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The Wings of Pohjola
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The Wings of Pohjola

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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...
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General Valin. Commander of the Free French Air Forces
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General Valin. Commander of the Free French Air Forces

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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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FRENCH AIR FORCE HELICOPTERS - From 1950 to the Present Day
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FRENCH AIR FORCE HELICOPTERS - From 1950 to the Present Day

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€70.14
Aviation History Collection No. 49 French Air Force helicopters first appeared in 1950 to meet operational needs in Indochina and Algeria at war, where their crews and mechanics wrote the first pages of their glory. Redeployed to metropolitan France in the early 1960s, they were also stationed overseas and deployed on external operations in Africa, the...
The MORANE SAULNIER 406 in the Armée de l'Air, the...
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The MORANE SAULNIER 406 in the Armée de l'Air, the Aéronautique Navale and with the...

L20260051
€60.66
Histoire de l'Aviation No. 51 Since 1998 and the first work on the Morane 406 published by Lela Presse, numerous discoveries have made a new publication essential. Proof of this lies in the sheer volume of this study, which required splitting it into two tomes even though it is devoted solely to the aircraft in French markings. The list of contributors...
Spitfire Pilot: Diaries of the Battle of Britain
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Spitfire Pilot: Diaries of the Battle of Britain

L20260049
€16.11
David Crook joined the Royal Auxiliary Air Force in 1938 and was posted to No. 609 Squadron, a unit that was soon to distinguish itself during the Battle of Britain. During those few months he kept a diary in which he recounts in vivid detail the aerial combats, the victories and the tragedies that marked the daily life of the heroes of British air...
Aerobatic Display Teams of the World – François Brévot
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Aerobatic Display Teams of the World – François Brévot

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€36.97
Aerobatic Display Teams of the World is an illustrated book by François Brévot devoted to the great military aerial display teams. The work presents twenty aerobatic formations photographed on five continents, in action, in close-up and from spectacular angles. A superb aviation book ideal for airshow enthusiasts, military display team fans and...
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Cockpits in Combat – Military Aircraft from the First...
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Cockpits in Combat – Military Aircraft from the First World War to the Present Day

L20260042
€52.13
Cockpits in Combat is a lavishly illustrated book devoted to the cockpits of military aircraft, from the First World War to modern fighters. The work presents the cockpits of fifty celebrated combat aircraft, with large-format images detailing controls, instruments and the atmosphere of flight. An ideal book for enthusiasts of military aviation, fighters,...
P-51 Mustang – Combat Missions by Martin Bowman
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P-51 Mustang – Combat Missions by Martin Bowman

L20260041
€36.02
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...
Spy Planes – Illustrated Guide from the First World War...
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Spy Planes – Illustrated Guide from the First World War to the Present Day

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Spy Planes is an illustrated guide devoted to the history of aerial reconnaissance, from the First World War to modern aviation. Authored by Norman Polmar and John F. Bessette, this work presents spy planes, their military role, their technical evolution and their iconic missions. An ideal book for enthusiasts of military aviation, aerial intelligence 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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THE 101ST AIRBORNE IN FRANCE 1944–1945 – The Twilight of the Eagles

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€33.18
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...
JAGUAR, THE FELINE IN ACTION
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JAGUAR, THE FELINE IN ACTION

L20260037
€49.95
In 2007, the Jaguar continued its career in India, before taking a well-earned retirement in the pantheon of legendary aircraft. This work, enriched with nearly 600 photographs, 19 profiles, three-view drawings by Jean-Jacques Petit and numerous operational anecdotes illustrated with action photographs, will take you through the "saga" of the Jaguar, from...
PIN-UP LA FRENCH TOUCH Volume 4
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PIN-UP LA FRENCH TOUCH Volume 4

L20260035
€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...
THE SKIES OF THE REICH - 1944
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THE SKIES OF THE REICH - 1944

L20260015
€23.70
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...
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LES AVIONS MARCEL BLOCH - Volume 3: Fighters and Other...
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LES AVIONS MARCEL BLOCH - Volume 3: Fighters and Other Developments

L20260006
€81.52
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...
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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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THE MORANE SAULNIER 406 in the Armée de l'Air, the Aéronautique Navale and with the...

L20260004
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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...
HIROSHIMA, THE COUNTDOWN - The 116 Days That Changed the...
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HIROSHIMA, THE COUNTDOWN - The 116 Days That Changed the Course of History

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1945 - 2025 80 years ago, the world was turned upside down April 12, 1945, D-116: Harry Truman, Vice President of the United States, receives a call: Franklin D. Roosevelt is dead. Thrust into command of the world's foremost power, he learns of the Manhattan Project, established to develop the atomic bomb. May 8, 1945, D-90: Harry Truman announces...
A SPACE OPERATION... - When Space Becomes a Decisive... A SPACE OPERATION... - When Space Becomes a Decisive... 2
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A SPACE OPERATION... - When Space Becomes a Decisive Military Asset

L20250179
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You will follow the account of a fictional military operation, yet one firmly grounded in reality: every system, every operational concept, every space asset described truly exists. Alongside a special forces commando unit, at the heart of embassies and up to ministerial level, you will discover how space capabilities support the conduct of operations,...
THE WAR IN THE PACIFIC - The Second World War in Colour
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THE WAR IN THE PACIFIC - The Second World War in Colour

L20250143
€37.87
From Pearl Harbor to Nagasaki. From December 1941 to August 1945, the Allies — primarily the Americans — and the Japanese clashed in a war whose principal characteristic was that it unfolded across the largest ocean expanse on the planet: the Pacific Ocean. More than 8,000 km separate Tokyo from San Francisco. And while the base at Pearl Harbor, in the...
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Malta Spitfire - Memoirs of a Lone Wolf
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Malta Spitfire - Memoirs of a Lone Wolf

L20250135
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"I never knew Navarre or Nungesser, but what I was able to learn of them — whom I deeply admired — confirms to me that Beurling was the pilot of this war they would have most admired…" It is in these terms that Pierre Clostermann, "Premier chasseur de France", the greatest French ace of the Second World War, introduces George Beurling in The Big Show. The...
THE WINGS OF ORLÉANS - The history of air base 123...
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THE WINGS OF ORLÉANS - The history of air base 123 "Commandant Charles Paoli" - Home of...

L20250133
€34.12
At the gates of the city of Orléans, air base 123 « Commandant Charles-Paoli » has been part of the Petite Beauce landscape for nearly a hundred years. As a historic site of French military air transport, it is today a major platform of the French Air Force, whose missions span the highly technological world of communications and the fascinating realm of...
De Tribord à Bobard De Tribord à Bobard 2
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De Tribord à Bobard

L20250128
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Being born in the middle of the century of the two world wars offered the opportunity for exceptional encounters: with the ghosts of the First, with the legends of the Second in the shadow of General de Gaulle. Having become a naval officer without always quite understanding why, flights and voyages at sea followed one another amid minefields and missile...
The Rafale Marine: Aboard the Combat Aircraft of the...
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The Rafale Marine: Aboard the Combat Aircraft of the French Navy

L20250126
€37.87
Entering service with the Navy in 2004, the Rafale Marine, developed by Dassault Aviation, is one of the most combat-hardened fighter aircraft in the world. Omnirole, it can perform all missions and replace up to seven types of aircraft from the previous generation. It is frequently deployed several thousand kilometres from metropolitan France, aboard the...
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The 8th Air Force 1942–1945
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The 8th Air Force 1942–1945

L20250122
€33.18
The 8th Air Force was the first strategic air force of the US Army Air Forces (USAAF) to be established during the Second World War. By mid-1944, two years after its creation, it had assembled more than 200,000 men at its bases in Great Britain and was capable of deploying for a single operation more than 2,000 four-engine bombers protected by 1,000...
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SNCASO 4050 VAUTOUR
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SNCASO 4050 VAUTOUR

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€65.40
Published in 1996 and prefaced by General of the Air Corps Claude Grigault, former commander of the 92nd Bombardment Brigade at Cognac, the former Chief of Staff of the Armée de l'Air particularly highlighted at the time «the author's competence and knowledge of his milieu, the assembly of documentation of a quality and scope that commands admiration,...
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THE MARCEL BLOCH AIRCRAFT - Volume 2: Entry into War
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THE MARCEL BLOCH AIRCRAFT - Volume 2: Entry into War

L20250070
€74.88
After an initial attempt that went largely unnoticed, Marcel Bloch was able to establish himself as an aviation industrialist thanks to the success of a second generation of aircraft — the MB 81, MB 120 and MB 200. He then set his teams a sweeping challenge, giving rise to a third generation that included the MB 130, MB 131, MB 210 and MB 220 models,...
LA VIGIE - War Memoirs of a Rear Gunner in the Pathfinders
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LA VIGIE - War Memoirs of a Rear Gunner in the Pathfinders

L20250059
€16.11
The story of the air war over Germany as seen from the small plexiglass bubble of the rear turret of a Lancaster. Originally a member of 626 Squadron, then of 156 Pathfinder Squadron, Ron Smith flew 65 operations, which he recorded with the intensity born of his isolation at the rear of that metal giant. The book describes in fascinating detail the...
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Squadron 303 Auxiliary Flask Whisky - The Blend of Freedom - Squadron 303 Auxiliary Flask Whisky - The Blend of Freedom - 2
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Squadron 303 Auxiliary Flask Whisky - The Blend of Freedom -

DUGAS-RESAUX
€32.50
This Auxiliary Flask contains 70 cl of Squadron 303 Whisky - The Blend of Freedom -. It allows you to refill your Blend of Freedom flask when you run dry, at a very attractive price. THE BLEND OF FREEDOM - SQUADRON 303 WHISKY Blend 44° The Squadron 303 (No. 303 Polish Fighter Squadron, also known as the Kościuszko Squadron) was the most formidable...
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AN6531 - Limited Edition - American Optical AN6531 - Limited Edition - American Optical 2
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AN-6531 Confort Cable Flying Sunglasses - Limited Edition - American Optical

AO-AN6531
€290.83
- LIMITED EDITION & COLLECTOR'S ITEM - Numbered units. Last units available. Limited stock, no reorder possible. American Optical celebrates 90 years of the Aviator! On the occasion of this historic anniversary, the legendary brand that created the first "Aviator" sunglasses reissues in limited edition the AN-6531-1 model — designed in the 1930s for the...
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Die Kampfgeschwader 54. The Death's Head Wing - Volume II
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Kampfgeschwader 54. The Death's Head Wing - Volume 2

L20250050
€55.92
Kampfgeschwader 54, the Totenkopfgeschwader, is a unit well known to enthusiasts of the air war of the Second World War owing to its death's head insignia inherited from the hussar squadrons. Above all, KG 54 distinguished itself as one of the few Luftwaffe wings to have fought from the first to the last day of the conflict — even if under various forms...
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Kampfgeschwader 54: The Death's Head Wing – Volume 1
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Kampfgeschwader 54: The Death's Head Wing – Volume 1

L20250049
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The Kampfgeschwader 54, the Totenkopfgeschwader, is a unit well known to enthusiasts of the air war of the Second World War on account of its death's head insignia inherited from hussar squadrons. But above all, KG 54 distinguished itself as one of the few Luftwaffe wings to have fought from the first to the last day of the conflict — even if under...
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Manga Interceptors Volume 2 - Danger over Tokyo
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Manga Interceptors Volume 2 - Danger over Tokyo

L20250026
€10.43
The Second World War. 1944: the pressure of the Allies, assembled around the American army, grows ever more pressing on the Japanese empire. Japanese imperial garrisons and air forces resist on every occupied island in the Pacific. Repatriated to Japan, Unno takes the controls of a Kawasaki Ki-45 to intercept B-29 bombers, for now it is the city of Tokyo...
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Bleriot Canvas Print - Romain Hugault 70x100cm
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Bleriot Canvas Print - Romain Hugault 70x100cm

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€175.36
Add a touch of originality to your walls with a work by Romain Hugault. Choose from two poster formats, an artist canvas, or a print on plexiglass. Feel free to share your ideas with us, even the most daring ones! Format: Canvas - 70 x 100 cm
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TOMCAT COMIC BOOK – LARGE FORMAT
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TOMCAT COMIC BOOK – LARGE FORMAT

L20240215
€36.97
25 October 1994, off the coast of San Diego, California. An F-14 is about to land on the carrier when a serious incident occurs. In the final seconds before the crash, the aircraft sees its life flash before it — from its birth to its final flight… TOMCAT follows the intertwined destinies of this aircraft and KARA HULTGREEN, the first female American Navy...
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READY? JUMP! With the First French Military Paratroopers READY? JUMP! With the First French Military Paratroopers 2
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READY? JUMP! With the First French Military Paratroopers

L20240202
€20.85
This fascinating saga traces both the training of the first parachute instructors of the French Air Force and the creation of the first Air Infantry Groups. It is this period of wild enthusiasm, often tempered by dashed hopes, that this work recounts with humour and finesse, written in a lively style that reads like a vivid adventure story. The author...
BD TOMCAT
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BD TOMCAT

L20240199
€16.59
25 October 1994, off the coast of San Diego, California. An F-14 is about to land on a carrier when a serious incident occurs. In the final seconds before crashing, the aircraft sees its entire life flash before it, from its birth to its final flight… TOMCAT follows the intertwined destinies of this aircraft and KARA HULTGREEN, the first female fighter...
PIN-UP CALENDAR 2025 - Romain Hugault PIN-UP CALENDAR 2025 - Romain Hugault 2
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PIN-UP CALENDAR 2025 - Romain Hugault

L20240197
€23.70
LAST NEW SEALED COPY For multiple orders, please place a separate order if you wish to receive the rest immediately.  The Pin-up Calendar 2025 by Romain Hugault contains 13 original illustrations. A future collector's item! A3 format. Limited Edition
The Kamikazes (1944-1945)
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The Kamikazes (1944-1945)

L20240191
€22.75
"Mother, your son is about to carry out an attack [...] but rather than as your son, it is as a son of the homeland that I shall consider myself then." In October 1944, with Japan's war already lost since the previous year, the tokubetsu-kōgeki-tai, or "special attack corps," were formed: the pilots who made them up were trained to dive their aircraft,...
MARCEL BLOCH AIRCRAFT - Volume 1: Early Successes MARCEL BLOCH AIRCRAFT - Volume 1: Early Successes 2
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MARCEL BLOCH AIRCRAFT - Volume 1: Early Successes

L20240189
€74.88
Among all the great French aircraft manufacturers, Marcel Bloch is one of the least well known, as are his aircraft. It is time to fill an important gap and present his productions, which left their mark from the 1930s through to the Second World War. How, by applying a policy of small steps and always building on his previous experience — good and bad...
COMIC SABOTEUSES - VOL. 3 - MOUCHE
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COMIC SABOTEUSES - VOL. 3 - MOUCHE

L20240188
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London, 1942. Hannah is a sensible housewife raising two children in a city under the Blitz. Cold by nature, she no longer understands what she is doing there, waiting for her husband each evening and for the war to end, while others disappear or help keep the country alive. Her mind made up, she decides to enlist and join the S.O.E. Normandy, a few...
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COMIC INVISIBLE ENEMY
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COMIC INVISIBLE ENEMY

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€13.74
The "Puma" fighter pilots of the 101st Air Wing of the Hungarian Defence Forces regularly patrol the skies on their mission to defend NATO airspace. In 1990, this unit was named in honour of Dezso Szentgyorgyi, the greatest Hungarian ace of the Second World War. Like many other pilots who, as he did, did not leave their country after the war, he had to...
COMIC SYLVIA CASTEL - VOL. 1 - OPERATION BALTIC
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COMIC SYLVIA CASTEL - VOL. 1 - OPERATION BALTIC

L20240186
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A mission over Syria that takes a bad turn, and Sylvia Fauvel's career is in serious jeopardy. This Rafale fighter pilot — the pride of French aviation — faces a disciplinary hearing and is assigned to a NATO base in northern Europe. A fall from grace, or rather, a sidelining for this strong-willed officer. But the skies are never at peace when you fly a...
COMIC Sans Peur et Sans Pitié Volume 1
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COMIC Sans Peur et Sans Pitié Volume 1

L20240185
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1947. A former officer is found murdered in Paris. The police attempt to solve the crime and discover that it may be linked to events that took place during the Second World War, among the men of the 6th Moroccan Tirailleur Regiment. The investigation unfolds at the same pace as the regiment's feats of arms are revealed. Not content with a didactic...
BD Dreaming Eagles BD Dreaming Eagles 2
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BD Dreaming Eagles

L20240184
€18.96
In the 1960s, as the civil rights movement shocks America, World War II veteran Reggie Atkinson watches his teenage son Lee get drawn into the dangerous struggle for racial equality — and fears for him. Twenty years earlier, in an unlikely place called Tuskegee, Alabama, officer candidate Atkinson and his fellow trainees report for pilot training. The...
Manga Interceptors Vol. 1 - New Guinea Campaign Manga Interceptors Vol. 1 - New Guinea Campaign 2
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Manga Interceptors Vol. 1 - New Guinea Campaign

L20240183
€10.43
During the Second World War, the Pacific Front was the theatre of aerial battles that have since become legendary, fought between American forces and the Imperial Japanese Army. Seiho Takizawa takes us into the New Guinea Campaign, following Sergeant Unno, a pilot flying the Kawasaki Ki-45 and the Nakajima Ki-43.
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Manga Wartime Pilots Manga Wartime Pilots 2
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Manga Wartime Pilots

L20240182
€9.48
A new collection of short stories by Seiho Takizawa, a master of aviation manga. The story that gives the collection its title, Shah's Pilot, is based on accounts from Iranian F-14 pilots during the Iran-Iraq War — a little-known yet heroic episode. The F-14 Tomcat, an American-built fighter famously featured in the film Top Gun, formed the spearhead of...
ACHTUNG JABO! Allied Fighter-Bombers in Combat
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ACHTUNG JABO! Allied Fighter-Bombers in Combat

L20240179
€37.82
"Achtung Jabo!" This simple warning cry in a German column could spread terror among troops lacking anti-aircraft protection against the firepower of Allied fighter-bombers appearing in the sky to drop their bombs, fire their rocket salvoes and strafe their ranks. A key element of the all-out war waged against Axis forces at the tactical level by the...
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THE STRATEGY OF DESTRUCTION - Allied Bombing in France, 1944
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THE STRATEGY OF DESTRUCTION - Allied Bombing in France, 1944

L20240174
€24.64
France, spring 1944. A few months before D-Day, bombing raids of unprecedented scale struck more than 70 major cities, causing the deaths of tens of thousands of civilians within a matter of weeks and leaving countless others wounded or homeless. Since 1940, British scientist Solly Zuckerman had devised a sweeping aerial attack plan targeting the French...
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AMERICAN AIRMEN IN EUROPE, 1942 - 1945 AMERICAN AIRMEN IN EUROPE, 1942 - 1945 2
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AMERICAN AIRMEN IN EUROPE, 1942 - 1945

L20240173
€37.87
This book presents in guide form the flight uniforms and equipment used on the European front by American airmen between August 1942, the date of the first bombing mission over France, and May 1945. Through hundreds of archive photographs and objects presented in detail, this new expanded edition traces the evolution of these items of equipment, the...
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THE LORRAINE SQUADRON Vol. 2 - From the Cold War to... THE LORRAINE SQUADRON Vol. 2 - From the Cold War to... 2
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THE LORRAINE SQUADRON Vol. 2 - From the Cold War to High-Intensity Combat

L20240171
€42.65
After the Second World War, the "Lorraine" Group returned its bombers to the Royal Air Force and rejoined the Armée de l'Air. During the following decades, the unit carried out reconnaissance missions and then night fighter missions on the Mosquito and Meteor, all-weather fighter missions on the Vautour, before finally transitioning to "pure" fighter...
AIR BATTLES OF THE INDOCHINA WAR AIR BATTLES OF THE INDOCHINA WAR 2
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AIR BATTLES OF THE INDOCHINA WAR

L20240169
€37.87
In the context of the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Dien Bien Phu, this work examines the fighting from its aerial dimension, an aspect rarely considered in existing works. It is often forgotten that Dien Bien Phu was also a battle in the air, conceived in light of the lessons drawn from the victory at Na San a year earlier and the commitments made to...
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The Lafayette Escadrille – A Squadron of American...
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The Lafayette Escadrille – A Squadron of American Volunteers Fighting for France,...

L20240137
€20.85
This is the story of a handful of volunteers, spiritual heirs of the Marquis de Lafayette. The story of 38 men who joined the ranks of a Franco-American fighter squadron and who, between April 1916 and February 1918, ranging across the Western Front, were the protagonists of Dantean and heroic confrontations. In 1916, France had already been holding back...
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The D-Day Landings Seen from the Air - Unpublished and...
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The D-Day Landings Seen from the Air - Unpublished and Annotated Photographs

L20240122
€37.87
In his compelling new work, Colonel Stanley invites readers to relive this landmark historical event through rarely seen aerial photographs taken by Allied aviation. Thanks to his unrivalled expertise, every detail of the operations is meticulously analysed and explained to provide a thorough understanding of the decisive battle that defined the twentieth...
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IN THE SKIES OVER NORMANDY 1944 IN THE SKIES OVER NORMANDY 1944 2
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IN THE SKIES OVER NORMANDY 1944

L20240111
€15.64
80 years after the June 1944 landings, Olivier Dauger, official painter of air and space, presents a richly illustrated work on the air component of the greatest combined air and sea operation of the Second World War. This book covers the air component of the greatest combined air and sea operation of the Second World War. Around sixty colour...
Air War Over Vietnam 1961-1973 Air War Over Vietnam 1961-1973 2
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Air War Over Vietnam 1961-1973

L20240107
€30.81
US Air Force, US Navy, USMC, US Army, North and South Vietnamese Air Forces Having begun very discreetly in 1961 with the deployment of a handful of American "advisors" alongside the newly formed SVNAF, the South Vietnamese air force, the air war in Southeast Asia — and in Vietnam in particular — grew steadily in scale until, at its peak in 1968, the US...
Daytime Parachute Drops by the 8th Air Force – Arming the...
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Daytime Parachute Drops by the 8th Air Force – Arming the Resistance

L20240091
€27.49
From 1940, special squadrons were formed in England and then in North Africa to support the Resistance in occupied Europe. The remarkable surge in parachute operations during the second half of the war was linked to the entry of the United States into the conflict. The contribution of their enormous industrial potential, combined with operations carried...
RAFALE IN COMBAT - Accounts from Pilots, Navigators and... RAFALE IN COMBAT - Accounts from Pilots, Navigators and... 2
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RAFALE IN COMBAT - Accounts from Pilots, Navigators and Mechanics

L20240075
€20.85
The Rafale: a technical feat and a leap forward in the art of aerial combat. This work is an immersion into 20 years of operations. Afghanistan, Libya, Iraq — names that marked an entire generation of pilots, technicians and sailors. Memories of preparing complex missions, of long and gruelling flights, of the concentration required for carrier deck...
Aviation at Diên Biên Phu - From the Genesis to the Fall...
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Aviation at Diên Biên Phu - From the Genesis to the Fall of the Entrenched Camp...

L20240062
€35.07
From 20 November 1953 to 7 May 1954, French aircrews were progressively pushed to — and beyond — the limits of human endurance. Without the crews of the Armée de l'Air, the Aéronavale, the Aviation Légère d'Observation d'Artillerie, the requisitioned civilian airlines, and American pilots who were heirs to the Flying Tigers, the entrenched camp at Diên...
REI SEN PACIFIQUE - VOLUME 1 REI SEN PACIFIQUE - VOLUME 1 2
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REI SEN PACIFIQUE - VOLUME 1

L20240047
€13.74
In April 1942, a few months after the formidable attack by the Japanese Imperial Naval Air Force on Pearl Harbor, Japanese pilots are still euphoric. At Lae, New Guinea, Daisuke and Kenji carry out their missions alongside aviation aces. But times are hard as American aviation strengthens and bombards Japanese positions every day. Their aircraft is the...
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From the Siebel to the Martinet - 27 Years Under Our...
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From the Siebel to the Martinet - 27 Years Under Our Roundels

L20240043
€65.40
This volume traces the history of the NC 700, 701 and 702 "Martinet" aircraft under French roundels, as well as that of the Siebel 204 D aircraft built in France from which they derived. Although more than 350 aircraft of this type served in the French air forces until the mid-1960s, the "Martinet" are often overlooked in accounts devoted to operational...
Fighter Squadron 3/3 Ardennes 1943 – 2023
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Fighter Squadron 3/3 Ardennes 1943 – 2023

L20240031
€46.45
The Fighter Squadron Ardennes holds a unique place in the order of battle of the Armée de l'Air et de l'Espace. In 2023, it celebrated its 80th anniversary. We felt it was the right moment to mark this occasion by retracing its history. The unit was disbanded and re-established on several occasions. Only the Escadrille BR 44, attached to the squadron at a...
LA PATROUILLE DE FRANCE Illustrated
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LA PATROUILLE DE FRANCE Illustrated

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La Patrouille de France: a legacy spanning 70 years. This official aerobatic display team of the French Air and Space Force has been thrilling audiences worldwide since 1953. This hardcover album illustrates the highlights of these aviators who have flown over New York, the Great Wall of China and many other iconic locations. To mark the 70th anniversary...
THE MEMORIAL OF THE FAFL IN GREAT BRITAIN THE MEMORIAL OF THE FAFL IN GREAT BRITAIN 2
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THE MEMORIAL OF THE FAFL IN GREAT BRITAIN

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In June 1940, France put an end to the collapse of its armies. It chose the armistice. This surrender marked the beginning of a human adventure without equal in our history — that of Frenchmen who chose to remain free. In order to continue the fight, they joined England. For the fortunate ones, the choice of commitment was made under the uniform of the...
La Patrouille de France – 70 Years of Excellence La Patrouille de France – 70 Years of Excellence 2
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La Patrouille de France – 70 Years of Excellence

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On the occasion of its 70th anniversary, the Patrouille de France pauses for a brief moment in flight. Through the pages of this book, it turns respectfully toward its past, recounts the major milestones of its evolution, recalls the aircraft that have successively carried it, and pays tribute to all those who have given life to a saga streaked with blue,...
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CENT POUR SANG – The History of the 100th Bombardment... CENT POUR SANG – The History of the 100th Bombardment... 2
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CENT POUR SANG – The History of the 100th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force, 1943–1945

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The history of the 100th Bombardment Group of the 8th Air Force during the Second World War They flew their first missions from England in the spring of 1943. They flew their Flying Fortresses almost daily over occupied Europe to destroy the war machine of Nazi Germany. Their bravery and the appalling losses they suffered earned them the nickname Bloody...
ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF LUFTWAFFE BOMBER AIRCRAFT
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ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF LUFTWAFFE BOMBER AIRCRAFT

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Following the success of his first volume dedicated to German fighters of the Second World War, aviation historian Chris Goss publishes with Caraktère a new encyclopaedic work devoted to the bombers of the Luftwaffe. While the key aircraft of the Blitzkrieg (Dornier Do 17, Heinkel He 111, Junkers Ju 88) feature prominently in this well-documented work,...
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FRENCH MILITARY AVIATION 1919–1934. Its units, its men,...
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FRENCH MILITARY AVIATION 1919–1934. Its units, its men, its insignia

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At the end of the Great War, the French Military Aviation was reorganised into aviation regiments. It was the heir to the glorious battle-forged legacy of the escadrilles that had fought for four years above the trenches. Some of its regiments would in turn face the ordeal of aerial operations, in the Levant and in Morocco. The air arm, gradually gaining...
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AÉROSPATIALE GAZELLE

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With its graceful silhouette and piercing whistle, the Gazelle is a helicopter whose sight has become familiar since its first flight more than fifty-five years ago. Designed as a simple observation aircraft, it was employed far beyond that single role, becoming a genuine combat helicopter in many of the armed forces that acquired it. In the Falklands,...
The Normandie-Niémen Epic – Free French on the Eastern...
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The Normandie-Niémen Epic – Free French on the Eastern Front 1942–1945

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Fighting France, which in the darkest hours of the Occupation found its way back to victory, was also embodied by a small fighter squadron operating relentlessly in the skies of the Eastern Front. The Normandie squadron, which became the Normandie-Niémen regiment, is the most decorated of all time, yet remains little known in France. Who still remembers...
THE SKY RHAPSODY - Vol. 1 Uncle Mechano THE SKY RHAPSODY - Vol. 1 Uncle Mechano 2
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THE SKY RHAPSODY - Vol. 1 Uncle Mechano

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Inspired by Rupert, a deceased star pilot, fourteen-year-old Natalia dreams of adventure in the skies and has one great ambition: to become a female pilot — something her father neither appreciates nor approves of. After clashing with her father, Natalia embarks on an impulsive journey to visit her uncle, who lives in Himmelslautern: Alfred, Rupert's...
DING HAO! The Fabulous Epic of the Flying Tigers
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DING HAO! The Fabulous Epic of the Flying Tigers

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The Flying Tigers are legendary. Yet their true history is poorly known to the general public, and the most implausible rumours circulate about them, particularly in Europe. In 1967, aged just eight years old, the author became passionate about these aviators, their exploits, their aircraft, their battles. He never ceased researching the subject, and the...
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ALLIED AIR POWER IN WESTERN EUROPE - 1944-1945 ALLIED AIR POWER IN WESTERN EUROPE - 1944-1945 2
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ALLIED AIR POWER IN WESTERN EUROPE - 1944-1945

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Allied Air Power in Western Europe, 1944–1945: 9th US Air Force and 2nd TAF After taking part in operations in North Africa, Sicily and Italy, the 9th US Air Force was sent to Great Britain at the end of 1943 to become the principal tactical air force of the United States, in preparation for the landings on the Continent. After preparing the assault...
THE CONQUEST OF THE SKY - World War II in Colour
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THE CONQUEST OF THE SKY - World War II in Colour

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Relive the key moments of the aerial battles of the Second World War through colourised black-and-white photographs. In The Conquest of the Sky, Francis Dréer delivers a presentation and analysis of the air forces during the Second World War, through an exceptional iconography — all photographs having been colourised especially for the work by the...
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Camouflages & Markings of the Luftwaffe 1933–1945
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Camouflages & Markings of the Luftwaffe 1933–1945

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In Reprint – Delivery late November 2023 Absolutely everything is scrutinised by the author, who drew on thousands of archival documents gathered over decades of research to offer this study without equal to date. Enriched with hundreds of photographs and dozens of colour profiles, as well as contemporary sketches, this work proves indispensable to every...
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ANGEL WINGS T8 - ANYTHING GOES - Large Format ANGEL WINGS T8 - ANYTHING GOES - Large Format 2
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ANGEL WINGS T8 - ANYTHING GOES - Large Format

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February 1954… In Korea, after four years of a bloody conflict, a fragile armistice has been signed! The war is put on pause for thousands of GIs, even as the situation is more tense than ever and a nuclear conflict looms. Yet there is a buzz on the American bases… For, on her honeymoon in Japan with her new husband, baseball legend Joe DiMaggio, Marilyn...
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ANGEL WINGS T8 - ANYTHING GOES ANGEL WINGS T8 - ANYTHING GOES 2
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ANGEL WINGS T8 - ANYTHING GOES

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February 1954… In Korea, after four years of a bloody conflict, a fragile armistice has been signed! The war is put on pause for thousands of GIs, even as the situation is more tense than ever and a nuclear conflict looms. Yet there is a buzz on the American bases… For, on her honeymoon in Japan with her new husband, baseball legend Joe DiMaggio, Marilyn...
RUM THE PACIFIC ACE - SQUADRON 303 RUM THE PACIFIC ACE - SQUADRON 303 2
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Squadron 303 The Pacific Ace Rum - The Aviator Style Rum "During the Second World War, Marine Corps commander Greg 'Pappy' Boyington led a fighter pilot squadron. It was made up of misfits and adventurers who became the Aces of the South Pacific. They were called… the Black Sheep." Inspired by the history of squadron VMF-214 immortalized by the famous TV...
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THE BATTLESHIP TIRPITZ - 1939/1944
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THE BATTLESHIP TIRPITZ - 1939/1944

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€55.92
The Tirpitz was, without a doubt, one of the most formidable warships of her generation. Of redoubtable and uncontested power, the Bismarck's sistership spent the majority of her career in the Norwegian fjords. After brief and inconclusive sorties against Allied convoys, a remarkable human adventure would unfold in the effort to neutralize Hitler's last...
THE LUFTWAFFE IN BELGIUM. VOLUME II - Escalating Combat...
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THE LUFTWAFFE IN BELGIUM. VOLUME II - Escalating Combat and Withdrawal

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In 1941–1942, setting aside Bomber Command's night operations, the air war ultimately had little impact on Belgium. 1943, the pivotal year of the Second World War, was nonetheless marked for that country by the growing incursions of the US 8th Air Force's heavy bombers, which until then had made little showing in Belgian airspace. From 6 April 1943, the...
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THE LORRAINE GROUP - From the Libyan Desert to the... THE LORRAINE GROUP - From the Libyan Desert to the... 2
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THE LORRAINE GROUP - From the Libyan Desert to the Liberation of Europe 1941-1945

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€42.65
In September 1941, the Forces Aériennes Françaises Libres assigned the names of occupied French provinces to their combat units. Bomber Group No. 1, just formed from the Reserve Bomber Group No. 1 (a veteran of Kufra and Abyssinia), thus took the name "Lorraine". Equipped with Bristol Blenheim aircraft, it took part in Operation Crusader in Libya against...
THE STUKAS ATTACK - Battle of Britain
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THE STUKAS ATTACK - Battle of Britain

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€20.85
The Junkers Ju 87 in the Battle of Britain The Stuka is the best-known German aircraft of the Second World War, having left an enduring impression with its angular silhouette and its near-vertical dives. This book, which focuses on Stuka operations during the Battle of Britain, corrects a widely repeated misconception: no, the Stuka did not suffer such...
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JAPAN 1944–1945 The Strategic Bombing Campaign by General...
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JAPAN 1944–1945 The Strategic Bombing Campaign by General Curtis LeMay's B-29s

L20230020
€18.01
A strategic bombing campaign ravaged Japan as it continued to fight tenaciously despite the inexorable American advance. In 1944, the US Army Air Force deployed an ultramodern bomber on the Pacific theater — the most costly weapons system of the war: the Boeing B-29 Superfortress. General Curtis LeMay initiated radical and devastating tactics that ruined...
HELICOPTER MIL MI-24 HIND: THE FLYING TANK
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HELICOPTER MIL MI-24 HIND: THE FLYING TANK

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€28.34
Entering service in 1969, the Mi-24 (NATO reporting name "Hind") belongs to the very exclusive club of attack helicopters that have passed into legend. Designed to be the airborne equivalent of an infantry fighting vehicle, the Mil Mi-24 carries unmatched armament: a 4-barrel 12.7 mm Gatling cannon, four 57 mm rocket pods, and four AT-6 or AT-2 anti-tank...
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THE CASABLANCA MAIL - COMPLETE EDITION THE CASABLANCA MAIL - COMPLETE EDITION 2
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THE CASABLANCA MAIL - COMPLETE EDITION

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1918, the armistice. Ernest de Galardon, a businessman, sets up an airmail company to connect France to the African continent. He hires several former pilots from the Great War, aces. French, Belgian, and even German! Alas, one of them, the best, Adrien Delamare, sinks into alcohol to forget the horrors of the conflict. A bottle in the air — is it not...
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HEAD IN THE CLOUDS - 40 Years of Aeronautical Drawings -...
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HEAD IN THE CLOUDS - 40 Years of Aeronautical Drawings - Romain Hugault

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€36.97
Romain Hugault has been drawing aeroplanes since the age of three, sitting cross-legged on the tarmac of an air base. As a child, he swore only by Buck Danny and Saint-Exupéry while others were discovering Scrooge McDuck. He became a private pilot at 17 when most of his friends were still taking driving lessons. While aeronautical comics may seem like an...
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SUKHOI FROM THE SU-27 TO THE SU-57
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SUKHOI FROM THE SU-27 TO THE SU-57

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€36.97
A look back at one of the most iconic fighter aircraft of the past forty years: the Sukhoi Su-27 and its derivatives, direct descendants of the Su-30, Su-34, and Su-35. Through action shots and in-flight views from spectacular angles, this book reveals all the secrets of this legendary Soviet manufacturer. The author brings his expertise to the subject,...
The Luftwaffe in Belgium, Volume 1: Conquest and...
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The Luftwaffe in Belgium, Volume 1: Conquest and Establishment

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From September 1939 and throughout the "Phoney War," the airspace of neutral Belgium was criss-crossed by the aircraft of the belligerents, who exploited the weakness of the Belgian Aéronautique Militaire. German reconnaissance aircraft were thus able to survey the future invasion routes. On 10 May 1940, the Wehrmacht entered the country and, until the...
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COMBAT AIRCRAFT - A Comprehensive Presentation of Today's...
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COMBAT AIRCRAFT - A Comprehensive Presentation of Today's Air Power

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€22.75
A showcase of state power, the combat aircraft is one of the most formidable tools in the modern military arsenal. An ultra-high-performance weapons system, it presents itself as a flexible, reactive, and autonomous platform capable of sustaining a high operational tempo within joint and combined operations. It is also a remarkable force multiplier by...
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THE TENTH AIR FORCE in World War II: Strategy, Command,... THE TENTH AIR FORCE in World War II: Strategy, Command,... 2
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THE TENTH AIR FORCE in World War II: Strategy, Command, and Operations 1942 1945

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€84.36
During World War II, flying B-24 Liberator bombers on missions deep into Burma, B-25 Mitchell bombers attacking Japanese lines of communications, and P-40 Warhawks, P-47 Thunderbolts, and P-51 Mustangs flying close support for General Joseph Stilwells Chinese and American forces in northern Burma, the Tenth Air Force worked closely with the squadrons of...
EYES ON THE FLIGHT DECK
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EYES ON THE FLIGHT DECK

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€36.02
6 June 1987: a young sailor, freshly qualified as a missile and gunnery specialist, boards the aircraft carrier Clémenceau on a port call at Brest. 10 June 2021: still a sailor at heart, the author finds himself aboard the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle as a photographer and embarks for a few days in the Mediterranean. Tirelessly faithful to his...
SPECIAL MISSIONS DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR SPECIAL MISSIONS DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR 2
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SPECIAL MISSIONS DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR

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Special missions during the First World War: French secret agents dropped by aircraft behind German lines. Behind the designation "special" lay missions organised by the intelligence services and the French Aeronautical Service during the Great War. While their primary purpose was to gather intelligence on the enemy (and sometimes to sabotage railway...
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MITSUBISHI A6M REI-SEN ZERO: When the Wind Rises
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MITSUBISHI A6M REI-SEN ZERO: When the Wind Rises

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€28.34
When on 26 November 1941 the six aircraft carriers of the Kidō Butai secretly left the anchorage of Hito-Kappu in the Kuril Islands and set course for Pearl Harbor, they embarked approximately 380 aircraft: dive bombers, torpedo bombers and fighters. All of them, in their respective categories, represented the best available in single-engine combat...
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JETS 46: COMBAT JET PROJECTS OF THE III. REICH
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JETS 46: COMBAT JET PROJECTS OF THE III. REICH

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Following numerous requests from our readers, we decided to republish, in book form, the Aérojournal special issue number 3 — a publication that fell victim to its own success and has been out of print for several years — devoted to German combat jet projects that would have seen the light of day had the war continued for another year. This is not,...
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NEW HISTORY of the French Air and Space Force NEW HISTORY of the French Air and Space Force 2
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NEW HISTORY of the French Air and Space Force

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The prestigious history of the French Air and Space Force in 480 pages and 750 rare or previously unpublished photographs The Centre d'Etudes Stratégiques Aérospatiales (CESA) co-publishes with Éditions Pierre de Taillac a Nouvelle Histoire de l'Armée de l'Air et de l'Espace. It succeeds l'Histoire de l'aviation militaire française published in 1980 by...
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THE FRENCH AIR FORCE IN INDOCHINA 1945–1956 THE FRENCH AIR FORCE IN INDOCHINA 1945–1956 2
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THE FRENCH AIR FORCE IN INDOCHINA 1945–1956

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The Indochina War truly began at the end of 1946, when Hô Chi Minh, the leader of the Viet Minh — a communist-aligned revolutionary front that had proclaimed the independence of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam at the time of the Japanese surrender in September 1945 — launched a general insurrection against the French presence in the country. From the...
WOMEN IN THE CLOUDS - Aeronauts - Parachutists -... WOMEN IN THE CLOUDS - Aeronauts - Parachutists -... 2
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WOMEN IN THE CLOUDS - Aeronauts - Parachutists - Aviatrices - Vol. 1: 1784–1918

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€27.96
In aeronautics, collective memory preserves the story of the Montgolfier brothers and their hot-air balloon, which rose into the sky in 1783; of Pilâtre de Rozier, who that same year made a free balloon flight; of André-Jacques Garnerin, who performed a parachute descent in 1797; and of Louis Blériot, who crossed the English Channel in his Blériot XI in...
INFERNO - COASTAL COMMAND
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INFERNO - COASTAL COMMAND

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September 1943... A British airbase welcomes new pilots for its Bristol Beaufighter Mk VI. Coming from Lancaster squadrons, these pilots have earned the right to return to service aboard this night fighter, capable of operating as a fighter-bomber, torpedo bomber, or ground-attack aircraft. The missions pile up, each more perilous than the last... But the...
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CHARLES NUNGESSER - A Life in Images of an Ace Conquering... CHARLES NUNGESSER - A Life in Images of an Ace Conquering... 2
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CHARLES NUNGESSER - A Life in Images of an Ace Conquering the Skies

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Charles Nungesser, the pilot who set out to cross the Atlantic by air with his comrade Coli, and who never arrived... An extraordinary mystery that, a century later, remains unsolved. Patrick de Gmeline paints a detailed portrait of this man and this pilot with an exceptional career: with thirty citations on his Croix de guerre, including 28 palms and 2...
ANGEL WINGS T1 - BURMA BANSHEES
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ANGEL WINGS T1 - BURMA BANSHEES

L20220331
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1944. While Japanese forces occupy all of Burma and now threaten India and China, the pilots of the American forces maintain a bold and dangerous continuous airlift between these two allied countries in order to stem the Japanese advance... Angela Mc Cloud is a "WASP", a woman of the "Woman Airforce Service Pilot". Her mission: to fly her "C-47 Dakota"...
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THE OLD TIGER THE OLD TIGER 2
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THE OLD TIGER

L20220330
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Three minutes of an air battle lost before it began… A fleeting detail in the midst of the Second World War… It is nothing more than a brief but intense engagement between a Hungarian Me 210 Ca-1 fast bomber and nine Soviet Yak-9 fighters. This is not an adventure novel, but the true story of the author's grandfather — the man who gave him his passion...
THE ALLIED BOMBING OF FRANCE - May–September 1944 THE ALLIED BOMBING OF FRANCE - May–September 1944 2
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THE ALLIED BOMBING OF FRANCE - May–September 1944

L20220321
€22.75
At the American cemetery overlooking Omaha Beach, on the vast map engraved in stone, red ceramic stars mark the Allied bombing raids. Foreign visitors do not appreciate what these stars symbolize for the French: pain, tragedy, and sometimes incomprehension. How do you wage war against friends? Time has moved on, consigning to oblivion the suffering of the...
COMBAT SKIES - Unpublished Testimonies from Fighter Pilots
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COMBAT SKIES - Unpublished Testimonies from Fighter Pilots

L20220294
€21.80
Afghanistan, Libya, Mali, Iraq, Syria... Our combat pilots and navigators have been accumulating wartime missions for twenty-five years under the most unlikely latitudes. But while the geostrategic environment has changed considerably over the course of a generation, the fundamentals of these crews' lives have ultimately changed little, with the same key...
AVRO LANCASTER - The RAF Bomber
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AVRO LANCASTER - The RAF Bomber

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The star of British bombers is the subject of an exhaustive study divided into six major chapters, from its origins to its operations. You will learn everything about its development, its various variants, its armament and its combat record — from the raids over Germany and the Dambusters' action against the Ruhr dams to the destruction of the Tirpitz....
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ANGEL WINGS VOL. 7 - MIG MADNESS ANGEL WINGS VOL. 7 - MIG MADNESS 2
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ANGEL WINGS VOL. 7 - MIG MADNESS

L20220212
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Winter 1952… For more than two years, the Korean War has confronted America with the Communist threat; the world stands on the brink of nuclear conflict… In the Korean skies, the Chinese air force equipped with formidable Soviet MiG-15s outclasses American jets above « Mig Alley », where fierce aerial combat rages. Meanwhile, in Florida, Angela remotely...
ANGEL WINGS T7 - LARGE FORMAT ANGEL WINGS T7 - LARGE FORMAT 2
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ANGEL WINGS T7 - LARGE FORMAT

L20220211
€35.07
Large Format album, limited print run of 2,500 copies. It comes with a foam board model aircraft to assemble. The title is embossed in red and gold, with a selective varnish finish on the cover. Winter 1952... For more than two years, the Korean War has been confronting America with the communist threat; the world stands on the brink of nuclear conflict…...
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U.S. NAVY UNIFORMS IN WORLD WAR II : U.S. Naval...
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U.S. NAVY UNIFORMS IN WORLD WAR II : U.S. Naval Amphibious Forces

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€74.88
This book is a detailed examination of the uniforms and equipment used by elite and specialist units of the United States Navy during the Second World War. Collectors and history specialists will marvel at the breadth of previously unpublished texts and images covering such rarely treated subjects as pre-war landing parties, Seabees, Naval beach...
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B-17 KILLER - Memoirs of an Ace with 33 Victories
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B-17 KILLER - Memoirs of an Ace with 33 Victories

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Heinz Knoke enlisted in the Luftwaffe in 1939, driven by passion, a taste for adventure and a sense of duty. After a brief training period, he joined the day-fighter arm and flew the Messerschmitt Bf 109. He took part in the Battle of Britain, where he faced Spitfires, then in the war against the USSR, initially with great success. He escorted convoys in...
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DUELS UNDER THE STARS - Memoirs of a Nachtjagd Pilot
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DUELS UNDER THE STARS - Memoirs of a Nachtjagd Pilot

L20210204
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LAST COPY BEFORE PERMANENT OUT OF STOCK Credited with 34 victories between 1940 and 1945, Hauptmann Wilhelm Johnen was no ordinary ace: he belonged to the very exclusive circle of Nachtjagd aces, the German night-fighter arm. Tasked with defending German airspace against Allied — primarily British — nocturnal bombing raids, these pilots led extraordinary...
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F4U CORSAIR - The Terror of the Pacific
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F4U CORSAIR - The Terror of the Pacific

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In roughly 120 pages, aviation expert Alex Euphrosine covers the full history of the most famous American fighter of the Second World War! He explains in detail the genesis of the aircraft, its design and flight testing, before presenting each of the many variants produced during and after the conflict for the United States and other nations (including...
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THE MESSERSCHMITT BF 109 - Identification Guide VOLUME 2
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THE MESSERSCHMITT BF 109 - Identification Guide VOLUME 2

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OUT OF PRINT Volume 1 of Messerschmitt Bf 109 approached the aircraft primarily from a technical angle, with some details covering notable operational events. What followed was the entirely legitimate curiosity of readers who, through their feedback, called for even more detail concerning the identification of all variants of this legendary aircraft, its...
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VODKA SQUADRON 303 Limited Edition D-Day VODKA SQUADRON 303 Limited Edition D-Day 2
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VODKA SQUADRON 303 Limited Edition D-Day

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D-DAY VODKA FLASK Limited Edition 40° aged in Calvados casks The Squadron 303 (303rd Polish Fighter Squadron, also known as the Kościuszko Squadron) was the most formidable squadron of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. This Polish fighter squadron was formed on 2 August 1940 and was operational by the end of that month. It scored its first...
From the Fieseler Fi 156 to the Morane-Saulnier MS 500....
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From the Fieseler Fi 156 to the Morane-Saulnier MS 500. From the Storch to the Criquet

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€50.24
A spotter for our soldiers in 1940, an artillery observation aircraft or casualty evacuation platform in Indochina and North Africa, then a glider tug in the 1960s, the Storch is now a star of air shows. We will discover together its history, its many adaptations and its exploits. The present work was carried out drawing on a large quantity of both public...
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MIRAGE 2000, THE HISTORY IN THE AIR FORCE FROM 1974 TO... MIRAGE 2000, THE HISTORY IN THE AIR FORCE FROM 1974 TO... 2
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MIRAGE 2000, THE HISTORY IN THE AIR FORCE FROM 1974 TO THE PRESENT DAY

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The genesis of the Mirage 2000 is rooted in the continuation of development work on the last experimental prototypes from Avions Marcel Dassault, particularly the Mirage 4000. The Mirage 2000, whose first prototype flew in 1978, has formed the backbone of French combat aviation since 1984, with five different variants operated by the Armée de l'Air. These...
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THE COMPLETE AVIATRICE
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THE AVIATRIX COMPLETE EDITION

L20220224
€19.91
1935. Nora Stalle, an intrepid and experienced pilot, is employed by Air Zénith on its airmail routes. The company wants to make a major publicity splash: an air raid to the Far East, and it has chosen Nora to fly the Caudron Simoun specially fitted out for this adventure. A new mechanic is assigned to her as a companion for the raid, Théo Norville — a...
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PIN-UP LA FRENCH TOUCH VOL. 3
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PIN-UP LA FRENCH TOUCH Volume 3

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With this third volume, the collection comes into its own. Patrick Hitte explores the remarkable versatility of the pin-up, capable of crossing styles, media, and worlds: book covers, magazines, comics, advertising, posters, calendars, postcards… The pin-up becomes here a true icon of popular art. Pin-Up: La French Touch Vol. 3 is a particularly...
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STUKAS! The Luftwaffe's Dive Bombers
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STUKAS! The Luftwaffe's Dive Bombers

L20210163
€42.56
OUT OF STOCK The terrifying sound of its sirens (the famous "Trumpets of Jericho"), the perfect coordination of its attacks with the Panzers, and the deadly precision of its strikes are inseparable from the early successes of the Blitzkrieg in 1939 and 1940, before the Battle of Britain revealed its limitations: the Junkers Ju 87 Stuka is unquestionably...
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WHISKY SQUADRON 303 - The Blend of Freedom - WHISKY SQUADRON 303 - The Blend of Freedom - 2
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WHISKY SQUADRON 303 - The Blend of Freedom -

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THE BLEND OF FREEDOM - SQUADRON 303 WHISKY Blend 44° The Squadron 303 (303rd Polish Fighter Squadron, also known as the Kościuszko Squadron) was the most formidable squadron in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. This Polish fighter squadron was formed on 2 August 1940 and was operational by the end of the month. It scored its first victory...
Bell UH-1 Huey – On All Fronts
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Bell UH-1 Huey – On All Fronts

L20210148
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Made famous by the films Apocalypse Now, Platoon and We Were Soldiers, the Huey was the true workhorse of the U.S. Army throughout the Cold War. The product of a mid-1950s research programme for a helicopter heavier and more robust than those previously fielded by the U.S. Army, the first examples entered service in the United States at the beginning of...
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THE WINGS OF HOPE VOL. 2 - DEMONS THE WINGS OF HOPE VOL. 2 - DEMONS 2
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THE WINGS OF HOPE VOL. 2 - DEMONS

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1940… At the heart of the Battle of Britain, is there any room for feelings? Vic Stone, ace of the Royal Air Force, is on the front line more than ever. While young pilots risk their lives to protect a threatened population, another danger lurks… A murder has been committed; a young woman is found dead near the base. Could a pilot have done this? Is the...
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THE GREAT WAR IN 210 COLOUR PROFILES
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THE GREAT WAR IN 210 COLOUR PROFILES

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The equipment of the Great War presented in profile form, illustrated by Eric Schwartz and captioned by Yves Buffetaut The aces of the Great War The victories of Manfred von Richthofen The main types of French fighters British and German fighters Reconnaissance and light bombing Armoured cars Tanks More than 200 colour profiles
ST EX A Prince in His Citadel (novel format)
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ST EX A Prince in His Citadel (novel format)

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One of the most widely read books in the world since the dawn of writing is The Little Prince, which has sold close to 200 million copies… Its author, Antoine de Saint Exupéry, nicknamed Saint Ex, was a paradoxical figure: everyone knows his name, knows that he was one of the aviators who wrote the legend of the Aéropostale, that he died in flight during...
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The 1st Combat Helicopter Regiment
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The 1st Combat Helicopter Regiment

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€39.81
The thirty-year history of the 1er RHC encapsulates in itself the entire history of the ALAT de Combat, which day after day, under all the world's skies, takes pride in placing its men and helicopters at the service of the French Army as a whole.
THE ARCHERS OF THE SKY – History of Aircraft Fléchettes
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THE ARCHERS OF THE SKY — History of Aircraft Fléchettes

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€18.77
This work pays tribute to the poilus. It recounts the terrible history of the first anti-personnel projectile of military aviation: the aircraft fléchette.These formidable projectiles, whose cruelty was quietly passed over in silence, first appeared in French aviation during the opening days of the Great War. Effective and inexpensive, they were never...
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From Anti-Aircraft Defence to Surface-to-Air Defence
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From Anti-Aircraft Defence to Ground-to-Air Defence

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The Musée de l'Artillerie traces through its collections the history of artillery from its beginnings to the present day, with particular emphasis on the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The museum is a place for the conservation, restoration, and showcasing of French military heritage. It is also a centre of study. On 28 May 2010, around ten military...
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Surface-to-Air Missile – History of the HAWK, medium-range missile in the French Army
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Surface-to-Air Missile – History of the HAWK, Medium-Range Missile in the French Army

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Surface-to-air missile "History of the HAWK, medium-range missile in the French Army" Adopted by France in 1958, the HAWK (Homing All the Way Killer) medium-range anti-aircraft missile system was designed and developed by the Americans in the years 1953–1955. Built under licence in Europe, and at the cutting edge of technology at the time, it equipped...
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Drones, Mysterious Flying Robots: The Eyes and Fire of the 21st Century Drones, Mysterious Flying Robots: The Eyes and Fire of the 21st Century 2
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Drones, Mysterious Flying Robots: The Eyes and the Fire of the 21st Century

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One hundred years after the beginnings of piloted aviation, aerial drones, at the centre of numerous technological innovations, are coming of age. Born of a need to know everything about the enemy, they are the unmanned aerial vehicles of the modern era. For some twenty years they have been appearing in specialist media. Due to the limited knowledge of...
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The Jaguar in Its Electronic Warfare Missions
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The Jaguar in Its Electronic Warfare Missions

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The Jaguar in Its Electronic Warfare Missions. The means, the stakes and the missions as recounted by those involved.The Historical Committee of the Guerrelc association traces here the history of the Jaguar in its Electronic Warfare missions.
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The Kampfgeschwader 6
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The Kampfgeschwader 6

L20210125
€45.50
The 6th Bomber Wing of the Luftwaffe remains a unit still relatively little known, owing to its comparatively brief existence. It was indeed formed with great difficulty following an order of October 1941, having been conceived to support KG 2 in its sporadic harassment operations against Great Britain. Its build-up was slow and laborious due to a lack of...
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Encyclopedia of German Fighter Aircraft 1939-1945
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Encyclopedia of German Fighter Aircraft 1939-1945

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€42.56
In its series of encyclopaedias devoted to Second World War aircraft, Caraktère turns this time to the fighters of the Luftwaffe, written by historian Chris Goss. With some thirty aircraft covered, including the essential Fw 190, Bf 109 and Bf 110, this book examines the full range of German piston-engined and jet fighters in service between 1933 and...
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World Naval Aviation since 1945
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World Naval Aviation since 1945

L20210118
€33.18
An overview of carrier-borne aircraft since 1945. Every country with a maritime domain, whatever its extent, maintains a naval air arm. This typically comprises carrier-borne aircraft, land-based maritime patrol aircraft and, in some cases, flying boats. After the Second World War, the maritime powers sought to rebuild their naval air arms in order to be...
THE JUNKERS JU-52 AND AAC.1 TOUCAN UNDER OUR ROUNDELS
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THE JUNKERS JU-52 AND AAC.1 TOUCAN UNDER OUR ROUNDELS

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€53.08
A German engineer, Hugo Junkers was the pioneer of all-metal aircraft construction and, from 1914 onwards, developed several models dedicated to air transport. As the culmination of this line of aircraft, the prototype of the Junkers 52, designed in 1930 at the request of the national carrier Lufthansa, was initially a single-engine aircraft; the Ju 52,...
VERTICAL INFERNO HAMBURG
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INFERNO VERTICALE HAMBURG

L20220253
€13.74
« Who could tell of the blood and the plagues that appeared there? The richest tongue, even repeating itself, could not achieve it. » Dante, Inferno. July 1943. The most terrible aerial operation of the Second World War in Europe is unleashed. Code name: Gomorrah. An armada of 800 Anglo-American bombers drops some 9,000 tonnes of bombs on Hamburg and its...
BLUE LIKE STEEL - US Navy Carrier Fighters in the Pacific. BLUE LIKE STEEL - US Navy Carrier Fighters in the Pacific. 2
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BLUE LIKE STEEL - US Navy Carrier Fighters in the Pacific.

L20210102
€37.82
The Navy and the Marines entered the Second World War with barely more than a hundred single-engine fighters: Brewster F2As and Grumman F4Fs — single-role aircraft, dedicated exclusively to the defence of their bases or carriers. In the space of a few years, drawing on its formidable industrial machine, America would throw itself into the design and...
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The Messerschmitt Bf 109 - Identification Guide Volume 1
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The Messerschmitt Bf 109 - Identification Guide Volume 1

L20210075
€37.82
New Edition - April 2021 Built in nearly 33,675 examples, the Messerschmitt Bf 109 remains to this day a source of fascination, both for aviation enthusiasts and devotees of contemporary military history. This aircraft symbolises as much the power and superiority of the Luftwaffe during the early years of the war as the ferocity of the aerial battles...
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THE WINGS OF HOPE VOL. 1 - ANGELS
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THE WINGS OF HOPE T1 - ANGELS

L20220198
€13.74
1940… At the heart of the Battle of Britain, is there any room for feelings? Vic Stone, an ace of the British air force, plays an active role in the island's defence against German attacks. Alongside his comrades, he risks his life in the skies day after day, where every mission could be the last. As despair gradually takes hold of the young man in the...
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The Aircraft of the D-Day Landings
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The Aircraft of the D-Day Landings

L20210047
€19.43
Allied aviation — bringing together the forces of the RAF and the US Air Force — deployed enormous resources to support ground troops throughout the summer of 1944. Bombers, fighters, reconnaissance aircraft and torpedo planes were used without restriction, dominating Norman airspace with virtually no opposition from the German air forces, which were...
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The Red Devil, Ace Georges-Félix Madon 1892–1924
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The Red Devil, Ace Georges-Félix Madon 1892–1924

L20210033
€23.70
Georges-Félix Madon is the fourth-highest ace of the Great War by number of confirmed victories. The red colour of his aircraft and his reputation earned him the nickname "the Red Devil" from the Germans. A corporal-pilot in August 1914, he was a captain and squadron leader at the Armistice, bearing a Croix de Guerre with 17 palms and 3 stars for his 41...
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"Magister dixit". The History of the Fouga and its...
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"Magister dixit". The History of the Fouga and its Derivatives.

L20210030
€61.61
If you ask the question: name an aircraft of the Patrouille de France, the answer will be... the Fouga! Built in over 900 examples (plus around thirty for its cousin the Zéphyr), this iconic aircraft trained thousands of military pilots around the world and across several generations. It also saw action in various local conflicts on almost every...
Normandie-Niemen, Fifteen Pilots' Destinies Normandie-Niemen, Fifteen Pilots' Destinies 2
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Normandie-Niemen, Fifteen Pilots' Destinies

L20210028
€22.75
Portraits of fifteen pilots of the Normandie-Niemen squadron with an illustrated description of their aircraft They came from every corner of metropolitan France, from all walks of life; some even came from our scattered colonial Empire. They did not all share the same culture or the same convictions. Corporals, non-commissioned officers and officers,...
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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ITALIAN FIGHTER AIRCRAFT 1939-1945
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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ITALIAN FIGHTER AIRCRAFT 1939-1945

L20210014
€52.04
LAST COPY — OUT OF PRINT AT THE PUBLISHER Often poorly known and underestimated, the Italian fighters that flew during the Second World War were by no means unworthy. It is easy to forget that the Italian aeronautical industry was one of the foremost in the world during the interwar period, and that the output of its great names such as Fiat and Caproni...
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War in the Open Sky - Iraq 1991, the Dreamed Victory
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War in the Open Sky - Iraq 1991, the Dreamed Victory

L20210003
€27.49
Ideal victory or illusory victory? An idealized victory in any case, the Gulf War was born from the symmetrical confrontation of the Cold War. It is at once rooted in the 20th century and heralding today's conflicts centred on the mastery of information. The current situation in the Middle East also reveals its long-term consequences. It is therefore rich...
French Vampire and Mistral - Volume 2
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French Vampire and Mistral - Volume 2

L20200275
€55.92
Although the Vampire was designed and used as a fighter by the Armée de l'Air, this role was not to remain its exclusive domain for long. The arrival of American aircraft under the MDAP framework, and the progressive development of Marcel Dassault's fighters, overshadowed it — not least because they were more modern and simply better. A use had...
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Flight Through the Air in the Middle Ages - A Historical...
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Flight Through the Air in the Middle Ages - A Historical Essay on a Scientific Utopia

L20200263
€11.61 €23.22
In medieval sources, human flight is rarely addressed directly: the catastrophic attempt by English monk Eilmer of Malmesbury, the flying machine dreamed up by Roger Bacon, or the vessel floating above the air imagined by Albert of Saxony and Nicole Oresme stand as celebrated exceptions. Yet the question of flight was a genuine intellectual challenge for...
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Me 262 vs P-51 Mustang – Europe 1944–45
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Me 262 vs P-51 Mustang – Europe 1944–45

L20200252
€17.06
The Me 262 and the P-51 represent a pinnacle in terms of design, performance and combat capability by virtue of their respective flying power. With its operational debut in the summer of 1944 and powered by the Jumo 004 engine, the Me 262 outclassed everything the Allies possessed in terms of firepower and speed. However, the availability of both aircraft...
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WHEN THE ALLIES BOMBED FRANCE 1940–1945
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WHEN THE ALLIES BOMBED FRANCE 1940–1945

L20200249
€23.70
Quand les Alliés bombardaient la France sets out to explain the reasons for the raids, to describe their preparation, their execution — sometimes seen from the air, sometimes from the ground — and their results relative to objectives. Numerous first-hand accounts and a taste for precision take us inside both the cockpit of a bomber and the streets and...
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Normandie-Niemen Fighter Regiment – A Squadron in Combat
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Normandie-Niemen Fighter Regiment – A Squadron in Combat

L20200242
€37.91
The Normandie-Niemen celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2017. The squadron was forged in hardship, during some of the fiercest fighting of the Second World War. And 75 years later, it is still in combat that it marks this major milestone in its existence. The bloody missions in the skies over Russia, where 42 pilots paid with their lives for their total...
In the Lair of the Mirage 2000D – Nancy-Ochey
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In the Lair of the Mirage 2000D – Nancy-Ochey

L20200241
€19.91
Air Base 133 "Commandant Henry Jeandet" at Nancy is one of the oldest in the French Air Force. Soon to be a century old, it alone offers a striking summary of the history of French military aviation, from the first bomb drops over the trenches to all-weather precision bombing, by day and by night. After living to the sound of the legendary Jaguar and...
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BEYOND THE CLOUDS - 15TH ANNIVERSARY COMPLETE EDITION
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BEYOND THE CLOUDS COMPLETE EDITION 15TH ANNIVERSARY

L20220221
€18.96
Southern winter, 1933. Two pilots meet over the Andes cordillera. For Pierre, the Frenchman, and Allan, the American, it is the beginning of a long relationship in which friendship and rivalry will intertwine. Their shared passion for aviation will be both the spice and the foundation of that bond. For while it is on the ground that affection takes root...
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ST EX A Prince in His Citadel (coffee-table book) ST EX A Prince in His Citadel (coffee-table book) 2
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ST EX A Prince in His Citadel (art book)

L20220280
€28.34
St Ex was born in Lyon into an aristocratic milieu built on an architecture of classical values evoking the Marquise de Sévigné, lace, children's afternoon teas beneath the trees of a family garden as vast as a park… He died 44 years later, encapsulated at the controls of a stratospheric reconnaissance aircraft foreshadowing the age of astronautics....
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PIN-UP LA FRENCH TOUCH VOL. 2 PIN-UP LA FRENCH TOUCH VOL. 2 2
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PIN-UP LA FRENCH TOUCH Vol. 2

L20220271
€15.64
In this second volume, Patrick Hitte reveals a particularly original facet of his work: illustrations created directly on wood, in cut-out silhouettes, sometimes even life-size. This volume is distinguished by its more material, more decorative approach — almost that of a workshop object. Pin-Up: La French Touch T2 will delight fans of pin-ups, but also...
ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF FRENCH BOMBER AIRCRAFT 1939-1942
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ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF FRENCH BOMBER AIRCRAFT 1939-1942

L20200131
€42.56
REPRINT IN PROGRESS - AVAILABILITY APRIL 2021 - RESERVE YOUR COPY In keeping with the two reference works "Encyclopédie des avions de chasse français" and "Camouflages et marques de l'Aviation Française", Caraktère editions are pleased to announce the release of a third volume dedicated to French bomber and reconnaissance aircraft.
PACIFIC PROFILES VOL 1 - Japanese Army Fighters New...
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PACIFIC PROFILES VOL 1 - Japanese Army Fighters New Guinea & the Solomons 1942-1944

L20200128
€33.18
• Volume One of Pacific Profiles presents detailed profiles and descriptions of Japanese Army Air Force aircraft and units operating in New Guinea and the Solomons from December 1942 to April 1944 The Pacific Profiles series presents the most accurate WWII aircraft profiles to date of Japanese aircraft in the "South Seas" theatre. Volume One illustrates,...
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COMBAT AIRCRAFT FROM 1945 TO THE PRESENT DAY
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COMBAT AIRCRAFT FROM 1945 TO THE PRESENT DAY

L20200122
€46.45
This book offers a detailed analysis of more than fifty military jet aircraft that have transformed the face of air operations from 1945 to the present day. Among the aircraft featured are pure interceptors, bombers, and reconnaissance platforms, as well as modern multirole aircraft such as the F-35 Lightning II with its short take-off and vertical...
PEARL HARBOR – An Illustrated History
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PEARL HARBOR – An Illustrated History

L20200109
€18.86
7 December 1941. 7 o'clock in the morning. Japanese bombers and fighters sweep down by the hundreds on the naval base at Pearl Harbor. The surprise attack has one objective: to destroy the American fleet and allow Hirohito's empire to take control of the Pacific. And the operation will be a success: the raid enables Imperial Navy pilots to sink numerous...
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PIN-UP WINGS VOLUME 5 PIN-UP WINGS VOLUME 5 2
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PIN-UP WINGS VOLUME 5

L20220277
€15.64
True glamour icons, pin-ups are inseparable from the history of aviation, forever synonymous with adventure and passion. Romain Hugault, a genuine devotee of the genre, is a virtuoso of this art. Between two comic pages, he delights in creating new illustrations of these ever-sprightly ladies — sometimes cheeky, but never vulgar. Painted on a fuselage, on...
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NATO COMBAT AIRCRAFT
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NATO COMBAT AIRCRAFT

L20200082
€37.44
This book presents in detail the combat aircraft of the air forces of every NATO member nation, whether a founding member or one that joined more recently, illustrated by more than 600 profile drawings and around 300 period photographs.
I WAS HITLER'S PILOT - Hans Baur
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I WAS HITLER'S PILOT - Hans Baur

L20200066
€20.85
An exceptional testimony from someone close to Hitler Hitler, who overcame his fear of flying to make intensive use of it from the presidential election of 1932 onward, never wanted any pilot other than Hans Baur. A fighter pilot during the Great War, a pioneer of military airmail and one of the founders of Lufthansa in 1926 — in whose service he tested...
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DES AILES DANS LES JAMBES – Memoirs of André Courval FAFL...
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DES AILES DANS LES JAMBES – Memoirs of André Courval FAFL 1939–1945

L20200065
€18.48
After three escapes in answer to General De Gaulle's call, André Courval enlisted in 1940 in the Free French Air Forces. His Memoirs, enhanced by drawings from his own hand and personal photographs, recount the odyssey of a flying crew member from sub-Saharan Africa to the liberation of France.
Jagdgeschwader 54: The Green Heart Eagles of the...
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Jagdgeschwader 54: The Green Heart Eagles of the Luftwaffe - Vol. 02.

L20200059
€46.45
Second volume of the history of the Jagdgeschwader 54. As the fate of the war in the East was being decided in early 1943, the Green Heart wing saw its III. Gruppe withdrawn from the sector to combat Allied raids on the Western Front: from duels over the English Channel to the sacrifice of Bodenplatte and the battles of the Normandy Landings.
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THE BIRTH OF A PILOT
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THE BIRTH OF A PILOT

L20200187
€19.91
The fighter pilot retraces his eight years of training, from his admission to the Pupilles de l'Air school in 1990 to the award of his wings.
THE TIP OF THE DIAMOND
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THE DIAMOND'S EDGE

L20200179
€19.91
The author, a Rafale Marine pilot, recounts his airstrike missions over Libya in 2011, following the UN Security Council's vote to establish a no-fly zone. Beyond conveying the electrifying atmosphere in his cockpit, he also gives an account of life aboard the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, with its 2,000 crew members.
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APACHE
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APACHE

L20200173
€19.91
The memoirs of a British Apache helicopter pilot, from the gruelling training programme to the brutal fighting in Afghanistan.
THE FIRST WINGS OF ISRAEL
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THE FIRST WINGS OF ISRAEL

L20200167
€21.80
In May 1948, the Egyptian, Syrian, Iraqi and Transjordanian armies launched an assault on the newly proclaimed State of Israel. Subject to a strict arms embargo, without allies and without a regular army, the country held out thanks to fighter and transport aircraft purchased clandestinely from 1947 onwards and the secret recruitment of veteran pilots...
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RESCUE DAWN
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RESCUE DAWN

L20200164
€19.91
Dieter Dengler joined the U.S. Air Force in 1958 and was assigned in 1965 to the aircraft carrier USS Ranger, from which he flew missions over North Vietnam. In February 1966, his aircraft was shot down and he was taken prisoner by Communist Pathet Lao militiamen, who subjected him to torture and humiliation. An account later adapted for the screen by...
THE BET ON THE IMPOSSIBLE
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THE BET ON THE IMPOSSIBLE

L20200159
€19.91
A former commander of the Patrouille de France between 2014 and 2015, the aviator delivers the story of his career and his experience as a fighter pilot.
VAMPIRE and French MISTRAL. Volume 01
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VAMPIRE and MISTRAL French. Volume 01

L20200046
€55.92
During the war, France had remained on the sidelines of the technological revolution represented by jet propulsion. A considerable industrial and financial effort would make it possible to close this gap within a few years.
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The SA 330 PUMA
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The SA 330 PUMA

L20200045
€52.13
OUT OF STOCK Designed to meet the requirements of the ALAT (the Aviation Légère de l'Armée de Terre, in search of a new tactical transport helicopter in the aftermath of the Algerian War), the Puma was a great success in the military sphere, both in France and for export, as well as on the civilian market.
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BOMBS AWAY – Story of a Bomber Crew
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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)
The C-47s under our Roundels.
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C-47s Under Our Roundels

L20200011
€55.92
In 1935, at the time of the prototype's first flight, who could have imagined the incredible success of the Douglas DC-3!
III./Zerstörergeschwader 26 – 1939/1944
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The III./Zerstörergeschwader 26 – 1939/1944

L20200010
€33.18
It may seem unusual, in the context of an air unit history, to focus on a single gruppe rather than its parent geschwader. Yet III./ZG 26, which entered the Second World War flying the Bf 109, enjoyed a remarkably independent operational career.
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ANGEL WINGS VOL. 6 - ATOMIC ANGEL WINGS VOL. 6 - ATOMIC 2
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ANGEL WINGS VOL. 6 - ATOMIC

L20220210
€13.74
Angela has finally reached Tinian Island, the vast "coral aircraft carrier" serving as a launch platform for a thousand B-29 Superfortresses taking off daily to rain relentless carpet-bombing on Japanese cities… There she is reunited with Taaroa, her Hawaiian crewmate, now flying a Lockheed Ventura. Continuing her investigation into the circumstances of...
THE GREAT NAVAL AND CARRIER BATTLES OF THE PACIFIC WAR
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THE GREAT NAVAL AND CARRIER BATTLES OF THE PACIFIC WAR

L20190216
€37.82
OUT OF STOCK From the fighting in the Slot to the great carrier battles, from the Japanese naval air attack on Hawaii on December 7, 1941, to the destruction of the heavy cruiser Haguro by the British 26th Destroyer Flotilla in the Strait of Malacca on May 16, 1945, the Pacific War is a complex sequence of more or less well-known battles that punctuate a...
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WINGS OF FREEDOM - The Desert Epic of French Fighter Squadron No. 1
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THE WINGS OF FREEDOM - The desert epic of French Fighter Squadron No. 1

L20190208
€28.34
Tobruk, Greece, Egypt, Libya, the Mediterranean, the Western Desert… It is in these wartime skies that French Fighter Squadron No. 1 (EFC1) made its mark. From 18 June 1940, this handful of pilots chose to follow de Gaulle and to continue the fight against Nazi Germany in the air.
Le Havre Aeronautics – From Pioneers to Safran
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Le Havre Aeronautics - From Pioneers to Safran

L20190198
€13.74 €27.49
When Le Havre comes to mind, one's first thoughts turn to its port and the maritime activity that made its reputation. Few would imagine the ocean city with skies crowded with balloons, airships or fragile aeroplanes. Yet that was indeed the case in the age of aviation's pioneers. Since then, sometimes quietly, the aeronautical adventure of Le Havre has...
FRENCH NUCLEAR AIRCRAFT – From 1964 to the Present Day
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FRENCH NUCLEAR AIRCRAFT - From 1964 to the Present Day

L20190196
€54.98
For the first time, a book retraces the history of French nuclear aircraft, the history of their nuclear weapons and their deterrence missions carried out by the Forces Aériennes Stratégiques — the oldest command of the Armée de l'Air — since 1964, by the Force Aérienne Tactique from 1973 to 1991, and by the Marine Nationale since 1979.
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THE FLAMANT AND ITS VARIANTS
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THE FLAMANT AND ITS VARIANTS

L20190190
€55.92
For most people, the manufacturer Dassault is associated with the Mystère and Mirage. Yet it was with a twin-engine piston aircraft that Marcel Bloch, who had become Dassault, returned to the aeronautical spotlight in the late 1940s. 
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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.
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.
MISTY MISSION — COMPLETE EDITION MISTY MISSION — COMPLETE EDITION 2
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MISTY MISSION COMPLETE EDITION

L20220261
€28.34
That war wrecked us, it put an end to so much hope. We learned that we couldn't always win, and that from then on people hated us. But for three residents of Danville, a run-down town in Alabama — a rich kid, a worker's son made ill by his job, and a girl from the middle-class neighbourhoods — it would mean far more. Simply the end of what they believed...
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THE GREAT AERIAL WAR THE GREAT AERIAL WAR 2
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THE GREAT AIR WAR

L20190127
€26.54
The Great War was the first conflict in which aviation played a predominant role.
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RAFALE
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RAFALE

L20190079
€52.13
The combat aircraft of the future will be multinational or will not exist at all. The Rafale programme is emblematic of this profound industrial and strategic transformation.
AIR SHOW, THE NEW POWERS
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L20190078
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Since the end of the Cold War, numerous aeronautical trade shows and military air displays have emerged well beyond the Western sphere.
ARIANE, A EUROPEAN EPIC
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ARIANE, A EUROPEAN EPIC

L20190064
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On 26 November 1965, the Diamant launcher, departing from the Hammaguir base in Algeria, placed Astérix, the first French satellite, into orbit. The feat made France the third space power after the Soviet Union and the United States.
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BUILDING YOUR AIRCRAFT IN LEGO
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BUILDING YOUR AIRCRAFT IN LEGO

L20190058
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This book allows you to build legendary aircraft models in Lego. -Three construction levels: beginner, intermediate and advanced -Detailed step-by-step instructions
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ARDENNES 44 - OF CLOUDS AND FIRE - Air War over the Ardennes ARDENNES 44 - OF CLOUDS AND FIRE - Air War over the Ardennes 2
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ARDENNES 44 — OF CLOUDS AND FIRE: The Air War over the Ardennes

L20190002
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The air war over the Ardennes: from Antwerp to Bodenplatte On 16 December 1944, the most powerful artillery barrage the forces of a dying Third Reich would ever unleash on the Western Front — opened with the Normandy landings six months earlier — fell upon the American lines holding the thinly manned Ardennes front.
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PIN-UP LA FRENCH TOUCH T1 PIN-UP LA FRENCH TOUCH T1 2
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PIN-UP LA FRENCH TOUCH Vol. 1

L20220270
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With this first volume, Patrick Hitte opens the doors to a warm, sparkling and deliciously retro universe. Pin-Up: La French Touch T1 celebrates the pin-up as a figure of joy, fantasy and good humour: an image that makes you smile, that catches the eye, that evokes the posters of yesterday, the decorated aircraft noses, the aviators' lucky charms and an...
SPITFIRE, THE LEGEND
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SPITFIRE THE LEGEND

L20190041
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This book tells the story of the Spitfire, the variants and engines used, to chronicle this aircraft and its legendary exploits. A chapter is notably dedicated to the Spitfire's service with the French armed forces. Also featuring numerous detail photographs of airworthy examples.
Les Aéroplanes Voisins Les Aéroplanes Voisins 2
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The VOISIN Aeroplanes

L20180212
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OUT OF PRINT In 1908 Voisin and, in America, the Wrights were the only ones building machines that truly flew.
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Camouflage & Markings of French Aviation 1939-1945
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Camouflage & Markings of French Aviation 1939–1945

L20180206
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Everything you always wanted to know about French camouflage and markings but never dared ask — the foremost specialist on the subject, Christian-Jacques Ehrengardt, lays it all out across 216 pages.
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Encyclopedia of French Fighter Aircraft 1939-1942 Encyclopedia of French Fighter Aircraft 1939-1942 2
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Encyclopaedia of French Fighter Aircraft 1939–1942

L20180205
€37.82
This encyclopaedia devoted to French fighter aircraft of the 1939–42 period offers a sweeping panorama of the state of our aeronautical industry on the eve of an unprecedented cataclysm in the history of our country.
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ANGEL WINGS VOL. 5 - BLACK SANDS ANGEL WINGS VOL. 5 - BLACK SANDS 2
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ANGEL WINGS VOL. 5 - BLACK SANDS

L20220208
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Angela, still accompanied by Betty Lutton, finds herself on Iwo Jima after the attack on the cruiser taking them towards Tinian Island. A strange place to be reunited with Rob, her sweetheart, tasked with escorting the B-29s on their bombing runs over Japan. For Iwo Jima — a paradisiacal sandy islet in peacetime — is also the site of one of the most...
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GILLES DURANCE T4 - WINGS OF BLOOD GILLES DURANCE T4 - WINGS OF BLOOD 2
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GILLES DURANCE Vol. 4 - WINGS OF BLOOD

L20220248
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APRIL 1969: Following the disappearance of his wife, Gilles has resigned from the SDECE and distanced himself from his friends. As his world falls apart and he himself is at the bottom of an abyss, he searches for a way to strike back. But trapped by Soviet agents, he is led to the heart of the Sino-Soviet conflict on the Ussuri border for the most...
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Aviators in the Indochina War 1945-1957 - Testimonies
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Aviators in the Indochina War 1945–1957 – Testimonies

L20180147
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The Indochina War as told by those who lived it. Such could be the title of this work, which brings together testimonies from veterans of the air force and from their army comrades, in support of whom the former so often fought.
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GRUMMAN TOMCAT F-14 GRUMMAN TOMCAT F-14 2
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GRUMMAN TOMCAT F-14

L20180137
€20.85
The F-14 Tomcat needs no introduction: one of the most celebrated combat jets and certainly the most widely publicised in the history of aviation. The literature on the subject is abundant, but the "Avions et Pilotes" collection could not be complete without an issue dedicated to the last of Grumman's felines.
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THE FOCKE-WULF 200 CONDOR
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THE FOCKE-WULF 200 CONDOR

L20180130
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Despite its distinctive appearance, well known to World War II aviation enthusiasts, the Fw 200 — a militarised civilian transport aircraft — remains somewhat mysterious.
THE MORANE-SAULNIER MS-760 PARIS
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THE MORANE-SAULNIER MS-760 PARIS

L20180129
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The Morane-Saulnier 760 Paris was the first four-seat jet aircraft designed for military liaison, training and executive transport duties.
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GERMAN AVIATION 1919–1939
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GERMAN AVIATION 1919–1939

L20180119
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The interwar period is a fascinating, yet largely overlooked, chapter in the history of German aviation.
THE POWER OF THE ATLANTEANS T1 - THE BEETLE'S FLIGHT THE POWER OF THE ATLANTEANS T1 - THE BEETLE'S FLIGHT 2
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THE POWER OF THE ATLANTEANS VOL. 1 – THE FLIGHT OF THE BEETLE

L20220278
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1887: a meteorite falls to earth… 1944: a young French pilot joins the RAF to fight alongside the Allies. At the same moment, a German scientific expedition attempts to recover fragments of the meteorite. The beginning of an adventure that will plunge our young pilot beyond the boundaries of the known world.
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MISTY MISSION T3 - LARGE FORMAT B&W MISTY MISSION T3 - LARGE FORMAT B&W 2
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MISTY MISSION Vol. 3 - B&W LARGE FORMAT

L20220265
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Vietnam War, 1968. Two friends who could not be more different find themselves thrust into the defining conflict of the decade. Nick Beaulieu, an F-100 pilot, is part of the Misty Mission unit, also known as Commando Sabre — "mavericks" whose job is to carry out aerial reconnaissance. Josh Lacour has joined the men of MACV/SOG, clandestine units operating...
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MISTY MISSION T3 - FROM DARKNESS TO PURGATORY MISTY MISSION T3 - FROM DARKNESS TO PURGATORY 2
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MISTY MISSION Vol. 3 - FROM DARKNESS TO PURGATORY

L20220264
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Vietnam War, 1968. Two friends who could not be more different find themselves thrust into the defining conflict of the decade. Nick Beaulieu, an F-100 pilot, is part of the Misty Mission unit, also known as Commando Sabre — "mavericks" whose job is to carry out aerial reconnaissance. Josh Lacour has joined the men of MACV/SOG, clandestine units operating...
Lehrgeschwader 1, the Griffin Wing. Vol. 01 Lehrgeschwader 1, the Griffin Wing. Vol. 01 2
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The Lehrgeschwader 1, the Griffin Wing. Volume 01

L20180041
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Lehrgeschwader 1, or LG 1, an experimental bomber wing, was one of the first units stood up when the German military air arm was created shortly after 1933.
An Airman of the Normandie-Niémen An Airman of the Normandie-Niémen 2
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One of the Normandie-Niémen

L20180006
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One of the aces of the Normandie-Niémen with sixteen confirmed victories, Roger Sauvage published shortly after his return to France the account of his experience within this Franco-Russian fighter unit that became legendary in the history of aviation.
THE JUNKERS Ju 52, FROM THE LUFTHANSA TO THE LUFTWAFFE.
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THE JUNKERS Ju 52, FROM LUFTHANSA TO THE LUFTWAFFE.

L20180031
€33.18
This book, comprising more than 300 photographs that are virtually all previously unpublished, colour profiles as well as numerous tables and copies of period documents, traces the career of the Junkers 52 from its beginnings as an airliner through to its use as a military aircraft.
SAMURAI on Aircraft Carrier – Vol. 02
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SAMURAI on Aircraft Carriers - Volume 02

L20180019
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Published in 2006 and quickly out of print, the first edition of "Samouraï sur porte-avions" deserved to be revisited. The author therefore presents a second edition that is substantially expanded and considerably richer. The text has indeed been greatly enriched through the contribution and study of numerous documents, both Japanese and American, that...
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SAMURAI on Aircraft Carriers - Volume 01

L20180018
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Published in 2006 and quickly out of print, the first edition of "Samouraï sur porte-avions" deserved to be revisited. The author now presents a substantially expanded and greatly enriched second edition. The text has indeed been considerably supplemented by the contribution and study of numerous documents — both Japanese and American — that were not...
BREGUET AIRCRAFT - VOLUME 2 - The Monoplane Era
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BREGUET AIRCRAFT - VOLUME 2 - The Monoplane Age

L20180017
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With chief engineer Vullierme having been replaced by Georges Ricard (he was redeployed to the helicopter subsidiary), Louis Breguet allowed himself to be swept along by modernity and after 1933 had monoplane bomber, transport and ground-attack types developed, while initially continuing with the Bizerte biplane flying boats.
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BREGUET AIRCRAFT - VOLUME 1 - The Biplane Era
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BREGUET AIRCRAFT - VOLUME 1 - The Biplane Era

L20180016
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An engineer to his very core, Louis Breguet turned away after 1905 from electrical engineering to throw himself into aeronautics. He first experimented with rotary-wing designs, then focused on the biplane configuration with moderate success.
Aircraft of the Imperial Japanese Army.
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Aircraft of the Imperial Japanese Army.

L20180012
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With the thoroughness for which he is known, the author reviews all the aircraft of the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service, from its beginnings through to the defeat of 1945.
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D'azur et de Sable D'azur et de Sable 2
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D'azur et de Sable – An Aviator in Syria in 1923

L21070187
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Marcel Migeo is a great name from the heroic age of French aviation, even if he lacks the fame of a Mermoz, a Guillaumet or a Saint-Exupéry — all three of whom he knew personally. Refusing a pre-ordained career as a civil servant at the Ministry of Finance, he chose aviation out of a taste for adventure and travel.
ANGEL WINGS VOL. 4 - PARADISE BIRDS - GF ANGEL WINGS VOL. 4 - PARADISE BIRDS - GF 2
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ANGEL WINGS T4 - PARADISE BIRDS - LF

L20220207
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A routine mission for Angela: ferrying Betty Hutton, a scatterbrained pin-up hooked on amphetamines, from base to base… But is that truly the reason for her presence on the Pacific front? Could it not rather be a cover for this OSS agent, forever in pursuit of the truth about her sister's death?After the Himalayan trilogy, a new adventure for the...
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ANGEL WINGS VOL. 4 - PARADISE BIRDS ANGEL WINGS VOL. 4 - PARADISE BIRDS 2
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ANGEL WINGS VOL. 4 - PARADISE BIRDS

L20220206
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A routine mission for Angela: ferrying Betty Hutton, a scatterbrained pin-up hooked on amphetamines, from base to base… But is that the real reason for her presence on the Pacific front? Could it not rather be a cover for this OSS agent, ever in pursuit of the truth about her sister's death?After a first Himalayan cycle, a new adventure for the daring...
A&P N°10 - F-4 PHANTOM - Vol. 1: US NAVY / USMC
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A&P N°10 - F-4 PHANTOM - Vol. 1: US NAVY / USMC

L20170105
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Originally conceived as a carrier-based interceptor armed exclusively with missiles, the F-4 Phantom made such a promising start that the USAF in turn adopted it as a tactical fighter.
A&P - F-5 FREEDOM FIGHTER
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A&P - F-5 FREEDOM FIGHTER

L20170104
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Originally designed to provide the USAF with a lightweight fighter, the Northrop F-5 had only a marginal career in the United States, which used it for pilot air combat training.
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BREGUET 693
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BREGUET 693

L20170099
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The Breguet 693 had its baptism of fire in May 1940. Eleven aircraft from GBA 1/54 were committed in the Maastricht area against German columns. Unfortunately, the ground-attack tactics employed proved disastrous, leaving the aircraft particularly vulnerable, and ten of them, cut down by Flak, did not return. A twin-engine, two-seat attack bomber carrying...
US AIR FORCE EQUIPMENT – F-14 TOMCAT
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US AIR FORCE EQUIPMENT – F-14 TOMCAT

L20170098
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This collection is devoted to aircraft operated over the past five decades by the United States Air Force and Navy.
THE 12TH AND 15TH USAAF
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THE 12TH AND 15TH USAAF

L20170097
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Established in 1942 and immediately placed under the command of General Doolittle, the 12th Air Force was tasked with supporting Operation "Torch" on 8 November 1942.
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P40 CURTISS
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P40 CURTISS

L20170093
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The Curtiss P-40 is the first Allied fighter of the Second World War to have seen action on every battlefield.
5TH AIR FORCE
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5TH AIR FORCE

L20170090
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Descended from the Philippine Department Air Force, the 5th US Army Air Force was officially established on 5 February 1942, in the urgency brought on by the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor.
A&P - SPITFIRE VOLUME 2
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A&P – SPITFIRE VOLUME 2

L20170086
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By 1941, the Spitfire's career was well under way, and the RAF had a capable aircraft in the Mark V that met its requirements of the moment.
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THE VICTORY ADVERTISEMENTS
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THE VICTORY ADVERTISEMENTS

L20170082
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George Grod, passionate about comics, scale modelling, and aviation, discovered with wonder in 1944 the American magazines lent to him by an M.P. (military policeman) billeted near his Norman village.
THE BREGUET ALIZÉ
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THE BREGUET ALIZÉ

L20170078
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The Breguet Alizé, a carrier-borne aircraft designed for anti-submarine warfare, was developed from the Breguet Br 960 Vultur.
VOUGHT F-8 CRUSADER
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VOUGHT F-8 CRUSADER

L20170075
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The first supersonic aircraft of the US Navy, the Crusader allowed the Vought aircraft company to recapture the success it had enjoyed during the Second World War with its legendary F4U Corsair. 
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THE 9TH AIR FORCE
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THE 9TH AIR FORCE

L20170071
€39.76
In the context of preparations for the Normandy landings, the American high command became aware that the 8th Air Force alone would not be sufficient to provide tactical air support on such a large scale.
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GILLES DURANCE T3 - THE CONCORDE FLIGHT LF GILLES DURANCE T3 - THE CONCORDE FLIGHT LF 2
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GILLES DURANCE VOL. 3 – THE CONCORDE GF FLIGHT

L20220247
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Winter 1968. As the manufacturer Sud Aéronautique prepares its prototype of the supersonic Concorde for a first test flight, French intelligence services discover that the USSR is using stolen technological innovations for the development of a competing project: the Tupolev 144…
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GILLES DURANCE T3 - THE CONCORDE FLIGHT GILLES DURANCE T3 - THE CONCORDE FLIGHT 2
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GILLES DURANCE T3 - LE VOL DU CONCORDE

L20220246
€13.74
Winter 1968. As the manufacturer Sud Aéronautique prepares its prototype of the supersonic Concorde for a first test flight, French intelligence discovers that the USSR is using stolen technological innovations for the development of a competing project: the Tupolev 144…
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Soviet Paratroopers 1930-1945 Soviet Paratroopers 1930-1945 2
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Soviet Paratroopers 1930-1945

L20170028
€37.87
For the first time in both the West and Russia, a book brings together, among 900 expertly captioned illustrations, more than 400 period photographs — the majority previously unpublished — tracing the birth and rise of military and pre-military parachuting in the Soviet Union.
MALVINAS - THE SKY BELONGS TO THE FALCONS — COMPLETE EDITION MALVINAS - THE SKY BELONGS TO THE FALCONS — COMPLETE EDITION 2
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FALKLANDS – THE SKY BELONGS TO THE FALCONS – COMPLETE EDITION

L20220260
€28.34
May 1982. Argentina and the United Kingdom dispute sovereignty over the Falkland Islands in a merciless war.In this frozen hell, 1,000 kilometres from their coastlines, the Falcons — nickname of the Argentine pilots — discover air warfare for the first time in their history.
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MISTY MISSION T2 - IN HELL AS IN PARADISE MISTY MISSION T2 - IN HELL AS IN PARADISE 2
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MISTY MISSION Vol. 2 - FROM HELL TO PARADISE

L20220263
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Vietnam War, 1967. Two friends who could not be more different find themselves thrust into the defining conflict of the decade. Nick Beaulieu is an F-100 pilot who wants to join the Misty Mission unit, also known as Commando Sabre — "mavericks" whose job is to carry out aerial reconnaissance. Josh Lacour has ended up a "horseman" in the 1st Air Cavalry...
ELLE COMPLETE EDITION ELLE COMPLETE EDITION 2
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ELLE INTEGRALE

L20220243
€19.91
1944. In the midst of the Second World War, the city of Rennes is pounded by bombardments. Amid the ruins, Hippolyte discovers her. Large blue eyes, beautiful blonde curls… An angel's face! This strange young girl will overturn the destiny of this young boy, caught between love and war. For against the German occupier, the resistance is organising.
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MILITARY AERONAUTICS 1914–1918 MILITARY AERONAUTICS 1914–1918 2
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MILITARY AERONAUTICS 1914–1918

L20170019
€14.22 €28.44
This book describes the traditions and insignia of the first wings of what would become the French Air Force. « On 2 August 1914, France had 23 escadrilles and 138 aircraft. Four years later, 619 escadrilles had been created "administratively" for 371 operational units. More than 54,000 aircraft had been built … and 17,000 pilots trained »
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Study of Fire Against Aerial Targets - Confidential Report 1917 Study of Fire Against Aerial Targets - Confidential Report 1917 2
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Study of Anti-Aircraft Fire — Confidential Report 1917

CollLiv0077
€189.57
Study of fire against aerial targets by Captain Lévy — 1917 Confidential report on the origins of anti-aircraft artillery (A.A.). Numbered copy 300. Includes a note from the General Staff. RARE
Dieppe 1942 - Americans in Action
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Dieppe 1942 - Americans in Action

L20170013
€11.37 €22.75
To approach the 1942 Dieppe Raid from a different angle and with a human perspective — that is the aim pursued in this book.
Les Sans-Culottes de l'Air ed 1954
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Les Sans-Culottes de l'Air ed. 1954

CollLiv0063
€47.39
Rare. 252 pages. Plates and photographs. History of the illustrious tactical bomber unit Groupe Lorraine, which distinguished itself over four years (1941–1945) on the fronts of Abyssinia and Libya, then during the liberation of France and into the heart of Nazi Germany.
THE WAR SEEN FROM THE SKY
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THE WAR SEEN FROM THE SKY

L20160122
€21.80
Awarded his fighter pilot's wings in 1998, Commandant Marc S now has more than 3,800 flying hours to his credit, including nearly 2,200 hours on the Mirage 2000D. Flying this aircraft optimised for precision bombing, he took part in ten operational deployments and flew more than 150 combat missions in Afghanistan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and...
CORSAIR: 30 YEARS OF PIRACY
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CORSAIR: 30 YEARS OF PIRACY

L20160179
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The largest carrier-based fighter of the Second World War, a true beast laid bare by one of the finest aviation illustrators working today.
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MIRAGE 2000N
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MIRAGE 2000N

L20160178
€16.11
In service since 1988, the Mirage 2000N carries out on a daily basis an essential part of France's nuclear deterrence mission through the deployment of the Air Sol Moyenne Portée medium-range air-to-ground thermonuclear missile.
PHANTOM McDONNELL F-4 VOL. 2
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PHANTOM McDONNELL F-4 VOL. 2

L20160176
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Shortly after entering service with the US Navy in 1960, the US Air Force in turn took an interest in the F4H-1 Phantom II, and it was in May 1963 that the first F-4C of the USAF — broadly identical to the US Navy aircraft — made its maiden flight and exceeded Mach 2 on that occasion.
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PIN-UP WINGS VOLUME 2 PIN-UP WINGS VOLUME 2 2
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PIN-UP WINGS VOL. 2

L20220274
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True glamour icons, pin-ups are inseparable from the history of aviation, forever synonymous with adventure and passion. Romain Hugault, a genuine devotee of the genre, is a virtuoso of this art. He takes great pleasure, between comic book pages, in producing new illustrations of these ladies — always sprightly, sometimes cheeky but never vulgar. Painted...
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ANGEL WINGS VOL. 3 - TARGET BROADWAY ANGEL WINGS VOL. 3 - TARGET BROADWAY 2
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ANGEL WINGS T3 - OPERATION BROADWAY

L20220205
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March 1944, on the Burma front: a vast counter-offensive by the Imperial Japanese Army is overrunning the Allied lines and beginning to push into India; our "Burma Banshees" squadron must evacuate its base in a hurry. With fury in their hearts, Rob and Philip are forced to abandon Angela and Jinx to their fate after their aircraft crashes in the jungle;...
TYPHOON VOLUME 2 TYPHOON VOLUME 2 2
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TYPHOON VOL. 2

L20220283
€13.74
1942 rolls on: in less than twelve months, Jean will seize the opportunity to carry out the mission he has set himself in memory of Raymond — strafing the Gestapo building in the heart of Brussels. On his side, Simon, acting on orders from his superiors, has been assigned the very same objective. The events Jean is about to live through and confront over...
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CIEL DE GUERRE VOL. 4 - OPERATION TORCH CIEL DE GUERRE VOL. 4 - OPERATION TORCH 2
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CIEL DE GUERRE T4 - OPERATION TORCH

L20220239
€13.74
November 1942. An impressive Anglo-American fleet launches its landings in North Africa, defended by the Vichy army. The French squadrons engaged against the Allied carrier aircraft maintain the fight until the ceasefire. With peace signed, another ordeal awaits the pilots on both sides: forming a single squadron despite resentment and recriminations.
L'AVIATRICE VOL. 2 - EASTERN ADVENTURES L'AVIATRICE VOL. 2 - EASTERN ADVENTURES 2
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THE AVIATRIX T2 - EASTERN ADVENTURES

L20220226
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After a first leg disrupted by spies and the rivalry of shadowy competitors, geopolitics now enters the picture. Attacked by a band of Kazakh rebels, Nora is taken prisoner. Will she manage to escape and complete the Raid to Asia?
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PIN-UP WINGS VOLUME 4 PIN-UP WINGS VOLUME 4 2
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PIN-UP WINGS VOL. 4

L20220276
€15.64
Pin-ups and aircraft in the incomparable style of Romain Hugault. A must for any aviation enthusiast and lover of beautiful ladies!
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GILLES DURANCE T2 - CATALINA MON AMOUR GILLES DURANCE T2 - CATALINA MON AMOUR 2
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GILLES DURANCE T2 - CATALINA MON AMOUR

L20220245
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Summer 1968. France is preparing to test its first thermonuclear bomb in Polynesia. While the secret services chase stolen documents from the Centre d'Expérimentation du Pacifique, Durance Aviation establishes itself in Tahiti…
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MISTY MISSION T1 - ON EARTH AS IN HEAVEN MISTY MISSION T1 - ON EARTH AS IN HEAVEN 2
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MISTY MISSION Vol. 1 - ON EARTH AS IN HEAVEN

L20220262
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1967, at the height of the escalating American presence on Vietnamese soil, two childhood friends with nothing in common experience war firsthand. One of them will know war as an infantryman with the 1st Cavalry Division, the other as a pilot flying the F-100D with the 612th TFS of the US Air Force.
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CIEL DE GUERRE VOL. 3 - ALERT IN SYRIA CIEL DE GUERRE VOL. 3 - ALERT IN SYRIA 2
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CIEL DE GUERRE T3 - ALERTE EN SYRIE

L20220238
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June 1941. The British, supported by General De Gaulle's Free French Forces, attack Lebanon and Syria, French mandate territories that remained loyal to Pétain. In the skies, Dewoitine 520s in Vichy colours engage in a fratricidal struggle against Hurricanes and P-40 Tomahawks. British roundels against French roundels.
CIEL DE GUERRE VOL. 2 - COCKADES IN FLAMES CIEL DE GUERRE VOL. 2 - COCKADES IN FLAMES 2
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CIEL DE GUERRE T2 - COCARDES EN FLAMMES

L20220237
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June 1940, the summer of disaster for France. The "Diables Rouges" squadron suffers the general collapse and retreats to North Africa. But the armistice of 22 June 1940 reshuffles the cards and unravels oaths of allegiance and friendship. From now on, everyone must choose their colours: Vichy or Free France!
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TYPHOON VOLUME 1 TYPHOON VOLUME 1 2
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TYPHOON VOL. 1

L20220282
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In 1943, during the Second World War, a Belgian pilot — Baron Jean de Selys Longchamps — flying with the RAF, went without orders, taking advantage of one of his missions, to strafe the building occupied by the Gestapo in the very heart of Brussels, killing many… An act of bravery, personal revenge?
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ANGEL WINGS T2 - BLACK WIDOW
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ANGEL WINGS T2 - BLACK WIDOW

L20220289
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Above the Burmese jungle, death now stalks the pilots of the "Burma Banshees" on a daily basis; for Angela, working for the OSS — American intelligence services — the priority is to unmask the traitor in the service of the Japanese who tips them off about the Yankee fighters' sorties, wreaking havoc within the squadron; fortunately, the beautiful Jinx...
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GILLES DURANCE VOL. 1 - THE WHITE BOMBER
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GILLES DURANCE T1 - LE BOMBARDIER BLANC

L20220244
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Spring 1967. The federal government of Nigeria reacts to the secession of Biafra by declaring war and organising a blockade. The situation is further complicated by the intervention of foreign countries whose arms sales fuel the conflict…
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CIEL DE GUERRE VOL. 1 - THE RED DEVILS CIEL DE GUERRE VOL. 1 - THE RED DEVILS 2
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CIEL DE GUERRE T1 - LES DIABLES ROUGES

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May 1940, the end of the "Phoney War" and the brutal unleashing of the Blitzkrieg on France. Etienne de Tournemire is a freshly qualified young lieutenant who has just joined his squadron — the Diables Rouges. Against all expectations, the German armoured forces have succeeded in crossing the Ardennes massif, long considered impassable.
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L'AVIATRICE VOL. 1 - NORA L'AVIATRICE VOL. 1 - NORA 2
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THE AVIATRIX VOL. 1 - NORA

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But the journey promises to be perilous in more ways than one; the distances and the crossing of uncertain regions will make the route difficult… All the more so as Nora and Théo are suspected of espionage by aggressive foreign powers. They will be shown no quarter throughout their odyssey.
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PIN-UP WINGS VOLUME 1 PIN-UP WINGS VOLUME 1 2
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PIN-UP WINGS VOLUME 1

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The reissue in standard format of the first Pin-Up Wings, a long out-of-print and highly sought-after album. Pin-ups and aircraft in Romain Hugault's incomparable style. A must for any enthusiast.
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PIN-UP WINGS VOLUME 3 PIN-UP WINGS VOLUME 3 2
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PIN-UP WINGS VOLUME 3

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Third collection of Pin-Up illustrations signed by Romain Hugault: pure visual pleasure!
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BOMBROAD VOL. 3 - YANKEE STATION BOMBROAD VOL. 3 - YANKEE STATION 2
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BOMBROAD T3 - YANKEE STATION

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1972. The war is nothing more than a wound that will not stop bleeding, burying the illusions of the sixties. Nixon has withdrawn virtually all ground troops, leaving only advisers and air power in the service of a dying South Vietnam.
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CIEL EN RUINE VOL. 5 - EDEN HOTEL CIEL EN RUINE VOL. 5 - EDEN HOTEL 2
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CIEL EN RUINE T5 - EDEN HOTEL

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Eden Hotel… Barely delivered from the flames of an infernal world, our brave Nikolaus longs to reach a peaceful sky without even passing through purgatory. In vain; the road to deliverance is nothing but a heavy dreamless sleep sinking through the macabre backdrop of a city writhing in agony beneath the funereal glow of fires: Berlin, the collapsed...
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BOMBROAD VOL. 2 - CHU LAI BOMBROAD VOL. 2 - CHU LAI 2
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BOMBROAD T2 - CHU LAI

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1969. People make love for peace on campuses, while in Washington,the politicians have chosen their side by forbidding us from bombing the north,prolonging a war that needed no prolonging and lengthening the list of victims.
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CIEL EN RUINE VOL. 4 - TRAP IN POMERANIA CIEL EN RUINE VOL. 4 - TRAP IN POMERANIA 2
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CIEL EN RUINE T4 - PIEGE EN POMERANIE

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Flee and do not look back, Nikolaus! Hunted through forests and plains, the shadow of death looming close. Twice lost in snow and fog, the sky retreats beneath an eternal conspiracy. Before evening falls again, the breath of a sunken world will carry you to the edge of the abyss. Let your heart be resolute!
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LE GRAND DUC T3 - WULF ET LILYA LE GRAND DUC T3 - WULF ET LILYA 2
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THE GRAND DUKE VOL. 3 – WULF AND LILYA

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Spring 1945. For the Luftwaffe, the hunt is up! Cut to pieces on every front, the German wings can no longer hold out against a relentless, determined, and above all overwhelming enemy. Everything still airborne is now concentrated on the Reich's defence line, as the arrogant Empire shrinks a little more with each passing day…
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BOMBROAD VOL. 1 - DA NANG BOMBROAD VOL. 1 - DA NANG 2
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BOMBROAD T1 - DA NANG

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Da Nang, South Vietnam, 1967. Bradley "Redneck" Towsend joins VMFA-314, the Black Knights squadron, at the controls of an F-4 Phantom. But in 1967, the Vietnam War is already taking a nasty turn for US troops…
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LE GRAND DUC T2 - COMRADE LILYA LE GRAND DUC T2 - COMRADE LILYA 2
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THE GRAND DUKE Vol. 2 - COMRADE LILYA

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Autumn 1944; the German front is collapsing on all sides. Cut to pieces, the Luftwaffe desperately attempts to resist the countless swarms of Soviet fighters, but cannot contain the inexorable steamroller of the Red Army.
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LE GRAND DUC T1 - LES SORCIERES DE LA NUIT
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THE GRAND DUKE Vol. 1 - THE NIGHT WITCHES

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Winter 1943. In the hell of the Eastern Front, the all-powerful Luftwaffe holds total supremacy of the skies and rains fire and steel upon the retreating Russian troops. Faced with the Nazi steamroller, Soviet aviation has little but the heroism of its pilots to pit against it in an attempt to slow its inexorable advance. Lilya is one of those "Night...
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CIEL EN RUINE T2 - ALARMSTART CIEL EN RUINE T2 - ALARMSTART 2
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CIEL EN RUINE T2 - ALARMSTART

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"Bomber im Visier"… The gleaming silhouette of a Flying Fortress fills the gunsight of the Me 262 jet fighter. It is the first combat mission for Nikolaus Wedekind, who has just joined the famous JG 7 squadron.
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BEYOND THE CLOUDS VOL. 2 - COMBAT
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BEYOND THE CLOUDS VOL. 2 - BATTLES

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1939. As Europe prepares to plunge into one of the most terrible wars in history, Pierre Lucas-Ferron and Allan Thompson struggle against their inner demons. They have been, in turn, friends, rivals, adversaries. Now allies, they will have to fight. Side by side. Face to face…
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CIEL EN RUINE T1
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CIEL EN RUINE T1

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January 1945. A devastated Germany sacrifices its last pilots at the controls of the most advanced jet fighter of the Second World War: the Me 262. Nikolaus Wedekind is one of those hastily trained young pilots destined for a programmed death. But the devil watches over…
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BEYOND THE CLOUDS VOL. 1 - DUELS
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BEYOND THE CLOUDS VOL. 1 - DUELS

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Southern winter, 1933: two pilots meet over the Andes cordillera. For Pierre, the Frenchman, and Allan, the American, it is the beginning of a long relationship in which friendship and rivalry will intertwine. Their shared passion for aviation will be both the spice and the foundation of that bond.
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THE LAST FLIGHT
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THE LAST FLIGHT

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1943–1945. The 20th century was living through its darkest hours. While the earth trembled under bombs, the sky had become a prize of power and the theatre of fierce combat. Up there, aircraft brushed past one another, men fought, destinies crossed. Four pilots each take to the air in turn to carry out the mission assigned to them.
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