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SECRET AGENTS PARACHUTED INTO EUROPE 1940–1955 SECRET AGENTS PARACHUTED INTO EUROPE 1940–1955 2
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SECRET AGENTS PARACHUTED INTO EUROPE 1940–1955

L20200123
€22.75
Only a part of the history of secret agents parachuted into Europe during World War II is known today — that of the clandestine agents of the SOE, the BCRA or the Abwehr. Drawing on destinies that have remained in the shadows until now, Gaston Erlom recounts a few successes and several tragedies of this struggle. But most of the parachute drops into...
IN THE SERVICE OF FRANCE – The Journey of an Intelligence Officer
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IN THE SERVICE OF FRANCE – The Journey of a Shadow Officer

L20200119
€18.01
This book is an adventure novel inspired by memories of true stories in some cases, and often lived experiences in others… The locations, countries, identities and course of these missions are not all real, or are often only partly so, in order to distance them in time and space. The author noting that it could not have been otherwise, so as not to risk...
THE CUNNING WINS! – An Anthology of Wartime Deception THE CUNNING WINS! – An Anthology of Wartime Deception 2
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THE CUNNING WINS! - An Anthology of Military Deception

L20200118
€18.96
What does military deception consist of? Is it indispensable for victory, as Sun Tzu claims, or merely incidental, as Clausewitz suggests? How has it been used throughout the centuries? What is the situation today? With what results? Does one have the right to deceive one's adversary in all circumstances and by all means? Are there rules, a doctrine? Does...
U.S. ARMY SIGNAL CORPS VEHICLES U.S. ARMY SIGNAL CORPS VEHICLES 2
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U.S. ARMY SIGNAL CORPS VEHICLES

L20200086
€23.70
The standardisation of the American army's vehicle fleet would take time before being achieved in the early 1940s. In parallel, modern and powerful signal equipment was being developed, and it had to be made mobile. Among the major vehicle families of the U.S. Army, one finds trucks, workshop trucks, vans and trailers designed by the Signal Corps,...
SOLDIERS OF ALGERIA 1954–1962 Guide Militaria 13 SOLDIERS OF ALGERIA 1954–1962 Guide Militaria 13 2
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SOLDIERS OF ALGERIA 1954–1962 Guide Militaria 13

L20200085
€18.91
With this Guide Militaria and its 30 period uniforms presented on living mannequins, the author invites you to rediscover the silhouettes of French servicemen and women of the Algerian War. A representative sample covering the Army, the Air Force, the Navy, the Gendarmerie, without overlooking female personnel or other formations little known to the...
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ALL THE ARMORED VEHICLES OF THE FRENCH ARMY - From... ALL THE ARMORED VEHICLES OF THE FRENCH ARMY - From... 2
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ALL THE ARMORED VEHICLES OF THE FRENCH ARMY - From Origins to 1940

L20200076
€37.87
2nd edition of Tous les blindés de l'armée française des origines à 1940, by François Vauvillier. When France entered the war in September 1939, its rearmament effort since the adoption of the first new-model equipment in 1935 had been considerable: more than 2,700 modern combat vehicles — tanks and armoured cars — had been delivered over four years by...
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THE ACTION DIVISION IN LAOS 1945 – Missions KAY 1 and KAY 2 THE ACTION DIVISION IN LAOS 1945 – Missions KAY 1 and KAY 2 2
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THE ACTION DIVISION IN LAOS 1945 – Missions KAY 1 and KAY 2

L20200070
€32.23
On 15 August 1945, Emperor Hirohito announced the surrender of Japan. Taking advantage of the ensuing confusion and of France's weakness, the independence movements did everything to prevent her return to the Union. In Laos, the Lao Issara independence movement and the Viet Minh would oppose the roughly 500 fighters of the Franco-Laotian guerrilla, who...
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ALPINE - THE RETURN TO COMPETITION
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ALPINE - THE RETURN TO COMPETITION

L20200056
€18.48 €36.97
Alpine. Le retour en compétition, by the Alpinistes team comprising François-Xavier de Gébert, Vincent Fleurette, Pierre-Emmanuel Alain and Fabien Cuvillier.
AML PANHARD
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AML PANHARD

L20200034
€23.70
At the end of the Algerian War, the need for a light armoured car made itself felt. This book will take you through the remarkable adventure that began in the early 1960s.
CLANDESTINE RADIO OPERATORS
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THE CLANDESTINE RADIO OPERATORS

L20190164
€23.65
It is important to pay tribute to those who gave their lives for Freedom in the battle of the Airwaves waged from 1940 to 1944: the clandestine radio operators. The target of a merciless campaign by the Germans, the "pianists", men and women alike, had a life expectancy of just six months...
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THE MAQUIS OF THE AIN - The Victorious Resistance THE MAQUIS OF THE AIN - The Victorious Resistance 2
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THE AIN MAQUIS - The Victorious Resistance

L20190145
€18.91
As early as 1940, the Ain — a key département on the North–South corridor — refused to accept defeat. Close to Lyon and Switzerland, it became the heart of the resistance organisation, first against Vichy and then against the Germans from 1943 onwards.
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Combat Tanks - Recognition Manual Combat Tanks - Recognition Manual 2
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Combat Tanks - Recognition Manual

L20190143
€18.91
The tank remains the most powerful weapon in the land army's arsenal — a weapons system combining formidable firepower, significant cross-country mobility and proven ballistic protection.
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THE UNDERWORLD UNDER THE OCCUPATION THE UNDERWORLD UNDER THE OCCUPATION 2
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THE UNDERWORLD UNDER THE OCCUPATION

L20190128
€18.91
The underworld under the occupation. Bandits, thugs and small-time crooks. Illustrated chronicle. Collection Vivre l'Histoire, by Raoul d'Aubervilliers
AMBULANCES & MEDICAL VEHICLES OF THE U.S. ARMY AMBULANCES & MEDICAL VEHICLES OF THE U.S. ARMY 2
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AMBULANCES & MEDICAL VEHICLES OF THE U.S. ARMY

L20190124
€23.70
Of all the belligerents of the Second World War, the United States of America established an unparalleled medical infrastructure. The efforts made to provide care for soldiers were without equivalent, and the means deployed surpassed anything that had previously existed.
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ALEXANDER'S CENTURIONS ALEXANDER'S CENTURIONS 2
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ALEXANDER'S CENTURIONS

L20190123
€18.01
Les Centurions d'Alexandre. Field diary of the armed wing of the French secret services. 1975–1981, by Patrick Manificat.
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OTTO SKORZENY. THE MOST DANGEROUS MAN IN THE THIRD REICH OTTO SKORZENY. THE MOST DANGEROUS MAN IN THE THIRD REICH 2
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OTTO SKORZENY. THE MOST DANGEROUS MAN IN THE THIRD REICH

L20180172
€27.49
An extraordinary figure, shaped by history, Otto Skorzeny became, from the end of the Second World War onwards, "the most wanted man in Europe" — if not "the most dangerous man in the Third Reich"!
All Laffly Military Vehicles 1914-1940 All Laffly Military Vehicles 1914-1940 2
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All Laffly Military Vehicles 1914–1940 – Vauvillier Collection

L20180148
€18.96
LAFFLY Who could have predicted that the venerable company founded in the mid-19th century and for a very long time specialised in road-building equipment would become one of the most celebrated manufacturers of vehicles for the French army?
GRUMMAN TOMCAT F-14 GRUMMAN TOMCAT F-14 2
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GRUMMAN TOMCAT F-14

L20180137
€20.85
The F-14 Tomcat needs no introduction: one of the most celebrated combat jets and certainly the most widely publicised in the history of aviation. The literature on the subject is abundant, but the "Avions et Pilotes" collection could not be complete without an issue dedicated to the last of Grumman's felines.
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