WORLD WAR II

U.S. ARMY MEDICAL KITS 1941-1945 U.S. ARMY MEDICAL KITS 1941-1945 2
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U.S. ARMY MEDICAL KITS 1941-1945

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€33.18
From the moment the United States entered the war in 1941, they deployed considerable energy and committed a colossal budget to equip the combat troops, in order to send them to the front in the best possible conditions. The medical service took advantage of this modernisation to develop new capabilities. This evolution sought to make medical support more...
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From the Fieseler Fi 156 to the Morane-Saulnier MS 500....
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From the Fieseler Fi 156 to the Morane-Saulnier MS 500. From the Storch to the Criquet

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€50.24
A spotter for our soldiers in 1940, an artillery observation aircraft or casualty evacuation platform in Indochina and North Africa, then a glider tug in the 1960s, the Storch is now a star of air shows. We will discover together its history, its many adaptations and its exploits. The present work was carried out drawing on a large quantity of both public...
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THE WEAPONS OF THE FOREIGN LEGION FROM 1831 TO THE...
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THE WEAPONS OF THE FOREIGN LEGION FROM 1831 TO THE PRESENT DAY

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€36.97
In the Legion you make do… That is how legionnaires have always known how to get the best out of the weapons issued to them. This work presents all the small arms used by legionnaires from 1831 to the present day. The author peppers his account with numerous anecdotes illustrating how these elite soldiers put them to use. He also covers marksmanship...
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SECRET WARS: INTELLIGENCE AND SPECIAL OPERATIONS FROM THE...
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SECRET WARS: INTELLIGENCE AND SPECIAL OPERATIONS FROM THE GREAT WAR TO AFGHANISTAN

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€32.23
Secret wars have always been an inescapable reality of armed conflict and constitute one of the most subtle and refined forms of military art. Away from public scrutiny, far from the media and observers, a silent, invisible yet very real war is being permanently waged. The men who wage it serve within highly specialised units, versed in so-called...
LES ROCHAMBELLES - AMBULANCE DRIVERS OF THE LECLERC DIVISION LES ROCHAMBELLES - AMBULANCE DRIVERS OF THE LECLERC DIVISION 2
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LES ROCHAMBELLES - AMBULANCE DRIVERS OF THE LECLERC DIVISION

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New paperback edition L'Unité Rochambeau, sometimes called Groupe Rochambeau, set itself apart from other women's units through an extraordinary journey, in which women — whether from the upper bourgeoisie or more working-class backgrounds — were throughout their service driven by an ardent desire to save their country, France. But this fervour was also...
The Fallschirmjäger of the Lost Cause - Normandy, June 1944 The Fallschirmjäger of the Lost Cause - Normandy, June 1944 2
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The Fallschirmjäger of the Lost Cause - Normandy, June 1944

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€28.44
Following the two volumes dedicated to the Fallschirmjäger during the Battle of Normandy, with the support of General Meindl's daughter, Didier Lodieu returns to the subject by covering the formation and engagement of the 3. Fallschirmjäger-Division during the first half of 1944. You will discover its occupation and training in Brittany, then its...
THE AUSTRALIAN ARMY AT WAR 1914-1918 / 1939-1945
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THE AUSTRALIAN ARMY AT WAR 1914-1918 / 1939-1945

L20210177
€28.39
Australia, a dominion little known before the First World War, forged a strong national identity from 1915 onwards. It fought on the battlefields of Gallipoli, at the Dardanelles. It also intervened in the terrible fighting on the French front from 1916, at Fromelles in the Nord, then at Arras and on the Somme. During the Second World War, the Australians...
RÜCKMARSCH 1944, THE GERMAN RETREAT ON ALL FRONTS
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RÜCKMARSCH 1944, THE GERMAN RETREAT ON ALL FRONTS

L20210176
€17.06
At the beginning of June 1944, the Third Reich still extended its domination over the greater part of Europe. The German strategy for the summer of 1944 was all-round defence. This was intended to allow a decisive outcome in the West before returning to the offensive in the East. By the end of the summer, a series of defeats unprecedented in their scale...
THE DESERT EPIC, THE BRITISH 8TH ARMY (VOLUME I)
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THE DESERT EPIC, THE BRITISH 8TH ARMY (VOLUME I)

L20210175
€26.54
The British 8th Army in the desert The defining, almost iconic experience of the British Army during the Second World War remains the confrontation that entered history under the name of the "Desert War." The aura of the 8th Army is unmatched among the British armies of the Second World War. Only the reputation of the 21st Army Group that landed in...
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

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€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...
Hérault at War 39/45 - Voices of Witnesses
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Hérault at War 39/45 - Voices of Witnesses

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André, Édith, Jean, Paulette, René, Suzanne, Vincent and so many others… Men and women from the Hérault, swept up by the upheavals of History, recount their experiences. Preserving the memory of the "bearers of memory" — the resisters and deportees of the Second World War — is the purpose of this catalogue. It gathers and analyses around one hundred...
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ALLIED RADIOS - Volume 2 - British, American and Canadian... ALLIED RADIOS - Volume 2 - British, American and Canadian... 2
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ALLIED RADIOS - Volume 2 - British, American and Canadian signal equipment 1940-1945

L20210167
€75.36
British, American and Canadian signal equipment 1940-1945 « On 6 June 1944, on the beaches as well as inland, virtually all orders and reports — with rare exceptions — for all combat arms were transmitted by radio communications... » Never before had an encyclopaedic work presented so many Allied military signal sets to such a wide audience. Although not...
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THE WAFFEN-SS PARATROOPERS VOL.3 -... THE WAFFEN-SS PARATROOPERS VOL.3 -... 2
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THE WAFFEN-SS PARATROOPERS VOL.3 - SS-Fallschirmjäger-Bataillon 500/600

L20210166
€51.18
This is a very little-known subject. A Waffen-SS paratrooper battalion was formed in autumn 1943 to carry out special operations missions. The author, a Luftwaffe paratrooper captain (West Germany) holding German, French, and US jump qualifications, who served in the 1960s before becoming a historian, presents a detailed history in three volumes of nearly...
PIN-UP LA FRENCH TOUCH VOL. 3
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PIN-UP LA FRENCH TOUCH Volume 3

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€15.64
With this third volume, the collection comes into its own. Patrick Hitte explores the remarkable versatility of the pin-up, capable of crossing styles, media, and worlds: book covers, magazines, comics, advertising, posters, calendars, postcards… The pin-up becomes here a true icon of popular art. Pin-Up: La French Touch Vol. 3 is a particularly...
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DODGE WC54 – Knowledge and Restoration DODGE WC54 – Knowledge and Restoration 2
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DODGE WC54 – Knowledge and Restoration

L20210165
€28.34
OUT OF STOCK In 1940, as the Second World War gathered momentum, the US Army was driven to study and mass-produce standardised vehicles for its needs. In 1942, deliveries of the ¾ Ton ambulance Dodge WC54 began. Built by Chrysler on the same chassis and with the same engine as the entire Dodge WC series, it features specific characteristics suited to its...
STUKAS! The Luftwaffe's Dive Bombers
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STUKAS! The Luftwaffe's Dive Bombers

L20210163
€42.56
OUT OF STOCK The terrifying sound of its sirens (the famous "Trumpets of Jericho"), the perfect coordination of its attacks with the Panzers, and the deadly precision of its strikes are inseparable from the early successes of the Blitzkrieg in 1939 and 1940, before the Battle of Britain revealed its limitations: the Junkers Ju 87 Stuka is unquestionably...
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PANZER KOMMANDEUR - At the heart of the Panzertruppen,...
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PANZER KOMMANDEUR - At the heart of the Panzertruppen, memoirs of Hans von Luck

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€30.33
Panzer Kommandeur - The war memoirs of Hans von Luck, an officer who served in the most prestigious Panzer-Divisionen from 1939 to 1945, at last accessible in French! Having fought on every front — from the plains of northern France in 1940, through Russia in 1941, Libya and Egypt in 1942, Normandy and Alsace in 1944, and finally Germany in 1945 — von...
WHISKY SQUADRON 303 - The Blend of Freedom - WHISKY SQUADRON 303 - The Blend of Freedom - 2
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WHISKY SQUADRON 303 - The Blend of Freedom -

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€40.83
THE BLEND OF FREEDOM - SQUADRON 303 WHISKY Blend 44° The Squadron 303 (303rd Polish Fighter Squadron, also known as the Kościuszko Squadron) was the most formidable squadron in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. This Polish fighter squadron was formed on 2 August 1940 and was operational by the end of the month. It scored its first victory...
THE MOROCCAN GOUMS 1941–1945 THE MOROCCAN GOUMS 1941–1945 2
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THE MOROCCAN GOUMS 1941–1945

L20210160
€42.65
« You may have already heard of the Moroccan goums. The press, French and Anglo-Saxon alike, ever hungry for the picturesque, often depicted them during the war, sometimes with an exaggeration bordering on the extravagant. Since your arrival in Morocco you may have already noticed French non-commissioned officers proudly wearing the sky-blue kepi stamped...
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ALPS 1940, THE UNDEFEATED ARMY ALPS 1940, THE UNDEFEATED ARMY 2
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ALPS 1940, THE UNDEFEATED ARMY

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Alps 1940, the undefeated army. Résistance Libération collection, Stéphane Lavit, Jérôme Croyet. This book does not aim to retell the official history of the Armée des Alpes. Nor is it an exhaustive compilation; the idea is to provide a sense and a general understanding of what these troops were in 1939 and 1940, particularly in the key sector of the...
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THE 193RD GLIDER INFANTRY REGIMENT IN THE ARDENNES -... THE 193RD GLIDER INFANTRY REGIMENT IN THE ARDENNES -... 2
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THE 193RD GLIDER INFANTRY REGIMENT IN THE ARDENNES - Blood on the Snow

L20210155
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The 193rd Glider Infantry Regiment in the Ardennes. Résistance Libération collection, Richard Frognier. This book is the result of nearly twenty years of work. Drawing on research in official archives and interviews with veterans, Richard Frognier retraces the forgotten story of ordinary young men swept up in the turmoil of the greatest conflict humanity...
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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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U-BOOTE - From Victories to Defeats Vol 2 1939-1945
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U-BOOTE - From Victories to Defeats Vol 2 1939-1945

L20210153
€27.49
Jean-Louis MAURETTE continues his inventory of German submarines present on our coastlines during the Second World War in this second volume, as thoroughly documented and passionately narrated as the first. Throughout this second volume, the turbulent fates of U94, U995, U168, U250, U480, U117 and the crews who took them into battle against all odds — and...
Lorient 1940-1945, from Occupation to Liberation...
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Lorient 1940-1945, from Occupation to Liberation...

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From Occupation to Liberation, told through objects, photographs and other documents. Pascal Theffo, born in 1959 in Normandy, discovered at an early age, alongside his collector father, the emotion of finding objects from the last war on the battlefields. He developed a genuine passion for which he documented himself with great interest from then on —...
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In the Storms of History - Memoirs of Colonel de La...
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In the Storms of History - Memoirs of Colonel de La Chapelle - From the Phoney War to...

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In April 1961, Colonel de La Chapelle commanded the famous 1er régiment étranger de cavalerie. Convinced that "there are things that simply are not done", he chose to commit his unit to the Algiers putsch. This courageous officer began his career at the age of 20 as a simple soldier. During the twenty-seven years in which he would serve France under arms,...
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NUTS & BOLTS VOL 45 - Sd.Kfz. 10 - leichter Zugkraftwagen... NUTS & BOLTS VOL 45 - Sd.Kfz. 10 - leichter Zugkraftwagen... 2
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NUTS & BOLTS VOL 45 - Sd.Kfz. 10 - leichter Zugkraftwagen 1 ton and variants

L20210150
€31.18
Complete study of these vehicles. This book contains 449 photographs, including 290 period photographs taken at the front or drawn from manuals, 113 colour photographs of restored vehicles with detail photoscopes, 28 colour photographs of 5 models, 16 camouflage scheme illustrations and 69 scale drawings.  240 pages, soft cover, german & english...
THE WINGS OF HOPE VOL. 2 - DEMONS THE WINGS OF HOPE VOL. 2 - DEMONS 2
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THE WINGS OF HOPE VOL. 2 - DEMONS

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€13.74
1940… At the heart of the Battle of Britain, is there any room for feelings? Vic Stone, ace of the Royal Air Force, is on the front line more than ever. While young pilots risk their lives to protect a threatened population, another danger lurks… A murder has been committed; a young woman is found dead near the base. Could a pilot have done this? Is the...
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TANKS IN NORMANDY – Summer 1944, the Clash
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TANKS IN NORMANDY – Summer 1944, the Clash

L20210146
€37.82
Prepared in the utmost secrecy, Operation "Overlord" is one of the most audacious offensives of the Second World War: tens of thousands of soldiers had to be ferried across the English Channel, landed on beaches defended by the Germans and the enemy had to be prevented from halting the offensive. And one particular weapon had been gaining ever-greater...
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DIAMOND T VEHICLES OF THE U.S. ARMY DIAMOND T VEHICLES OF THE U.S. ARMY 2
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DIAMOND T VEHICLES OF THE U.S. ARMY

L20210143
€23.70
Diamond T Vehicles of the U.S. Army, by Didier Andres Between 1940 and 1945, the Diamond T Motor Car Company delivered just over 50,000 vehicles to the U.S. Army and its Allies. Within this production, just over 30,000 were 4-ton, 6×6 heavy trucks, which came in numerous variants: cargo, wrecker, ponton carrier, engineer dump, map van, etc. The "Diamond"...
ST EX A Prince in His Citadel (novel format)
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ST EX A Prince in His Citadel (novel format)

L20220281
€20.85
One of the most widely read books in the world since the dawn of writing is The Little Prince, which has sold close to 200 million copies… Its author, Antoine de Saint Exupéry, nicknamed Saint Ex, was a paradoxical figure: everyone knows his name, knows that he was one of the aviators who wrote the legend of the Aéropostale, that he died in flight during...
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