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An Untold History of France in 100 Maps An Untold History of France in 100 Maps 2
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The history of France mapped, from prehistory to the present day, and narrated by Jean Sévillia. In 5 parts — " Origins ", " The Kingdom of France ", " The French Nation ", " Facing the Trials of the 20th Century " and " Towards the France of Tomorrow " — and in 100 previously unpublished and richly detailed maps, from the principal prehistoric sites to...
PLAN Z THE GERMAN NAVAL FANTASY
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PLAN Z THE GERMAN NAVAL FANTASY

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Too often reduced to an improbable naval construction programme dictated by Hitler, Plan Z nonetheless has origins predating the Third Reich and would undergo many strategic and technical evolutions before the Nazi dictator took a genuine interest in it. The fact remains that Plan Z would shape the Kriegsmarine throughout the 1930s, giving it the...
U-BOOT TYP IX — All Versions of the U-Bootwaffe's...
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Following a volume devoted to the Typ VII, and another to the last-chance U-Boote (Typ XXI and Typ XXIII), éditions Caraktère invites you to review the different versions of the mighty Typ IX, designed to strike hard and far. The book first presents in detail the technical origins of the Typ IX, then its direct predecessor, the lesser-known Typ IA. The...
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ITALIAN FIGHTER AIRCRAFT 1939-1945
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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...
EPOPEES: The Cuirassiers, from Origins to 1918 EPOPEES: The Cuirassiers, from Origins to 1918 2
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This work invites you to discover the cuirassiers, distinguished cavalrymen who traversed the history of France from the 18th century to the end of the First World War, both witnesses and heroic actors in the victorious battles and dark defeats of the French army. Combining epic accounts, meticulous descriptions of uniforms and remarkable illustrations,...
Naval History of the Second World War
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Co-edition Perrin / Ministère des Armées Hundreds of thousands of works have been written on the Second World War, in dozens of languages. Many of them do indeed address the maritime dimensions of the conflict, the role played by the Royal Navy, the Kriegsmarine and the United States Navy, the role of the various naval forces on a given theatre of...
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Charles Martel

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The victory over the Arabs at Poitiers in 732: this is about all that remains of Charles Martel in the collective memory. A mere skirmish, or a clash of civilisations that saved Europe from Islamisation? The significance of this famous battle has seen renewed interest in the current context and is the subject of vigorous debate. However, one would be...
Memoirs of General Dietrich von Choltitz
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For our contemporaries, Dietrich Von Choltitz has the features of Niels Arestrup, who portrayed him masterfully in Volker Schlöndorff's film "Diplomatie", staging his fateful face-to-face with Swedish consul Raoul Nordling, played by André Dussollier. At the conclusion of their discussions, the military commander of Paris agrees not to carry out Hitler's...
The Kriegsmarine Submarines 1935-1945. Dönitz's "Grey...
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Winston Churchill, British Prime Minister during the Second World War, declared: "The only thing that ever really frightened me during the war was the U-boat peril." Across these two volumes on the U-Boote, the author covers the entirety of the German submarines, describing their specifications, commands, victories and losses, whether during the war or...
Kriegsmarine Submarines 1935-1945. Dönitz's "Grey Wolves"...
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Winston Churchill, British Prime Minister during the Second World War, declared: "The only thing that ever really frightened me during the war was the U-boat peril." In these two volumes on the U-Boote, the author covers all German submarines in detail, describing their specifications, commands, victories and losses, both during the war and after the end...
LINE INFANTRY Volume 2 - 1814-1830
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The Line Infantry bore the brunt of the final years of the Empire, from the campaign in France to Waterloo, before radically changing its face in 1815, at the time of the Second Restoration. Indeed, infantry regiments temporarily disappeared in favour of departmental legions before adopting the uniform whose colours would not change again until the Great...
1870-1871 Perspectives on the Franco-German War - Carnet...
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Perspectives on the Franco-German War of 1870-1871 This special issue on the conflict of 1870-1871 aims to complement the many studies and accounts that have been published on this subject. It does not claim to "recount" the war in the face of this wealth of easily accessible and highly comprehensive sources. La Sabretache has favoured a more diverse...
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