WORLD WAR II

THE BLACK ORDER - Allgemeine-SS 1925-1945
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THE BLACK ORDER - Allgemeine-SS 1925-1945

L20190188
€71.09
This magnificent work, in the tradition of Landser, offers a genuine autopsy of a totalitarian regime. It presents a little-known facet of the SS, the Allgemeine-SS (the "General SS"), which brought together military personnel as well as civilians, including university professors and prominent figures from civil society. Its aim was to create a "total...
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WEKUSTA 2 IN COMBAT 1940-1944: Brest, Nantes, Mont-de-Marsan, Bordeaux
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WEKUSTA 2 IN COMBAT 1940-1944: Brest, Nantes, Mont-de-Marsan, Bordeaux

L20190186
€37.44
The Wekusta 2 was a Luftwaffe meteorological reconnaissance unit whose history has been very little explored. It deserves closer attention. Few Luftwaffe units were permanently based in France throughout the Occupation — among them Wekusta 2, whose aircraft took off daily from Brest-Lanvéoc, Nantes-Château Bougon, Mont-de-Marsan or Bordeaux-Mérignac.
VILLERS-BOCAGE - Autopsy of a Battle
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VILLERS-BOCAGE - Anatomy of a Battle

L20190185
€33.18
Normandy, les Hauts-Vents, 13 June 1944, 9 o'clock… A stretched British armoured column of the 7th Armoured Division has made a deep penetration into the German front line and is about to reach one of its objectives for the day — Hill 213 on the road to Caen, three kilometres from Villers-Bocage.
THE 517's GANG Part 1: Italy & Provence THE 517's GANG Part 1: Italy & Provence 2
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THE 517's GANG Part 1: Italy & Provence

L20190182
€42.65
The history of the 517th Parachute Regimental Combat Team from its creation in March 1943 to the end of the Alpes-Maritimes campaign in December 1944
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JEEP: In the Tracks of the Legend
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JEEP In the Tracks of Legend

L20190176
€52.13
Jeep, In the Tracks of Legend is a reference work on the most iconic 4x4 vehicle brand. The history and commercial career of the Jeep are faithfully traced from 1941 to the present day, and every model from the Toledo firm is meticulously detailed.
TRACES OF WAR - Normandy 1944
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TRACES OF WAR - Normandy 1944

L20190174
€18.96
Traces of War, Normandy 1944 is no ordinary work. 75 years after the end of the Battle of Normandy, Christophe Prime has chosen to immerse you in the heart of this tragic epic through unvarnished accounts by combatants, documents and original artefacts — some surprising, others deeply moving — collected first-hand (helmets, ocarina, walkie-talkie…). 
VOUGHT F4U CORSAIR 1940 - 1964, FROM PROTOTYPE TO F4U-7 VOUGHT F4U CORSAIR 1940 - 1964, FROM PROTOTYPE TO F4U-7 2
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VOUGHT F4U CORSAIR 1940–1964, from Prototype to F4U-7

L20190172
€33.18
Built in more than 12,000 units across six main versions, operated by certain air forces into the 1970s, but above all the emblematic aircraft of the Pacific War and a true star of the small screen, the Chance Vought F4U Corsair is unquestionably one of the most famous aircraft in the history of aviation.
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THE BATTLE OF DUNKIRK - 26 May – 3 June 1940
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THE AIR BATTLE OF DUNKIRK — 26 May – 3 June 1940

L20190166
€20.85
"Where is the RAF?" This question was the leitmotif of the troops encircled in the Dunkirk pocket and awaiting re-embarkation, as they were subjected to the relentless air raids of the Luftwaffe.
CLANDESTINE RADIO OPERATORS
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THE CLANDESTINE RADIO OPERATORS

L20190164
€23.65
It is important to pay tribute to those who gave their lives for Freedom in the battle of the Airwaves waged from 1940 to 1944: the clandestine radio operators. The target of a merciless campaign by the Germans, the "pianists", men and women alike, had a life expectancy of just six months...
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U-564 At the Heart of Korvettenkapitän Teddy Suhren's Final Mission U-564 At the Heart of Korvettenkapitän Teddy Suhren's Final Mission 2
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U-564 At the Heart of the Last Mission of Korvettenkapitän Teddy Suhren

L20190161
€27.96
Based on an extraordinary collection of photographs discovered in the U-Boot submarine base at Brest at the end of the war, and kept hidden until recently in a shoebox, this exceptional book traces the complete history of a U-Boot on patrol during the summer of 1942. 
THE WAFFEN-SS PARATROOPERS Volume 2: Operation Rösselsprung - Bosnia - Eastern Front THE WAFFEN-SS PARATROOPERS Volume 2: Operation Rösselsprung - Bosnia - Eastern Front 2
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THE WAFFEN-SS PARATROOPERS Vol. 2: Operation Rösselsprung — Bosnia — Eastern Front

L20190157
€51.18
This is a very little-known subject. A battalion of Waffen-SS paratroopers was formed in autumn 1943 to carry out special missions. The author, a Luftwaffe paratrooper captain (West Germany), holding German, French and US parachute qualifications from the 1960s, who later became a historian, presents a detailed three-volume history of nearly 400 pages each.
HELL ON HILL 112
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HELL ON HILL 112

L20190155
€27.96
Following the failure at Villers-Bocage and a renewed failure at the end of June 1944 against Hill 112, in the wake of Operation Epsom (the "Battle of the Odon"), Monty launched a fresh attack against Hill 112, south-west of Caen, on 10 July 1944.
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UTAH BEACH - Tuesday 6 June 1944 UTAH BEACH - Tuesday 6 June 1944 2
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UTAH BEACH - Tuesday 6 June 1944

L20190152
€18.96
The Battle of Omaha holds a prominent place in collective memory because of the tragic hours that unfolded there on 6 June 1944. The Utah sector, situated at the base of the Cotentin Peninsula, has received less attention.
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THREE DAYS IN HELL, 7-9 JUNE 1944 THREE DAYS IN HELL, 7-9 JUNE 1944 2
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THREE DAYS IN HELL, 7–9 JUNE 1944

L20190146
€18.48
This album presents the fighting that took place over those three decisive days between the Canadian soldiers of the 3rd Division and the soldiers of the Hitlerjugend.
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THE MAQUIS OF THE AIN - The Victorious Resistance THE MAQUIS OF THE AIN - The Victorious Resistance 2
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THE AIN MAQUIS - The Victorious Resistance

L20190145
€18.91
As early as 1940, the Ain — a key département on the North–South corridor — refused to accept defeat. Close to Lyon and Switzerland, it became the heart of the resistance organisation, first against Vichy and then against the Germans from 1943 onwards.
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The Merville Battery - June 1944 The Merville Battery - June 1944 2
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The Merville Battery – June 1944

L20190142
€18.96
In the early hours of 6 June 1944, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Terence Otway, the paratroopers of the 9th Battalion and the sappers of the 591st Squadron Royal Engineers of the British 6th Airborne Division were tasked with capturing the Merville Battery and neutralising its guns.
CREULLY June 1944 - A Secret So Well Kept CREULLY June 1944 - A Secret So Well Kept 2
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CREULLY June 1944 - A Secret So Well Kept

L20190141
€23.70
In the spring of 1944, life in the Norman village of Creully follows the daily concerns of a community under occupation. But on the morning of Tuesday 6 June, its inhabitants unwittingly become witnesses to a succession of events that will place the village — and most particularly Château de Creullet — at the very heart of the organisation of the D-Day...
CARENTAN, Linking Omaha Beach - Utah Beach, Part II CARENTAN, Linking Omaha Beach - Utah Beach, Part II 2
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CARENTAN, Linking Omaha Beach - Utah Beach, Part II

L20190140
€61.61
This new work, published on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Normandy Landings, retraces in pictures the epic of the 101st Airborne Division in Normandy on 6 June 1944 and the days that followed.
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CARENTAN, Linking Omaha Beach - Utah Beach, Part I CARENTAN, Linking Omaha Beach - Utah Beach, Part I 2
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CARENTAN, Linking Omaha Beach - Utah Beach, Part I

L20190139
€46.45
OUT OF PRINT This new work, published to mark the 70th anniversary of the Normandy Landings, retraces in images the epic story of the 101st Airborne Division in 1944. This first volume in a series of five works totalling more than 3,000 pages and 4,000 photographs is dedicated to the few days preceding D-Day.
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THE FRENCH IN THE LANDINGS THE FRENCH IN THE LANDINGS 2
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The French in the D-Day Landings

L20190136
€18.96
Among the 155,000 Allied soldiers deployed in Normandy on 6 June 1944, a handful of Frenchmen formed a battalion commonly known as Commando Kieffer.
BERLIN WILL BE OUR GRAVE VOL. 1 - NEUKÖLLN BERLIN WILL BE OUR GRAVE VOL. 1 - NEUKÖLLN 2
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BERLIN WILL BE OUR GRAVE T1 - NEUKÖLLN

L20220227
€13.74
April and May 1945… The Battle of Berlin. The "33rd Waffen-SS Grenadier Division 'Charlemagne'", most often simply called the "Charlemagne Division", was one of the Waffen-SS infantry divisions of the Second World War. It was made up predominantly of French volunteers. It was almost certainly the last company to defend Hitler's bunker.
AFRIKAKORPS VOL. 1 BATTLEAXE - CANVAS EDITION AFRIKAKORPS VOL. 1 BATTLEAXE - CANVAS EDITION 2
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AFRIKAKORPS T1 BATTLEAXE - HARDCOVER

L20220195
€17.54
After the signing of the Axis Pact uniting Italy and Germany, Mussolini decided to expand his colonial territories by attacking the British forces then stationed in Egypt. Things did not go as planned, as the British troops routed a large part of the Italian army, driving them back to Tripoli. Libya was almost lost when Hitler decided to intervene by...
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AFRIKAKORPS VOL. 1 - BATTLEAXE AFRIKAKORPS VOL. 1 - BATTLEAXE 2
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AFRIKAKORPS VOL. 1 - BATTLEAXE

L20220194
€13.74
After the signing of the Axis Pact uniting Italy and Germany, Mussolini decided to expand his colonial territories by attacking British forces based in Egypt. Things did not go as planned: British troops routed a large part of the Italian army, pushing them back as far as Tripoli. Libya was nearly lost when Hitler decided to intervene by sending an...
THE UNDERWORLD UNDER THE OCCUPATION THE UNDERWORLD UNDER THE OCCUPATION 2
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THE UNDERWORLD UNDER THE OCCUPATION

L20190128
€18.91
The underworld under the occupation. Bandits, thugs and small-time crooks. Illustrated chronicle. Collection Vivre l'Histoire, by Raoul d'Aubervilliers
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