters of the Free French, resistance members — all refused defeat and the occupation of their country, some as early as June 1940. In the darkest hours of History, driven by the same values of freedom and independence,...
GENERAL DELESTRAINT - The Resistance: from the Secret...
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GENERAL DELESTRAINT - The Resistance: from the Secret Army to Dachau

L20230023
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In the exclusive service of France — until death. Born in 1879, died in deportation in 1945, Charles Delestraint is an unjustly obscure figure in French military history. Yet throughout his life, his successive commitments — up to the ultimate sacrifice in the Resistance — earned him a place in the Panthéon in 1989. A graduate of Saint-Cyr, he served as...
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THE EXILE OF THE COLLABORATORS 1944-1989
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THE EXILE OF THE COLLABORATORS 1944-1989

L20230022
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Ministers at Vichy, police chiefs, press magnates, radio presenters, cinema actors or ordinary individuals, they left in August 1944 in the wagons of the enemy and then went into hiding. For some, their exile lasted 45 years! Yves Pourcher offers us here a gallery of history's shipwrecked souls. August 1944. The day before, they had still been ministers,...
THE BLACK ORDER – Edged Weapons, Traditions & Symbolism THE BLACK ORDER – Edged Weapons, Traditions & Symbolism 2
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THE BLACK ORDER – Edged Weapons, Traditions & Symbolism

L20230021
€74.88
Following the success of L'Ordre Noir, Allgemeine-SS 1925-1945, an illustrated encyclopedia dedicated to the "total society" project envisioned by the SS, we wished to explore the subject further with this new volume. Jean-François Pelletier and Georges Bernage each authored a section of this work. One presents a detailed study of the Order's edged...
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JAPAN 1944–1945 The Strategic Bombing Campaign by General...
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JAPAN 1944–1945 The Strategic Bombing Campaign by General Curtis LeMay's B-29s

L20230020
€18.01
A strategic bombing campaign ravaged Japan as it continued to fight tenaciously despite the inexorable American advance. In 1944, the US Army Air Force deployed an ultramodern bomber on the Pacific theater — the most costly weapons system of the war: the Boeing B-29 Superfortress. General Curtis LeMay initiated radical and devastating tactics that ruined...
THE 10 GREATEST TANK BATTLES OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR THE 10 GREATEST TANK BATTLES OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR 2
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THE 10 GREATEST TANK BATTLES OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR

L20230018
€37.82
Confined primarily to an auxiliary support role during the interwar period, the tank revealed itself in the course of the Second World War to be a weapon of considerable tactical flexibility. Employed in turn as an instrument of breakthrough, exploitation, accompaniment, counter-attack, and even as a mobile artillery platform, it became, through the...
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SCHWERE SS-PANZER-ABTEILUNG 102 - TIGER OF THE 102 SCHWERE SS-PANZER-ABTEILUNG 102 - TIGER OF THE 102 2
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SCHWERE SS-PANZER-ABTEILUNG 102 - TIGER OF THE 102

L20230012
€47.39
OUT OF STOCK This highly detailed work restores the complete history of the schwere SS-Panzer-Abteilung 102 during the Battle of Normandy. The operations of this heavy tank battalion are far less well known than those of the schwere SS-Panzer-Abteilung 101 or the schwere Panzer-Abteilung 503 during the fighting of the summer of 1944. From the beginning of...
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JEEP Knowledge and Restoration JEEP Knowledge and Restoration 2
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JEEP Knowledge and Restoration

L20180005
€37.82
PRESENT IN EVERYONE'S MIND, the Jeep endures despite the passage of time. A legendary vehicle that appeared in an era troubled by war, it was the symbolic vehicle of a return to peace. It left its mark on the populations of the countries through which it travelled, for whom it evoked newly regained freedom… and no one has forgotten it!
FROM THE PORTE DE LA CHAPELLE TO INDOCHINA - The Journey...
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FROM THE PORTE DE LA CHAPELLE TO INDOCHINA - The Journey of a Young Frenchman

L20230006
€26.54
Contrary to what one might think, the history of the 33ème W-SS Charlemagne is not set in stone following the writings of Saint-Loup and Mabire. The epic adventure of the men who were its soldiers forms the substrate of revelations; many points remain unexplained, the most emblematic being the execution of 12 French SS men at Bad Reichenhall on 8 May 1945...
VINTAGE HAIR STYLES OF THE 1940s: A Practical Guide
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VINTAGE HAIR STYLES OF THE 1940s: A Practical Guide

L20230004
€18.48 €36.97
The 1940s were exciting times for women, heralding new looks and, crucially, new hair styles. Vintage Hair Styles of the 1940s provides a complete guide to those hair styles. It takes a step-by-step approach to demonstrate how to achieve the styles for yourself or for your clients at home, in a salon or in the studio. More than thirty of the most common...
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1940s FASHION: The Definitive Sourcebook
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1940s FASHION: The Definitive Sourcebook

L20230003
€14.22 €28.44
From the ashes of the Second World War came forward-thinking fashions, the likes of which had never been seen before. The early Forties were defined by thriftiness and practicality, a make-do-and-mend attitude in a time of war. However, the latter half of the decade saw the emergence of the traditional femininity, elegance and luxury often associated with...
FACTORY-ORIGINAL WARTIME JEEPS: Originality Guide...
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FACTORY-ORIGINAL WARTIME JEEPS: Originality Guide covering wartime Willys MB and Ford...

L20230002
€46.45
The wartime Jeep continues to fascinate enthusiasts around the world, nearly eight decades after the first prototypes were built. Yet while it is true that there was only ever one Jeep, it is emphatically not the case that there was only one variety of Jeep. Not only were Jeeps built by both Willys and Ford, but the supposedly standardised design...
Belgium - The Official Account of what happened 1939-1940
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Belgium - The Official Account of what happened 1939-1940

CollLiv228
€56.87
Title: Belgium - The Official Account of what happened 1939-1940 Published for The Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs By Evans Brothers Limited, London In good condition
M24 Chaffee Vol.1 American Light Tank in World War II,...
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M24 Chaffee Vol.1 American Light Tank in World War II, Korea and Vietnam

L20220451
€27.49
The M24 Chaffee was the finest light tank developed by the US during WWII. This tank was developed by Cadillac, which, along with farm equipment manufacturer Massey-Harris, produced the vehicles. These tanks were used by the US during WWII and Korea and, during the post-WWII era, were supplied to numerous allied nations. This book chronicles the...
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ARTILLERY REGIMENTS - History and Traditions
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ARTILLERY REGIMENTS - History and Traditions

L20220449
€25.50
An illustrated history that will reveal the singular identity of the artilleryman Soldiers who bring thunder down upon the battlefield, artillerymen have a rich history. Artillery Regiments invites you to explore the key events that made the reputation of these soldiers, as well as to discover the soul of the artillery: weapons and units, symbols and...
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HEAD IN THE CLOUDS - 40 Years of Aeronautical Drawings - Romain Hugault

L20220448
€36.97
Romain Hugault has been drawing aeroplanes since the age of three, sitting cross-legged on the tarmac of an air base. As a child, he swore only by Buck Danny and Saint-Exupéry while others were discovering Scrooge McDuck. He became a private pilot at 17 when most of his friends were still taking driving lessons. While aeronautical comics may seem like an...
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WORLD HISTORY OF AIRCRAFT CARRIERS, FROM ORIGINS TO THE...
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WORLD HISTORY OF AIRCRAFT CARRIERS, FROM ORIGINS TO THE PRESENT DAY

L20220446
€46.45
An auxiliary platform during the First World War, the aircraft carrier rose to the rank of Capital Ship during the Second, granting the air arm mobility and permanence in a theatre far from land bases. Its impact on international relations became considerable through its capacity for conventional or nuclear strikes against coastal fringes where the bulk...
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Le Merlu Vol. 1 - The Roads of Defeat Le Merlu Vol. 1 - The Roads of Defeat 2
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Le Merlu Vol. 1 - The Roads of Defeat

L20220445
€13.74
May 1940, the exodus — a convoy of trucks attempts to reach the front. But the German breakthrough is too strong. The troops are taken prisoner. For Georges Colin, a 25-year-old soldier, rotting in the camps is out of the question. At the first opportunity, he escapes and makes his way home as best he can. The armistice is signed. The occupation begins....
Le Merlu Vol. 2 - The Blood Roads
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Le Merlu Vol. 2 - The Blood Roads

L20220444
€14.69
December 1941: Pearl Harbor has just been attacked by the Japanese air force. The world is sinking ever deeper into a world war. Georges Colin has been missing for several months — killed by the German army? Marie-Jeanne refuses to believe it... But resigned to her fate, she has married Jean-Claude, an active collaborator with the occupier, in order to...
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Le Merlu Vol. 3 - The Roads to Victory
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Le Merlu Vol. 3 - The Roads to Victory

L20220443
€14.69
5 September 1944, Chalon is liberated… It is deliverance for a people oppressed for more than four years. It is also the hour of score-settling and vengeance. But are the resistants of that day truly those who worked in the shadows for months, at the risk of their lives?
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