WORLD WAR II

The Wings of Pohjola
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The Wings of Pohjola

L20260070
€18.96
War memoirs of a Finnish fighter pilot According to Finnish mythology, the roots of the world tree lie in Pohjola — a distant, frozen and dangerous land, the archetype of the mythical North where national memory, wild nature and the legacy of the Kalevala intertwine. This is the story of the aerial clashes between the Finnish David — a small, ill-equipped...
American Essex-Class Aircraft Carriers – Volume II
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American Essex-Class Aircraft Carriers – Volume II

L20260069
€62.56
Navires & Histoire du Monde No. 44 The American Essex-class aircraft carriers served from 1943 to 1991, from the second part of the Pacific War to the end of the Cold War. Twenty-four vessels were actually commissioned. No two ships are exactly alike, owing to different shipyards, evolving detection equipment, varying degrees of modernization, repairs...
American Essex-Class Aircraft Carriers – Volume I
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American Essex-Class Aircraft Carriers – Volume I

L20260068
€60.66
Navires & Histoire du Monde Collection N°43 The American Essex-class aircraft carriers served from 1943 to 1991, from the second half of the Pacific War to the end of the Cold War. Twenty-four vessels were actually commissioned. No two ships are exactly alike, owing to different shipyards, evolving detection equipment, varying degrees of modernisation,...
The Death Corridor Mortain-Falaise-Argentan 1944 The Death Corridor Mortain-Falaise-Argentan 1944 2
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The Death Corridor Mortain-Falaise-Argentan 1944

L20260067
€18.48
The "death corridor" is the neck of the famous Falaise-Argentan pocket where the German fighting forces in Normandy were to be crushed by Allied power. The Germans left several thousand dead and 40,000 prisoners in the pocket after roughly half of them managed to force their way through. This work recounts that hell. The Battle of Mortain with sensational...
Dying for Crisbecq and Azeville Dying for Crisbecq and Azeville 2
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Dying for Crisbecq and Azeville

L20260066
€14.22
June 6, 6:31 a.m., the 4th Infantry Division lands on Utah Beach while the US Navy, with the USS Nevada, exchanges fire with the German batteries, including the powerful 210 mm guns of the Crisbecq battery, supported by the 105 mm guns of Azeville. At 6:33 a.m., Crisbecq fires three shells below the waterline of the USS Corry, which sinks shortly...
1940 – The Battle of the Marne That Never Was
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1940 – The Battle of the Marne That Never Was

L20260065
€18.96
Maxime Mainguet analyses the missed opportunities of the Battle of France e. An unstoppable Blitzkrieg? Overwhelming German superiority? Not quite. In Cette bataille de la Marne qui n'a pas eu lieu, Maxime Mainguet offers an original and strategic reappraisal of the Battle of France. Mirroring the "Miracle of the Marne" of 1914, he examines the moment...
On the Roads to Freedom
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On the Roads to Freedom

L20260064
€23.70
Chronicles of a French soldier on campaign, from Monthermé to Indochina
Fortifications in the Southern Alps – France, Italy.... Fortifications in the Southern Alps – France, Italy.... 2
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Fortifications in the Southern Alps – France, Italy. Volume 4 (Used)

L20250190DEF
€53.32 €71.09
USED BOOK. FAIR CONDITION, BUT COVER CORNERS SLIGHTLY BENT. In this final volume of the remarkable history of Fortifications in the Alps, featuring nearly 1,250 illustrations, Dominique Vialard and Frédéric Lisch present the strongholds of the Durance, Embrun and Sisteron; the fortifications of the Ubaye; the strongholds of Saint-Vincent-les-Forts,...
Copy of THE SCALE AND EXCESSES OF THE MAGINOT LINE, VOL.... Copy of THE SCALE AND EXCESSES OF THE MAGINOT LINE, VOL.... 2
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Copy of THE SCALE AND EXCESSES OF THE MAGINOT LINE, VOL. 2 – Infantry Casemates and...

L20240073DEF
€41.23 €54.98
USED BOOK. FAIR CONDITION, BUT COVER CORNERS SLIGHTLY BENT. The second volume in Frédéric Lisch’s series on the components of the Maginot Line. The book covers the 1929 and 1930 model casemates, armored casemates, blockhouses in the demolition zones, 1936 model casemates with staggered embrasures, and the infantry casemates and blocks of the Alpine...
MEASURES AND EXCESSES OF THE MAGINOT LINE, VOL. 3 –... MEASURES AND EXCESSES OF THE MAGINOT LINE, VOL. 3 –... 2
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MEASURES AND EXCESSES OF THE MAGINOT LINE, VOL. 3 – Fortification Blocks and Turrets

L20260055DEF
€28.44 €37.91
USED BOOK. FAIR CONDITION, WITH SLIGHTLY BENT COVER CORNERS. The third title in Frédéric Lisch’s series of books on the components of the Maginot Line. This third volume on the Maginot Line details every type of turret used along the line and includes a chapter on its strategic maps. This third volume details all the Maginot Line’s fortification blocks...
General Valin. Commander of the Free French Air Forces
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General Valin. Commander of the Free French Air Forces

L20260061
€23.60
The man who gave wings to Free France A discreet yet central figure of Free France, Martial Valin (1898–1980) was the man who gave wings to the Gaullist struggle. A courageous pilot, visionary military commander, outstanding organiser, he embodies the rebirth of French air power at a moment when all seemed lost. In 1941, he took command of the FAFL and...
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News from Sainte-Engrâce? Chronicles of an Ordinary Hero
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News from Sainte-Engrâce? Chronicles of an Ordinary Hero

L20260060
€23.60
Chronicles of an Ordinary Intelligence Services Hero ­ y name is Alex. My father is Jewish and my mother is English. An explosive combination during the Second World War. I was fourteen years old when we escaped the Nazis via the Pyrenees, taking refuge first in Spain, then in Portugal. It was in Sainte-Engrâce, an isolated village in...
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