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THE AUSTRALIAN ARMY AT WAR 1914-1918 / 1939-1945
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Australia, a dominion little known before the First World War, forged a strong national identity from 1915 onwards. It fought on the battlefields of Gallipoli, at the Dardanelles. It also intervened in the terrible fighting on the French front from 1916, at Fromelles in the Nord, then at Arras and on the Somme. During the Second World War, the Australians...
RÜCKMARSCH 1944, THE GERMAN RETREAT ON ALL FRONTS
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At the beginning of June 1944, the Third Reich still extended its domination over the greater part of Europe. The German strategy for the summer of 1944 was all-round defence. This was intended to allow a decisive outcome in the West before returning to the offensive in the East. By the end of the summer, a series of defeats unprecedented in their scale...
THE DESERT EPIC, THE BRITISH 8TH ARMY (VOLUME I)
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The British 8th Army in the desert The defining, almost iconic experience of the British Army during the Second World War remains the confrontation that entered history under the name of the "Desert War." The aura of the 8th Army is unmatched among the British armies of the Second World War. Only the reputation of the 21st Army Group that landed in...
The Indochina War - Dictionary The Indochina War - Dictionary 2
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The Indochina War - Dictionary

L20210174
€33.18
The Indochina War in dictionary form, by the leading French and foreign specialists The historiography of the Indochina War is enriched for the first time by a dictionary encompassing the essential themes of the conflict that, between 1945 and 1954, marked the beginning of decolonisation for the French Empire. Research carried out by some fifty civilian...
THE LAST SQUARE - Fighters of Honour and Lost Soldiers...
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The spirit of sacrifice throughout history. " Merde! The Guard dies and does not surrender ". The famous retort, attributed to General Cambronne at Waterloo, illustrates contempt for death and authentic sacrifice: that which consists in voluntarily giving one's life for a man, a cause, an ideology, or a homeland. Contrary to what one might think, such...
ALLIED RADIOS - Volume 2 - British, American and Canadian... ALLIED RADIOS - Volume 2 - British, American and Canadian... 2
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British, American and Canadian signal equipment 1940-1945 « On 6 June 1944, on the beaches as well as inland, virtually all orders and reports — with rare exceptions — for all combat arms were transmitted by radio communications... » Never before had an encyclopaedic work presented so many Allied military signal sets to such a wide audience. Although not...
THE WAFFEN-SS PARATROOPERS VOL.3 -... THE WAFFEN-SS PARATROOPERS VOL.3 -... 2
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This is a very little-known subject. A Waffen-SS paratrooper battalion was formed in autumn 1943 to carry out special operations missions. The author, a Luftwaffe paratrooper captain (West Germany) holding German, French, and US jump qualifications, who served in the 1960s before becoming a historian, presents a detailed history in three volumes of nearly...
BERLIET TRUCKS IN ADVERTISEMENTS 1956-1958 BERLIET TRUCKS IN ADVERTISEMENTS 1956-1958 2
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Berliet is certainly the most iconic and most representative marque in the world of French trucks, by virtue of its longevity — its first truck was built in 1907 —, the breadth of its ranges and the variety of vehicle types manufactured. Berliet has always been extremely prolific in producing advertising materials, with at least one document published per...
STUKAS! The Luftwaffe's Dive Bombers
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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...
The TRIPARTITE Minehunters
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The TRIPARTITE Minehunters

L20210162
€36.02
The Tripartite Minehunters (CMT) have been in service since 1984. The result of a successful cooperation between France, the Netherlands and Belgium, forty vessels were built, of which thirteen were commissioned by the French Navy. Mine hunting has replaced sweeping with a meticulous exploration of the seabed combining sonar and mine-clearance divers,...
PANZER KOMMANDEUR - At the heart of the Panzertruppen,...
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Panzer Kommandeur - The war memoirs of Hans von Luck, an officer who served in the most prestigious Panzer-Divisionen from 1939 to 1945, at last accessible in French! Having fought on every front — from the plains of northern France in 1940, through Russia in 1941, Libya and Egypt in 1942, Normandy and Alsace in 1944, and finally Germany in 1945 — von...
The Saint-Cyr Coëtquidan Military Academy – The Great...
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The book presenting the history of the Saint-Cyr Coëtquidan military academy. The Saint-Cyr Coëtquidan Military Academy today brings together three schools: the École spéciale militaire, the École militaire interarmes and the École militaire des aspirants de Coëtquidan, created in 2020. Whether recruited by competitive examination, promoted from the ranks...
ALPS 1940, THE UNDEFEATED ARMY ALPS 1940, THE UNDEFEATED ARMY 2
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ALPS 1940, THE UNDEFEATED ARMY

L20210156
€18.91
Alps 1940, the undefeated army. Résistance Libération collection, Stéphane Lavit, Jérôme Croyet. This book does not aim to retell the official history of the Armée des Alpes. Nor is it an exhaustive compilation; the idea is to provide a sense and a general understanding of what these troops were in 1939 and 1940, particularly in the key sector of the...
THE 193RD GLIDER INFANTRY REGIMENT IN THE ARDENNES -... THE 193RD GLIDER INFANTRY REGIMENT IN THE ARDENNES -... 2
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The 193rd Glider Infantry Regiment in the Ardennes. Résistance Libération collection, Richard Frognier. This book is the result of nearly twenty years of work. Drawing on research in official archives and interviews with veterans, Richard Frognier retraces the forgotten story of ordinary young men swept up in the turmoil of the greatest conflict humanity...
ROYAL ETRANGER - 1921-2021 - A Century of History of the...
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This large-format book traces a century of history of the 1er REC (Régiment Étranger de Cavalerie), a well-known unit of the French Foreign Legion. 100 years of heroism: from the first engagements in the Levant to the final clashes in the Sahel. 100 years of sacrifice: from the rice paddies of Indochina to the mountains of Afghanistan. 100 years of...
In the Storms of History - Memoirs of Colonel de La...
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In April 1961, Colonel de La Chapelle commanded the famous 1er régiment étranger de cavalerie. Convinced that "there are things that simply are not done", he chose to commit his unit to the Algiers putsch. This courageous officer began his career at the age of 20 as a simple soldier. During the twenty-seven years in which he would serve France under arms,...
NUTS & BOLTS VOL 45 - Sd.Kfz. 10 - leichter Zugkraftwagen... NUTS & BOLTS VOL 45 - Sd.Kfz. 10 - leichter Zugkraftwagen... 2
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Complete study of these vehicles. This book contains 449 photographs, including 290 period photographs taken at the front or drawn from manuals, 113 colour photographs of restored vehicles with detail photoscopes, 28 colour photographs of 5 models, 16 camouflage scheme illustrations and 69 scale drawings.  240 pages, soft cover, german & english...
From the AMX 13 to the Leclerc - French Cold War Tanks
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Built on the development of several war machines that shaped their era, the Ateliers de Construction d'Issy-les-Moulineaux were one of the crown jewels of the French defence industry. It was on them that the French Army would notably rely, in the aftermath of the Second World War, to embark on an ambitious rearmament programme.
Bell UH-1 Huey – On All Fronts
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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...
TANKS IN NORMANDY – Summer 1944, the Clash
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Prepared in the utmost secrecy, Operation "Overlord" is one of the most audacious offensives of the Second World War: tens of thousands of soldiers had to be ferried across the English Channel, landed on beaches defended by the Germans and the enemy had to be prevented from halting the offensive. And one particular weapon had been gaining ever-greater...
DIAMOND T VEHICLES OF THE U.S. ARMY DIAMOND T VEHICLES OF THE U.S. ARMY 2
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€23.70
Diamond T Vehicles of the U.S. Army, by Didier Andres Between 1940 and 1945, the Diamond T Motor Car Company delivered just over 50,000 vehicles to the U.S. Army and its Allies. Within this production, just over 30,000 were 4-ton, 6×6 heavy trucks, which came in numerous variants: cargo, wrecker, ponton carrier, engineer dump, map van, etc. The "Diamond"...
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
2000 Years of French Fortification - From the 4th Century... 2000 Years of French Fortification - From the 4th Century... 2
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2000 YEARS OF FRENCH FORTIFICATION From the 4th century BC to the Atlantic Wall Oppida, castles, fortified churches, and urban ramparts dot the French landscape, while forts and Maginot works near the borders evoke former barriers. Why this omnipresent fortification? Historians, architects, and urban planners seek, for various reasons, an answer. They...
At the Val-de-Grâce – Three Centuries at the Heart of the Libraries
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At the heart of the 5th arrondissement of Paris, placed at the centre of attention — from the royal Benedictine abbey to the École du Val-de-Grâce — the library and its collections have always been a source of pride for their users. In a setting of stone and greenery, they offer conditions conducive to study, research and reflection. Open to all, they are...
Callsign Clochette — Medical Officer of the BEP and REP — 70 Years in Service of the Legionnaires Callsign Clochette — Medical Officer of the BEP and REP — 70 Years in Service of the Legionnaires 2
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No one leaves the REP without having left a part of themselves behind. For 70 years, having served in one of the Foreign Parachutist Battalions and Regiments has remained a unique human and professional experience for all the officers, non-commissioned officers, and legionnaires who one day stepped through the door of an aircraft alongside the men of the...
The Military School of Saint-Cyr l'École - 50 Years
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At Saint-Cyr l'Ecole, after two and a half centuries of history — from Louis XIV to the Second World War — nothing remained of the École de Saint-Cyr. Two and a half centuries of teaching, instruction and human development. This institution, whose founder hoped would endure as long as France, and France as long as the world, was razed by Allied bombing in...
100 Portraits for a Centenary - RICM
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€32.23
The Regiment of Marine Tank Infantry is one hundred years old. Since its creation, it has been present on every operational theatre where France has been engaged. If it is today a unit of great prestige by virtue of its history, it owes that above all to its marsouins. They came from near and far and gave their blood to defend their country. This book...
HISTORY OF THE ENGINEERS
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€43.60
The Engineers can lay claim to an existence of more than three centuries; the high level of technical, even scientific, knowledge that their action demands has always set them apart. This album traces the entire history of this arm up to the present day.
1st Parachute Transport Regiment
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The youngest of the airborne formations, the 1st Parachute Train Regiment was created from the merger of the Air Delivery Regiment of Metz and the Airborne Mobile Operational Base of Toulouse. In this new configuration, it upholds the traditions of air delivery, those of the air supply companies and the airborne bases of Indochina, which bore the heavy...
21st RIMa – Croche et Tient
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21st RIMa - Grips and Holds

L20220167
€39.81
Born of the 1900 law on the reorganisation of the Colonial Troops, the 21st RIMa is today a sprightly centenarian based in Fréjus on the shores of the Mediterranean. Its rich and long history makes it one of the most prestigious regiments of the arm. Carrying on the traditions of the 2nd Colonial Infantry Regiment of the garrison, the 21st RIC was created...
152nd Infantry Regiment — Les Diables Rouges
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It was born on the banks of the Rhine. That metaphor alone perfectly encapsulates the deep vocation of the 152nd Infantry Regiment, the "Diables rouges" of the Régiment d'Alsace. Its history, punctuated by great feats of arms and periods of dormancy, reaches its peak at the Hartmannswillerkopf and during the Great War.The regiment appears in the order of...
16th Chasseur Battalion – Steel Battalion
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16th Battalion of Chasseurs, Steel Battalion. Today the sole heir of the mechanised chasseurs, the 16th Battalion tells its history from 1854 to the present day.
The Armored Cavalry in Algeria 1954–1962 The Armored Cavalry in Algeria 1954–1962 2
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The Armoured Cavalry in Algeria 1954–1962, lessons learned. This work retraces, with often previously unpublished documents, the history of this arm throughout the Algerian conflict.
The Schools of the Legion of Honour
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The Légion d'honneur Schools

L20220161
€39.81
The Légion d'honneur Schools, an abundantly documented and richly illustrated work, presents all insignia, medals, prizes and documents.
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