WORLD WAR II

STURMARTILLERIE OF THE WAFFEN-SS - VOLUME 1 - Leibstandarte and Das Reich

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STURMARTILLERIE OF THE WAFFEN-SS — Vol. 1 — Leibstandarte and Das Reich

L20190159

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Assault guns were the first armoured breakthrough vehicles of the Waffen-SS divisions at the outset of their military history.

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THE REICH'S COMMANDOS Volume 1: The Reign of the "Brandenburgers"

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THE REICH'S COMMANDOS Vol. 1: The Reign of the "Brandenburgers"

L20190158

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Somewhat overshadowed by their British counterparts who passed into legend during the Second World War, the German commandos of the Abwehr nonetheless wrote an equally memorable epic.

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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

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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.

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HELL ON HILL 112

L20190155

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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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SAINTE-MÈRE-ÉGLISE MERDERET - D-Day Airborne Operations Zone

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SAINTE-MERE-EGLISE MERDERET - D-Day Airborne Operations Zone

L20190153

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A chronological account of the airborne attacks carried out by the 82nd and 101st US Airborne Divisions during the opening days of the Battle of Normandy.

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UTAH BEACH - Tuesday 6 June 1944

L20190152

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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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WHEN THE ALLIES SET THE FASHION

L20190151

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THESE WORLD WAR II UNIFORMS THAT BECAME ICONS

OBJECTIVE AVRANCHES-MORTAIN - From the Breakthrough to the Counterattack

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OBJECTIVE AVRANCHES-MORTAIN - From the Breakthrough to the Counter-Attack

L20190150

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On 6 June 1944, the Allies landed in Normandy. On 25 July, the Americans launched Operation Cobra, aimed at capturing Avranches. The first soldiers of General Patton's Third Army reached the gates of Avranches on the evening of 30 July.

U-172 - Commander Carl Emmermann in the Caribbean, at the Cape and in Rio

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U-172 - Commander Carl Emmermann in the Caribbean, at the Cape and at Rio

L20190149

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U-Boot 1942–1943 The missions of the German submarine U-172 under the command of Carl Emmermann in the Caribbean, at the Cape and at Rio.

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THREE DAYS IN HELL, 7–9 JUNE 1944

L20190146

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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

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THE AIN MAQUIS - The Victorious Resistance

L20190145

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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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