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1940 - TRUTHS AND LEGENDS
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1940 - TRUTHS AND LEGENDS

L20200073
€12.32
The defeat of 1940: how did it come to this? On 13 May 1940, three days after the start of the German offensive, the lines of the French army were breached. On 17 June, Pétain called for a cessation of fighting. On 22 June, the armistice was signed in the forest of Compiègne. On 10 July, deputies and senators voted full powers to the Marshal. In two...
THE RUSSIAN IMPERIAL NAVY from 1870 to its fall.
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THE RUSSIAN IMPERIAL NAVY from 1870 to its fall.

L20200057
€47.30
French works on the Russian Imperial Navy are rare. The same may be said of English and American publications. Yet the Russian Imperial Navy was an exceptional force, torn as it was between three principal theatres: the Baltic, the Pacific and the Black Sea, of which only the first two could be linked (at great difficulty), the Black Sea remaining...
13 HOURS
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13 HOURS

L20200191
€19.91
Account of the events that unfolded on the night of November 11, 2012 in Benghazi, Libya, during the terrorist attack on a US diplomatic building and a nearby CIA base. For thirteen hours, six former US special forces soldiers repelled the terrorists assault after assault, until the American government decided to intervene.
THE MASTER AT ARMS
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THE MASTER AT ARMS

L20200190
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A special forces operator within the Navy SEALs, B. Webb was among the first sent to Afghanistan following 9/11. His missions included exploring Tora Bora, that remarkable network of caves in the Safed Koh mountains, a true stronghold of the most fanatical Taliban. This book retraces his missions and covers the training of soldiers.
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SPECIAL FORCES
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SPECIAL FORCES

L20200189
€33.08
Published to coincide with the release of the film starring D. Kruger, B. Magimel and D. Hounsou among others, this album revisits the story of the shoot. Interviews with the production team, the military advisors who collaborated on its making, and the actors who immersed themselves in the world of special forces are included.
THE SCORPIONS OF SPIN BOLDAK
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THE SCORPIONS OF SPIN BOLDAK

L20200188
€19.91
The author traces the operational history of a Special Operations Command unit. From 1993, the men of CPA 10 (Commando Parachutiste de l'Air No. 10) developed their skills to become specialists in their field, capable of conducting raids and unleashing devastating air strikes (Afghanistan, Libya, Mali, etc.).
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.
A LEGIONNAIRE'S LIFE
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A LEGIONNAIRE'S LIFE

L20200186
€19.91
From Kolwezi to Afghanistan with the 2nd REP The first firsthand account by a French legionnaire who took part in the majority of the 2nd REP's operations: at Kolwezi in 1978, in the Central African Republic and Chad, in the former Yugoslavia between 1992 and 1999, in Côte d'Ivoire in 2002, and in Afghanistan in 2010.
THE SOUL OF A WARRIOR
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THE SOUL OF A WARRIOR

L20200185
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Posthumous publication of notebooks kept by the Colonel from 1941 to 1961, ranging from the Sahara desert to the Indonesian jungle and the Algerian djebel. In this compilation of excerpts from his correspondence and letters he received, he emerges as an unyielding and determined soldier, while also sharing his moments of doubt, despair and anger.
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THE ONE WHO ESCAPED
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THE ONE WHO ESCAPED

L20200184
€19.91
In January 1991, during the first Gulf War, a commando of eight men from the British Special Air Service is inserted behind Iraqi lines. The author will be the only one to come out free and alive, surviving 8 days and 7 nights in the desert without water or food. He also recounts his time in the Army as a sniper.
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FOR THE GLORY OF THE PENNANT
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FOR THE GLORY OF THE PENNANT

L20200183
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The most decorated non-commissioned officer in the French Army, this parachutist major bears witness to his forty years in the service of the Foreign Legion. He recounts his memories of military operations in Vietnam, Indochina and Algeria.
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THE VIOLENCE OF ACTION
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THE VIOLENCE OF ACTION

L20200182
€19.91
Afghanistan, 2009. U.S. Army Sergeant Clinton Romesha and his men begin dismantling Combat Outpost Keating — isolated, barely accessible, difficult to defend and the target of incessant attacks. On 3 October, 300 heavily armed Taliban launch an assault on the outpost, defended by fifty lightly entrenched soldiers. The fighting lasts nearly fourteen hours.
THE CHILDREN OF LOYADA
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THE CHILDREN OF LOYADA

L20200181
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1976: the French Territory of the Afars and the Issas is gripped by independence unrest. On 3 February, a school bus from the French air base, carrying children on board, is taken hostage and comes to a stop at the Loyada border post. An elite unit still unknown to the public, the GIGN, is dispatched to the scene. After thirty hours of tension, a rescue...
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GIGN - WE WERE THE FIRST
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GIGN - WE WERE THE FIRST

L20200180
€19.91
The history of the first ten years of this elite gendarmerie unit, created in 1973 to combat hostage-taking and respond to the most extreme situations, told by C. Prouteau, the founder of the GIGN.
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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THE OPERATOR
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THE OPERATOR

L20200178
€19.91
The author recounts his twenty years of service in the most secretive special forces unit of the Navy SEALs. He took part notably in the rescue of Marcus Luttrell, the liberation of Captain Richard Phillips, and the assault on Osama bin Laden's compound — whom he killed with three shots.
THE INDOCHINA WAR AS SEEN BY THE CIA
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THE INDOCHINA WAR AS SEEN BY THE CIA

L20200177
€19.91
A rediscovery of the Indochina War through CIA archives, in which French officers and politicians confide their fears and hopes to the American embassy.
SEVEN TROOP
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SEVEN TROOP

L20200176
€19.91
An autobiographical account tracing the author's journey from his integration into one of the squadrons of the SAS (Special Air Service) in 1983 to his return to civilian life ten years later. During this period, strong bonds formed between the soldiers, bearing witness to their humanity and their brotherhood of arms in situations that pushed them to...
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MARIUS - COMMANDO COURSE
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MARIUS - COMMANDO COURSE

L20200175
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Placed in state care as a child, Alain A. abandons his studies once an adult and sets out to make a name for himself in the Marseille underworld, accumulating offences. A chance encounter changes everything. He joins the naval infantry school in Lorient and goes on to become a legend within the French Special Forces.
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AN UNCONVENTIONAL WARRIOR
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AN UNCONVENTIONAL WARRIOR

L20200174
€19.91
The author recounts his enlistment as a seaman in the US Navy as a signalman, his discovery of the SEALs, the Navy's special forces, and his determination to join one of the two existing teams. Deployed twice to Vietnam and subsequently appointed military adviser to Cambodia, he is later given the mission of creating a new exceptional special unit: SEAL...
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 SURVIVOR
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THE SURVIVOR

L20200172
€19.91
In June 2005, a Navy SEALs team is inserted into the heart of Afghanistan's Kunar province with the mission of capturing or neutralising an entrenched Taliban commander: this is Operation Redwing. The team falls into an ambush and, despite reinforcements, nineteen Americans are found dead. M. Luttrell, wounded during the fighting, is the sole survivor of...
RETURN TO COMBAT
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BACK TO COMBAT

L20200171
€19.91
In June 2005, M. Luttrell is the sole survivor of Operation Redwing. Repatriated to the United States for medical treatment, his only motivation is to return to combat. In October 2006, he is sent to Iraq to fight in the city of Ramadi, where insurgents reign by terror. Witnessing the deaths of several of his comrades, he recounts his experience of urban...
AMERICAN SNIPER
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AMERICAN SNIPER

L20200170
€19.91
Autobiography of sniper Chris Kyle, a former member of the United States Navy special forces, the Navy SEALs, deployed notably in Iraq. He holds the record for the most confirmed kills in American military history. Adapted for the screen by Clint Eastwood (2015).
FIRE SUPPORT IN AFGHANISTAN
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FIRE SUPPORT IN AFGHANISTAN

L20200169
€19.91
A JTAC (Joint Terminal Attack Controller) sergeant gives a first-hand account of the daily reality faced in Afghanistan by this British Army elite. Deployed on the ground in direct contact with the enemy, these men direct air strikes from the battlefield, enabling pilots to engage the enemy with precision and avoid friendly fire.
HIGHWAY TO HELL
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HIGHWAY TO HELL

L20200168
€17.54
50,000 mercenaries have been deployed in Iraq since the announcement of the end of hostilities in May 2003. This multinational army, comprising more than twenty nationalities, is made up of men who hire out their services and provide protection in particular for businessmen, engineers, surveyors, politicians and journalists. A first-hand account.
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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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ON THE FRONT LINE
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FIRST INTO ACTION

L20200166
€19.91
A first-hand account from the inside by the youngest recruit ever to join the Special Boat Service, one of the most formidable units of the British special forces.
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