WORLD WAR II

From Argentan to the Seine – The Panther Battalion of the 9. Panzerdivision against the XVth US Corps

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From Argentan to the Seine – The Panther Battalion of the 9. Panzerdivision Against the...

L20200213

€23.70

On 13 August 1944, when the 2e D.B. raised the tricolour over the town hall of Argentan, it was too early to declare the Allied victory secured — all the more so as General Leclerc received orders to withdraw his troops from the town: it was reserved for the Americans. If Argentan falls, the entire German army in Normandy will be annihilated. Hitler's...

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Fighting on the Seine

L20200212

€31.28

Following "45 Tiger en Normandie" and "D'Argentan à la Seine", Didier Lodieu presents the odyssey of a German horse-drawn division sent into the Eure to slow down the Americans in mid-August 1944. The division's primary objective was to cover the retreat of the German 7th Army still engaged in the Falaise pocket. A sacrificial mission for these soldiers,...

Fighting for Elbeuf – Civilian Resistance Fighters and G.I.s against the Das Reich, Vol. 2

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Fighting for Elbeuf – Civilian Resisters and G.I.s Against the Das Reich, Volume 2

L20200211

€18.96

Following "Fighting for Elbeuf", Didier Lodieu returns to the same subject, but this time from the Allied side: resisters and civilians. This second work reveals the difficulties encountered by the liberators in overcoming the soldiers of the 2. SS-Panzerdivision "Das Reich". Nearly 7,000 G.I.s were ready to move in to liberate Saint-Pierre-lès-Elbeuf,...

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45 Tigers in Normandy

L20200210

€23.70

The history of the s. Pz. Abt. 503 was missing from the account of the Battle of Normandy. Thanks to Didier Lodieu, with the endorsement of General von Rosen who approved the text, this gap has been filled. The book's great strength lies in providing precise statistics on the deployment of the Tiger in Normandy. Having traced every one of the unit's 45...

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BROTHERS IN ARMS – Pacific War

L20200043

€23.22

"At last translated into English, this soberly written book lays bare the daily reality of the soldiers without embellishment." (Le Figaro Magazine) A reference document for historians, this exceptional account was also the primary source of inspiration for the series The Pacific, produced for HBO by Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg. (Télérama)

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BOMBS AWAY – Story of a Bomber Crew

L20200041

€21.80

"Steinbeck as you have never read him before." (Le Figaro magazine) "A breathless and… explosive editorial bombshell." (Historia)

U-515 - WERNER HENKE The Rebel Commander

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U-515 - WERNER HENKE The Rebel Commander

L20200037

€27.96

The turbulent story of Werner Henke, a rebel officer, and his U-boat U-515

Achtung TIGER! The Tiger tank in combat – Volume 1

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Achtung TIGER! The Tiger Tank in Combat - Volume 1

L20200036

€37.82

Father of a legendary family of armoured vehicles, the Panzer VI Tiger is associated with every military campaign of the Wehrmacht during the second half of the war.

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THE LANDSER GUIDE

L20200035

€37.82

The Landser of 1939 is the direct heir of that of 1918, and the Heer (army) draws its roots, traditions and uniformological specificities from those of the imperial armies of past centuries.

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