WORLD WAR II

P-51 Mustang – Combat Missions by Martin Bowman
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P-51 Mustang – Combat Missions is an illustrated book dedicated to one of the most celebrated American fighters of the Second World War. Martin Bowman brings together over 70 testimonies from P-51 Mustang pilots, accounts of operations over Europe and more than 300 archive photographs. An ideal work for enthusiasts of military aviation, the USAAF and...
THE 101ST AIRBORNE IN FRANCE 1944–1945 – The Twilight of... THE 101ST AIRBORNE IN FRANCE 1944–1945 – The Twilight of... 2
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Discover The 101st Airborne in France by Denis van den Brink, a hardbound volume of 144 pages devoted to the campaigns and French postings of the famous American airborne division. 945, the Twilight of the Eagles retraces the French journey of one of the most celebrated American divisions of the Second World War. Written by Denis van den Brink, this work...
PIN-UP LA FRENCH TOUCH Volume 4
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PIN-UP LA FRENCH TOUCH Volume 4

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€15.64
The latest available volume in the series, Pin-Up: La French Touch T4 continues the exploration of the pin-up as a great figure of popular illustration. It captures the spirit that gives the collection its charm: varied poses, multiple visual references, an unapologetically retro aesthetic and that "French touch" which makes Patrick Hitte's work...
Jeep Hotchkiss M201 Sahara – The Unknown of the Desert:...
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Biography The authors, passionate Jeep enthusiasts, are regarded as the foremost specialists on the M201 Sahara. Jean-Louis Martin is the rediscoverer of the Sahara and the author of the first writings on the subject. Xavier Peeters documented on his blog the rigorous reconstruction of an M201 Sahara. They have written several articles on this variant,...
NUTS & BOLTS VOL 50: Sd.Kfz. 7 - 8 ton Zugkraftwagen... NUTS & BOLTS VOL 50: Sd.Kfz. 7 - 8 ton Zugkraftwagen... 2
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Sd.Kfz. 7 – 8-ton half-track (Zugkraftwagen) Krauss-Maffei and variants; 10 cm Kanone 18 heavy gun & Sd.Ah. 115 trailer As volume 34 devoted to the Sd.Kfz. 7 has long been out of print, we received numerous requests for a new edition. We therefore decided to respond to our readers' wishes. However, rather than offering a simple reprint, we chose to update...
THE KORSUN-CHERKASSY POCKET AND THE BATTLES OF THE... THE KORSUN-CHERKASSY POCKET AND THE BATTLES OF THE... 2
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The Gates of Hell Autumn 1943: following the German withdrawal after the Battle of Kursk, the Red Army poured across the vast Ukrainian steppe towards the Dnieper. This great river was intended by the Germans to serve as a stop line to halt a Soviet army of ever-growing strength, reinforced by a continuous flow of Allied materiel — hundreds of thousands...
G.I. Joe - Ernie Pyle G.I. Joe - Ernie Pyle 2
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G.I. Joe - Ernie Pyle

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A celebrated reporter, Ernie Pyle became a war correspondent when the Second World War broke out and set off alongside the American Army (Company of the 18th Infantry Regiment). Following it through its victories as well as its defeats, he first covered events in North Africa and went as far as the heart of Italy at the Battle of Monte Cassino, then...
The Third Reich. From Origins to Collapse. Two-volume... The Third Reich. From Origins to Collapse. Two-volume... 2
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A masterful and pioneering synthesis, hailed as a masterpiece upon its publication in 1960, William L. Shirer's The Third Reich belongs to that category of reference works that read like a novel. Acclaimed by hundreds of thousands of readers worldwide, this colossal work owes its originality to the fact that the author, residing in Berlin from 1934 to...
THE FIRST OF THE TANKS - The 501st Tank Combat Regiment THE FIRST OF THE TANKS - The 501st Tank Combat Regiment 2
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This graphic novel, complemented by an illustrated dossier, traces the history of the 501st Tank Combat Regiment since its creation in 1918: participation in the final offensives of the First World War; combat in the Middle East and Africa; the Normandy landing on 3 August 1944, etc. Today, stationed at Mourmelon-le-Grand in Champagne, the regiment is...
History of the 3rd SS-Totenkopf Division History of the 3rd SS-Totenkopf Division 2
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Paperback edition The SS Totenkopf division was among the Waffen-SS the most fanatical and most feared unit of the Second World War. This book traces the formation of the unit, including its origins, and the key figures involved in the division throughout its wartime service and its organisation. Initially drawn from the personnel of concentration camp...
THE SKIES OF THE REICH - 1944
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THE SKIES OF THE REICH - 1944

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February 1944: Operation Argument, the greatest aerial battle in history. It is too easily forgotten: the Americans and the British were not certain of success when they landed in Normandy on 6 June 1944. Their worst nightmare was the prospect of 1,000 Luftwaffe fighters — with the best pilots in the world — contesting air superiority over the beaches and...
SS-KAMPFGRUPPE PEIPER 1943-1945 SS-KAMPFGRUPPE PEIPER 1943-1945 2
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SS-KAMPFGRUPPE PEIPER 1943-1945

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« SS-Kampfgruppe Peiper 1943-1945 » offers a precise and well-documented analysis of the operational career of Jochen Peiper and the Waffen-SS units under his command between 1943 and 1945. From the battles of Kharkov and the Kursk salient to operations in Italy, Ukraine, Normandy and the Ardennes, through to the final engagements in central Europe, the...
34 Rue Neuve. My Grandmother's Tobacco Shop
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In 2014, William Irigoyen stumbles upon a few lines written by his grandmother and embarks on a family investigation that plunges us into the byways of a place virtually unknown in the "capital of the Resistance", where victims, perpetrators and collaborators crossed paths. Why keep silent when you are on the "right side" of history? At 34 Rue Neuve in...
General Bourret and the Army Networks of His Time –...
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General Bourret is one of the leading representatives of the military left between the two wars, both in the era of the Cartel (1924) and that of the Front Populaire (1936). Initiated into Freemasonry at an early age, he was continuously aided in his career by the powerful Masonic networks that were intrinsic to the Third Republic, networks reconstituted...
THE GREAT NAVAL BATTLES OF HISTORY – 1789–1945
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From 1789 to 1945, naval warfare continuously reshaped the balance of power. The French Navy experienced both hours of glory and dark hours, and on every ocean of the world, the fleets of the great nations deployed their ambitions and competed in performance. On this singular epic, Vincent Lanata, General of the Air Army, offers a unique perspective,...
Ideology and Rites of the SS - Between the Aryan Myth and... Ideology and Rites of the SS - Between the Aryan Myth and... 2
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More than a mere military organization, the SS was the ideological pillar of the Nazi regime — an elitist order founded on mystical rites, fanatical discipline, and a totalitarian worldview. Through this work, Marc-André Ennas lays bare the workings of this relentless apparatus, from its indoctrination to its role in the crimes of the Third Reich. How did...
VICHY - History of a Dictatorship 1940-1944
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More than eighty years after its demise, the Vichy regime continues to haunt our collective memory. Within a matter of days in July 1940, the Republic collapsed. Behind Marshal Pétain — national hero turned head of the French State — and the unscrupulous politician Pierre Laval, opportunists playing the German card and far-right ideologues seized power....
NUREMBERG - The Trial Album
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NUREMBERG - The Trial Album

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€28.34
On 20 November 1945, one of the most important trials in history opened in Nuremberg, during which 24 senior officials of the Third Reich were judged, including Hermann Göring, Joachim von Ribbentrop, Albert Speer and Rudolf Hess. American photographer Charles W. Alexander spent a year capturing exceptional images that show, with rare clarity and detail,...
That Good Mr Paul - The Former Collaborator Who Fooled...
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That old family friend everyone thought they knew so well… When Paul Pradier dies at the age of 93, the Albert family loses a friend, an "adoptive uncle" full of life and humour. But a phone call from the Dordogne shakes this image: a troubled past is mentioned, a conviction, prison. Frédéric Albert then embarks on an investigation that will overturn...
LES AVIONS MARCEL BLOCH - Volume 3: Fighters and Other...
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Marcel Bloch took considerable time before deciding to propose a fighter aircraft. His first attempt was a complete failure — the aircraft could not even take off. Yet the ideas he had instilled in that project would prompt the French government to take notice and, after numerous improvements, industry would make it one of the three principal defenders of...
FIRST-CLASS SUBMARINES – The Requin and Redoutable...
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This work is devoted to the 40 first-class submarines built for the Marine Nationale between 1922 and 1939. They are divided into two types: the 1,100-tonne Requin class of the 1922 and 1923 programmes, and the Redoutable and Pascal classes of the 1924 to 1930 programmes. The second-class submarines and minelayers are covered in another volume in the same...
THE MORANE SAULNIER 406 in the Armée de l'Air, the... THE MORANE SAULNIER 406 in the Armée de l'Air, the... 2
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Since 1998 and the first work on the Morane 406 published by Lela Presse, numerous discoveries have made a new publication indispensable. The sheer volume of this study — which has necessitated its division into two parts while covering only the aircraft in French markings — is proof of this. The list of contributors also reflects the enthusiasm the...
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