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1929–1935 - The Crisis
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1929–1935 - The Crisis

L20240130
€23.70
Through the profound destabilisation it caused, the crisis of 1929 reshuffled the cards of history. The post-war period was thought to be over, inflation finally tamed, the thorny question of reparations settled by the Young Plan, peace definitively guaranteed by the League of Nations and the Briand-Kellogg Pact. And yet within a few years all these fine...
Female Collaborators, 1940–1945 - A History of the Women...
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Female Collaborators, 1940–1945 - A History of the Women Who Supported the Vichy Regime...

L20240129
€22.75
"Female collaborators": the mere mention of the word calls to mind images of the thousands of French women crushed by the savage purges and publicly shorn at the Liberation for having "sinned" with the enemy. Sometimes, too, one recalls other events that marked the years of Occupation — such as the notorious trip to Germany undertaken by French actresses...
The D-Day Landings - Truths and Legends
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The D-Day Landings - Truths and Legends

L20240128
€12.32
The truth behind "The Longest Day". The sky is leaden and the swell in the Channel grows ever more violent. Major Pluskat's bunkers are dripping with damp. Field Marshal Rommel has left his headquarters to celebrate his wife's birthday. The Germans are convinced that the Allies will not land… These scenes, kept alive by countless screenings of The Longest...
STURMARTILLERIE DE LA WAFFEN-SS Vol. 4 Hohenstaufen -... STURMARTILLERIE DE LA WAFFEN-SS Vol. 4 Hohenstaufen -... 2
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STURMARTILLERIE DE LA WAFFEN-SS Vol. 4 Hohenstaufen - Frundsberg

L20240126
€33.18
In this fourth and penultimate volume of the series on the Sturmgeschütze of the Waffen-SS, Pierre Tiquet turns his attention to two celebrated armoured divisions, at one time grouped together within the II. SS-Panzer-Korps: the 9. and 10. SS-Panzer-Divisionen, respectively named "Hohenstaufen" and "Frundsberg". Despite the fairly rapid disbanding of...
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Caesar against Vercingetorix - Nine Months of War in Gaul
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Caesar against Vercingetorix - Nine Months of War in Gaul

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In 52 BC the Gallic uprising led by the Arvernian Vercingetorix broke out. The first months of the war were a succession of skirmishes, with Vercingetorix conducting a form of avant la lettre guerrilla warfare. Julius Caesar decided to seek a decisive victory by attacking the capital of the Arverni. The fighting, somewhat disjointed, ended in an...
LECLERC TANK, FROM THE COLD WAR TO THE CONFLICTS OF TOMORROW
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LECLERC TANK, FROM THE COLD WAR TO THE CONFLICTS OF TOMORROW

L20240124
€55.92
Designed to destroy Soviet tank hordes on the plains of Germany, the Leclerc set the performance bar so high that, forty years after its conception, engineers the world over still dream of matching it when designing a new tank. Hitting seven moving targets at up to 3,000 m while travelling cross-country at 50 km/h in one minute is a feat achievable only...
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CASTILLON 17 July 1453 - France Wins the Hundred Years' War CASTILLON 17 July 1453 - France Wins the Hundred Years' War 2
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CASTILLON 17 July 1453 - France Wins the Hundred Years' War

L20240121
€18.96
On 17 July 1453, a decisive turning point in the history of France. Before the stronghold of Castillon, supported by the cavalry of Pierre II, Duke of Brittany, the troops of Charles VII commanded by Jean de Bueil and the Bureau brothers faced the Anglo-Gascon forces one final time, led by an experienced but ageing captain, John Talbot. This final battle,...
THE HEDGEROW WAR - Two Months in the Hell of the Bocage... THE HEDGEROW WAR - Two Months in the Hell of the Bocage... 2
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THE HEDGEROW WAR - Two Months in the Hell of the Bocage (June-August 1944)

L20240120
€24.55
The hedgerow war was arguably the most gruelling fighting undertaken by American troops in Europe, before the Hürtgen Forest and the Ardennes counter-offensive. In the weeks following the Landings, the GIs found themselves confronted with an unexpected environment whose significance high command had not truly grasped. The bocage proved to be a deadly trap...
THE COMPLETE HISTORY OF COMMANDO BADGES THE COMPLETE HISTORY OF COMMANDO BADGES 2
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THE COMPLETE HISTORY OF COMMANDO BADGES

L20240119
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This work explores the history of the 104 commando badges officially recognised by the Service historique de la défense, from the first issued in 1972 to the most recent in 2023. It provides an overview of the various patents and their evolution over the years, as well as the many unofficial badges. The authors, Vivien Bureu and Ronan Levesque, both...
HS Gazette Des Armes No. 28 — THE KALASHNIKOV — FROM THE... HS Gazette Des Armes No. 28 — THE KALASHNIKOV — FROM THE... 2
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HS Gazette Des Armes No. 28 — THE KALASHNIKOV — FROM THE COLD WAR TO THE PRESENT DAY

L20240118
€20.85
Designed by a young Red Army sergeant, Mikhail T. Kalashnikov, who wanted to provide Soviet soldiers with a quality weapon, the Kalashnikov became the symbol of communist armies and of the guerrilla movements supported by China and the USSR during the Cold War. It has since become a commercial product, sometimes arming Russia's enemies or anti-communist...
The Odyssey of the 506th PIR from Toccoa to D-Day The Odyssey of the 506th PIR from Toccoa to D-Day 2
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The Odyssey of the 506th PIR from Toccoa to D-Day

L20240116
€37.44
Easy Company is the best-known airborne parachute company among military history enthusiasts. It has become so famous that some regard it as the unit that ensured the success of the Landings. Until now, no one had undertaken to place its exploits back in their historical context. This work aims to step back from the myth by placing the actions of these...
DE GAULLE - 14 June 1944, A Historic Day DE GAULLE - 14 June 1944, A Historic Day 2
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DE GAULLE - 14 June 1944, A Historic Day

L20240115
€35.07
14 June 1944: a defining day for the liberation and the fate of post-war France. In the face of the hostility of President Roosevelt and the United States, who sought to occupy and make France a vassal state, General de Gaulle restored national integrity at Bayeux on that day. A remarkable document in which the author reconstructs these historic moments...
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