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A BRIEF HISTORY OF WAR. From Mesopotamia to Ukraine
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A BRIEF HISTORY OF WAR. From Mesopotamia to Ukraine

L20260016
€18.86
5,000 years of the art of war in 200 pages Since the dawn of humanity, war has determined the life and death of individuals and peoples. From the 3rd millennium BC, with the refinement of weapons and tactics, the phenomenon of warfare gathered momentum across the steppes of Central Asia, in Mesopotamia and in ancient China. Subsequently, ancient Greece,...
THE FRENCH IN THE KOREAN WAR - BF/ONU 1950–1953 THE FRENCH IN THE KOREAN WAR - BF/ONU 1950–1953 2
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THE FRENCH IN THE KOREAN WAR - BF/ONU 1950–1953

L20250174
€65.40
The history of the French Battalion of the UN during the terrible Korean War was until now very poorly known. After twenty years of research by the author, his quest for testimonies from direct witnesses — many of whom have since passed away — allowed him to gather the personal recollections of former officers, non-commissioned officers, corporals and...
REDISCOVERING THE VIKINGS
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REDISCOVERING THE VIKINGS

L20250173
€27.96
Vikings are increasingly in the spotlight of films and television series, often with significant departures from what archaeological and historical research tells us. Through that research and the work of demanding re-enactment groups, the author finally allows us to rediscover them. The Vikings… Their raids, and the ancient Scandinavian civilisation from...
Figures of Soldiers – Crimea 1854–1856 Figures of Soldiers – Crimea 1854–1856 2
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Figures of Soldiers – Crimea 1854–1856

L20250170
€39.81
THE TIMELESS LEGACY OF THE CRIMEAN CAMPAIGN 1854–1856: Art and Moral Forces Sevastopol, 8 September 1855. The main naval port of the Russian Imperial Fleet on the Black Sea has just fallen to the Franco-British expeditionary force, supported by two small Turkish and Sardinian contingents, bringing an end to a year of gruelling siege warfare punctuated by...
1870–1871: A Conflict Through Images - Carnet de la... 1870–1871: A Conflict Through Images - Carnet de la... 2
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1870–1871: A Conflict Through Images - Carnet de la Compagnie d'Elite & Sabretache

L20250169
€18.96
The Franco-Prussian War is a conflict largely unknown to our contemporaries. It must be said that everything was done to erase from history the defeat that precipitated the fall of the Second Empire, beginning with the removal of this event from history books as early as the Third Republic. Later it would be overshadowed by the bloody but glorious war of...
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UP FRONT - The Hidden Face of the US Army - Pulitzer...
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UP FRONT - The Hidden Face of the US Army - Pulitzer Prize 1945

L20250167
€23.60
Pulitzer Prize 1945 - The cult reportage by the GIs' favourite cartoonist "The surest way to become a pacifist is to join the infantry." Bill Mauldin A gifted child from a poor family, Bill Mauldin (1921–2003) enlisted in 1940 and became the cartoonist for the great Army daily Stars and Stripes. Sent to the European front, he was the first to describe the...
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ARMY - Histories and Traditions
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ARMY - Histories and Traditions

L20250166
€28.34
To know where one is going, one must know where one has come from. Our history and our traditions are fine ones and deserve to be known. Histoire et Traditions de l'armée de Terre is an unprecedented work that traces, through its units, its colours and its mottoes, every period in the history of a thousand-year-old army. At once a journey through time, a...
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Steel Battalion – 16th Battalion of Light Infantry...
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Steel Battalion – 16th Battalion of Light Infantry (Chasseurs à Pied)

L20250165
€37.82
Steel Battalion For 170 years, the 16th Battalion of Chasseurs à Pied has answered the call of duty. On the battlefields of both World Wars, through decolonisation and overseas operations, this elite unit has forged its identity as a chasseur à pied, proud of its past and resolutely looking to the future. Whether in the heart of the Bitche country or on...
7th Battalion of Alpine Chasseurs from Saint-Omer to...
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7th Battalion of Alpine Chasseurs from Saint-Omer to Isère. History and Testimonies...

L20250164
€37.82
Discover new information and a great many previously unpublished photographs and maps about this exceptional unit, 10 years after first publication! From the fighting at Hilsenfirst in 1915 to the engagements in Mali and Niger a century later, the 7th Battalion of Alpine Chasseurs has traversed the military history of our country with the style, dash,...
The Napoleonic Wars in History
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The Napoleonic Wars in History

L20250163
€28.34
Historiography and contributions to the history of war The history of the Napoleonic Wars is itself an object of historical study. Narrated and theorised by witnesses and participants from the years following the fall of the Empire and the death of Napoleon, the Napoleonic war has been studied, taught, depicted and re-enacted for two centuries, in step...
GENERAL CATROUX - A Military Man and Diplomat - Portrait...
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GENERAL CATROUX - A Military Man and Diplomat - Portrait of a "grand seigneur" of Free...

L20250161
€23.60
A man of shadow and light, General Georges Catroux embodies the paradoxes of his era. A brilliant military officer, skilled diplomat and key intelligence operative, he moved through the major conflicts of the 20th century leaving an often overlooked mark. Heir to Lyautey, companion from the first hour of Charles de Gaulle, Catroux distinguished himself...
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CHARLES AILLERET, DE GAULLE'S STRATEGIST
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CHARLES AILLERET, DE GAULLE'S STRATEGIST

L20250160
€25.50
After the end of the Algerian War, General de Gaulle relied on one man to transform an army that had become an instrument of colonial order-keeping into a modern force equipped with nuclear weapons, intended primarily to maintain France's rank and sovereignty in Europe. A graduate of the École Polytechnique, resistance fighter, deportee, key architect of...
War Stories – Men, Objects and Memory of the Great War...
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War Stories – Men, Objects and Memory of the Great War 1914–18

L20250154
€17.06
The Great War told through the prism of objects: helmets, uniforms, notebooks, identification tags and many other silent witnesses of the conflict. A passionate collector since childhood, Benoît Chalhoub takes us on a journey to the heart of his collection, where each piece becomes the starting point for a story of human courage, suffering or hope. Far...
In the Footsteps of Captain Cam - Méhariste of the... In the Footsteps of Captain Cam - Méhariste of the... 2
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In the Footsteps of Captain Cam - Méhariste of the Interwar Years

L20250153
€20.85
Camille Mathieu entered the army by entering the war. At the age of 20. He had intended to go into teaching, but from the very first engagements of 1914–1918, amid the thunder of shells and bombs, his military vocation imposed itself upon him. He took part in, among other engagements, the Second Battle of Champagne on 25 September 1915. Wounded twice....
THE KRIEGSMARINE 1935–1945 - HISTORY - UNIFORMS -...
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THE KRIEGSMARINE 1935–1945 - HISTORY - UNIFORMS - INSIGNIA - EQUIPMENT

L20250152
€46.45
2025 REPRINT A magnificent colour album presenting all uniform pieces, rank insignia and badges of the Kriegsmarine, including those of U-Boot crews. This work traces the history, organisation, uniforms and equipment of the German war navy between 1935 and 1945. A formidable weapon which, despite its limited resources, would ultimately prove the only...
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German Belt Buckles 1933-1945 Vol. 1 - Heer - Luftwaffe -... German Belt Buckles 1933-1945 Vol. 1 - Heer - Luftwaffe -... 2
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German Belt Buckles 1933-1945 Vol. 1 - Heer - Luftwaffe - Kriegsmarine - Polizei -...

L20250151
€46.45
You have been waiting many years for it — at last, a publication in French on German belt buckles from 1933 to 1945. Authentic buckles will hold no more secrets for you; everything is broken down and explained in plain terms. This first volume presents the models of the Heer, the Luftwaffe, the Kriegsmarine, the Polizei, the Postschutz and the RAD. The...
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THE PARAS AT DIEN BIEN PHU - 20 November 1953 - 12 March... THE PARAS AT DIEN BIEN PHU - 20 November 1953 - 12 March... 2
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THE PARAS AT DIEN BIEN PHU - 20 November 1953 - 12 March 1954

L20250150
€47.30
This book retraces with unprecedented historical rigour, day by day, the combat of the paratroopers at Diên Biên Phu, weaving together testimonies, period documents and terrain study to bring to life the hell of the battle and the heroism of the combatants. There are names that carry a particular resonance in our History. Diên Biên Phu rings in the...
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Civil Wars - From the Renaissance to the Present Day
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Civil Wars - From the Renaissance to the Present Day

L20250148
€20.85
" The greatest of evils is civil war " (Pascal) Following on from their previous successful collective work Le dernier carré, Jean-Christophe Buisson and Jean Sévillia have brought together renowned historians and journalists to recount the most significant civil wars that have disfigured the history of humanity, from the Wars of Religion that tore Europe...
The Great War Beyond the Trenches - Tannenberg,...
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The Great War Beyond the Trenches - Tannenberg, Caporetto, Tsingtao, Jutland, Togoland...

L20250147
€22.65
The Great War elsewhere and otherwise. Must the First World War be reduced to the Western Front, from the North Sea to the Swiss border and the famous trenches? The British Western Front, the German Westfront, the French front de l'Ouest — which the Grand General Staff reduced to the " North and North-East " of France — was considered the primary theatre,...
The Tragic History of the 16. Pz.-Div. During the Battle...
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The Tragic History of the 16. Pz.-Div. During the Battle of Stalingrad January 1943 -...

L20250146
€23.70
Following the first volume of La Tragique Histoire de la 16. Pz.-Div. durant la Bataille de Stalingrad Décembre 1942 - Tome 1 engaged north of Stalingrad from September to December 1942, this dying division continues fighting against the 66th Red Army until 2 February 1943, under the command of Generalleutnant Angern. Relentless, he refuses to surrender...
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Wattignies - 15-16 October 1793 Wattignies - 15-16 October 1793 2
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Wattignies - 15-16 October 1793

L20250145
€18.96
In the late summer of 1793, the French Republic stood on the brink of collapse. Engaged in a war against a powerful coalition of European states, it had suffered defeat after defeat since the spring, and on all its borders its territory was being invaded. On 8 September 1793, by seizing victory at Hondschoote in Flanders over their Anglo-Hanoverian...
1944, AMERICAN ARMOUR - From Normandy to Mons 1944, AMERICAN ARMOUR - From Normandy to Mons 2
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1944, AMERICAN ARMOUR - From Normandy to Mons

L20250144
€37.44
The decisive success of Operation "Cobra" left in the collective imagination an indelible impression of overwhelming power. Images of a wave of tanks still associated today with an all-powerful US Army. And yet! Four years earlier, in July 1940, the US Army did not possess a single tank worthy of the name, nor a single armoured division! The purpose of...
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THE BATTLES OF THE ARDENNES - 1870, 1914, 1940. The... THE BATTLES OF THE ARDENNES - 1870, 1914, 1940. The... 2
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THE BATTLES OF THE ARDENNES - 1870, 1914, 1940. The Unexpected Fate of the French Army

L20250141
€20.85
On the eve of the three great European conflicts of 1870, 1914, and 1940, the French army enjoyed an uncontested reputation for excellence. The geopolitical context, the play of alliances, the motivations and intentions of the German adversary were certainly very different from one era to the next; yet France's military power was taken very seriously...
The Other Landing - War Correspondents The Other Landing - War Correspondents 2
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The Other Landing - War Correspondents

L20250140
€18.96
At the heart of the summer 1944 fighting On 6 June 1944, the Allied Armada sweeping through the skies and onto the beaches of Normandy brought with it some of the most celebrated war correspondents, including photographer Robert Capa, writer and journalist Ernest Hemingway, and later Cornelius Ryan, author of The Longest Day. Women, though barred from...
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