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Equipages. Life on Board and Traditions of the Sailors of... Equipages. Life on Board and Traditions of the Sailors of... 2
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Equipages. Life on Board and Traditions of the Sailors of La Royale

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La Marine nationale (La Royale) is one of the last institutions that can pride itself on the human dimension of a crew. When the last mooring line of one of its vessels slips into the water, a very particular world comes into being in an instant. A group of men and women leaves dry land to live a collective experience in a closed environment, far from any...
THE 101ST AIRBORNE IN FRANCE 1944–1945 – The Twilight of... THE 101ST AIRBORNE IN FRANCE 1944–1945 – The Twilight of... 2
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THE 101ST AIRBORNE IN FRANCE 1944–1945 – The Twilight of the Eagles

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Discover The 101st Airborne in France by Denis van den Brink, a hardbound volume of 144 pages devoted to the campaigns and French postings of the famous American airborne division. 945, the Twilight of the Eagles retraces the French journey of one of the most celebrated American divisions of the Second World War. Written by Denis van den Brink, this work...
JAGUAR, THE FELINE IN ACTION
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JAGUAR, THE FELINE IN ACTION

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€49.95
In 2007, the Jaguar continued its career in India, before taking a well-earned retirement in the pantheon of legendary aircraft. This work, enriched with nearly 600 photographs, 19 profiles, three-view drawings by Jean-Jacques Petit and numerous operational anecdotes illustrated with action photographs, will take you through the "saga" of the Jaguar, from...
VBL Panhard VBL Panhard 2
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VBL Panhard

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€28.44
VBL Panhard. Always up front. By Charles Maisonneuve. Preface by Major General Benoît Aumonnier.
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

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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...
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Set Europe Ablaze! - British Special Units and Commandos
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Set Europe Ablaze! - British Special Units and Commandos

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Available June 16, 2025 The Second World War was the true laboratory for what we today call "special forces". While all the belligerents raised commando, sabotage or guerrilla units, it was the British who created the greatest number and often the most original. Indeed, His Majesty's Army has always displayed an innate talent for bringing together...
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The GMC Cargo – Workhorse of the U.S. Army The GMC Cargo – Workhorse of the U.S. Army 2
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The GMC Cargo – Workhorse of the U.S. Army

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Available June 16, 2025 The GMC truck is probably, along with the jeep, the best-known military vehicle of the Second World War. Acting on the principle that more is better, the U.S. Army equipped itself in 1940 with an all-terrain, four-wheel-drive truck whose payload was truly suited to the heavy logistics of world war. More than 700,000 units were...
The Crapouillots and the French Trench Weapons of the... The Crapouillots and the French Trench Weapons of the... 2
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The Crapouillots and the French Trench Weapons of the Great War

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In the autumn of 1914, the French army was brutally confronted with a new form of combat: trench warfare. In order to counter the fire of the Minenwerfer and strike the enemy sheltering at the bottom of his trenches, it was necessary to create a new curved-fire artillery piece capable of launching heavy explosive-laden projectiles. Improvised in a matter...
The 1st Motorised Dragoon Regiment 1929–1940 The 1st Motorised Dragoon Regiment 1929–1940 2
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The 1st Motorised Dragoon Regiment 1929–1940

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€35.07
Available 16 June 2025 The 1st battalion, later regiment, of dragoons embodies the modernisation and mechanisation of the French cavalry during the 1930s. In 1939 it was one of the best trained, most competent and most modern regiments in the army. This first book devoted to this type of regiment covers the unit's history, its operational doctrine, its...
Erwin Rommel. The most famous general of the Third Reich. Erwin Rommel. The most famous general of the Third Reich. 2
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Erwin Rommel. The Most Famous General of the Third Reich.

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Among all the generals of the Third Reich, Field Marshal Erwin Rommel is unquestionably the best known, the one whose prestige stands highest. The British, whom he faced in North Africa and in Normandy, were his principal adversaries and those who contributed most to his reputation as a great soldier, a consummate tactician and a chivalrous warrior. They...
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THE 3RD AMERICAN INFANTRY DIVISION "MARNE DIVISION"
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THE 3RD AMERICAN INFANTRY DIVISION "MARNE DIVISION"

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This book is the only one in French recounting the history of the 3rd Infantry Division of the United States Army, from its creation to the present day. This major active-duty division is also nicknamed "Marne Division" owing to its exploits in 1918. Between the two wars, it survived on the order of battle despite the "crisis of '29". After the United...
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THE CUSTOMS OFFICERS IN THE BATTLE OF FRANCE 1939-1940 THE CUSTOMS OFFICERS IN THE BATTLE OF FRANCE 1939-1940 2
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THE CUSTOMS OFFICERS IN THE BATTLE OF FRANCE 1939-1940

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1939, the year France was plunged into a new world conflict, marked a third black chapter for the customs officers. After 1870 and 1914, the Military Corps of Customs was once again mobilised. Like their predecessors before them, this third generation of customs fighters did their duty, upholding the motto « Honneur et Patrie » on their standard. These...
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THE U.S. ARMY FIELD HOSPITAL 1941-1945 The Evacuation... THE U.S. ARMY FIELD HOSPITAL 1941-1945 The Evacuation... 2
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THE U.S. ARMY FIELD HOSPITAL 1941-1945 The Evacuation Hospital

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The evacuation hospital is the medical unit capable of providing all types of definitive medical and surgical care, positioned furthest forward toward the front. From their entry into the war in 1941, the United States devoted considerable energy and committed a colossal budget to ensuring that soldiers received the best possible care and, above all, that...
ALL LATIL MILITARY VEHICLES 1914-1940 - VOL. 1. TRUCKS... ALL LATIL MILITARY VEHICLES 1914-1940 - VOL. 1. TRUCKS... 2
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ALL LATIL MILITARY VEHICLES 1914-1940 - VOL. 1. TRUCKS AND ROAD TRACTORS - Vauvillier...

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Does anyone remember that Georges Latil, thanks to his patent registered in 1897, was the forerunner of the famous front-wheel drive? At that dawn of the automobile age, the concept had a modest objective: to transform a horse-drawn vehicle by replacing its team of horses with a motorised front axle driving the front wheels which, remaining steerable,...
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READY? JUMP! With the First French Military Paratroopers READY? JUMP! With the First French Military Paratroopers 2
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READY? JUMP! With the First French Military Paratroopers

L20240202
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This fascinating saga traces both the training of the first parachute instructors of the French Air Force and the creation of the first Air Infantry Groups. It is this period of wild enthusiasm, often tempered by dashed hopes, that this work recounts with humour and finesse, written in a lively style that reads like a vivid adventure story. The author...
MARINE CORPS TANK MARKINGS IN THE PACIFIC MARINE CORPS TANK MARKINGS IN THE PACIFIC 2
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MARINE CORPS TANK MARKINGS IN THE PACIFIC

L20240193
€40.71
The markings applied to Marine Corps tanks in the Pacific are a source of great interest for armour enthusiasts, and especially for scale modellers, who find in them an almost endless diversity and originality. However, apart from a few scattered references in books covering broader subjects, there are no specialist works in English on the topic. This...
AMERICAN AIRMEN IN EUROPE, 1942 - 1945 AMERICAN AIRMEN IN EUROPE, 1942 - 1945 2
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AMERICAN AIRMEN IN EUROPE, 1942 - 1945

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This book presents in guide form the flight uniforms and equipment used on the European front by American airmen between August 1942, the date of the first bombing mission over France, and May 1945. Through hundreds of archive photographs and objects presented in detail, this new expanded edition traces the evolution of these items of equipment, the...
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LIGHT TANKS AND HEAVY-ARMED VEHICLES - Recognition Manual LIGHT TANKS AND HEAVY-ARMED VEHICLES - Recognition Manual 2
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LIGHT TANKS AND HEAVY-ARMED VEHICLES - Recognition Manual

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Light tanks and heavy-armed vehicles belong to the category of AFVs, Armoured Fighting Vehicles. Simple to operate, they offer great versatility and can be employed across a very wide range of missions: reconnaissance, anti-tank combat, fire support. Light tanks are designed for rapid manoeuvres, while heavy-armed vehicles are most often deployed in...
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THE LORRAINE SQUADRON Vol. 2 - From the Cold War to... THE LORRAINE SQUADRON Vol. 2 - From the Cold War to... 2
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THE LORRAINE SQUADRON Vol. 2 - From the Cold War to High-Intensity Combat

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After the Second World War, the "Lorraine" Group returned its bombers to the Royal Air Force and rejoined the Armée de l'Air. During the following decades, the unit carried out reconnaissance missions and then night fighter missions on the Mosquito and Meteor, all-weather fighter missions on the Vautour, before finally transitioning to "pure" fighter...
BADGES AND BREVETS OF THE FIRST FRENCH PARATROOPERS 1936... BADGES AND BREVETS OF THE FIRST FRENCH PARATROOPERS 1936... 2
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BADGES AND BREVETS OF THE FIRST FRENCH PARATROOPERS 1936 - 1946

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At the end of 1946, the badge for the "military parachuting brevet" was created. Before that date, no single badge attesting to this qualification was worn in the French army. During the hostilities and in the immediate post-war period, the vicissitudes of training French paratroopers outside metropolitan France generated a great diversity of badges...
AIR BATTLES OF THE INDOCHINA WAR AIR BATTLES OF THE INDOCHINA WAR 2
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AIR BATTLES OF THE INDOCHINA WAR

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In the context of the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Dien Bien Phu, this work examines the fighting from its aerial dimension, an aspect rarely considered in existing works. It is often forgotten that Dien Bien Phu was also a battle in the air, conceived in light of the lessons drawn from the victory at Na San a year earlier and the commitments made to...
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THE 117TH CAVALRY. NORTH AFRICA — ITALY — FRANCE — GERMANY THE 117TH CAVALRY. NORTH AFRICA — ITALY — FRANCE — GERMANY 2
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THE 117TH CAVALRY. NORTH AFRICA — ITALY — FRANCE — GERMANY

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This book is an illustrated account of the history of this mechanised cavalry unit, from the First World War, through the 1930s as a National Guard reserve unit, and then through the Second World War when it was mobilised. The 117th Cavalry passed briefly through England in 1942 and landed in North Africa. There it provided close protection for Eisenhower...
THE PANHARD EBR. A DISTINCTLY FRENCH INNOVATION THE PANHARD EBR. A DISTINCTLY FRENCH INNOVATION 2
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THE PANHARD EBR. A DISTINCTLY FRENCH INNOVATION

L20240094
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Emerging from the Second World War, the Panhard company successfully responded to an ambitious Army programme for an engin blindé de reconnaissance (armoured reconnaissance vehicle), abbreviated EBR. In doing so, it would quite literally make this EBR acronym its own, offering the armoured cavalry a mount that was both original and innovative. In post-war...
DOSSIER MILITARIA No. 2: Normandy 44. Events and... DOSSIER MILITARIA No. 2: Normandy 44. Events and... 2
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DOSSIER MILITARIA No. 2: Normandy 44. Events and gatherings: commemorations, museums,...

MMADOS2
€10.68
This special issue is designed to accompany you in Normandy if you are attending the many events planned for this 80th anniversary. Our complete calendar is illustrated with an exclusive colour map locating all these events, so you can plan your itinerary as efficiently as possible and miss nothing! In the section devoted to museums, we have chosen to...
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DICTIONARY OF FRENCH MILITARY HISTORY – From the Origins...
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DICTIONARY OF FRENCH MILITARY HISTORY – From the Origins to the Present Day

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€21.80
As General de Gaulle expressed it in a celebrated and striking phrase: "France was forged by the sword." To study the history of France — and in many respects the history of Europe and the world — one must above all take into account the military history of our country. To avoid misreadings, anachronisms and other hazardous interpretations, here is — from...
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PRIGOZHIN: THE RISE AND FALL OF THE WAGNER GROUP COMMANDER
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PRIGOZHIN: THE RISE AND FALL OF THE WAGNER GROUP COMMANDER

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The Wagner Group, which came to prominence during the conflict in Syria, was for nearly ten years a major component of Vladimir Putin's war machine, operating worldwide in the exclusive service of Kremlin policy. In August 2023, Yevgeny Prigozhin — the man who had been at its origin and who led it — died in a plane crash whose cause was in all likelihood...
RAFALE IN COMBAT - Accounts from Pilots, Navigators and... RAFALE IN COMBAT - Accounts from Pilots, Navigators and... 2
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RAFALE IN COMBAT - Accounts from Pilots, Navigators and Mechanics

L20240075
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The Rafale: a technical feat and a leap forward in the art of aerial combat. This work is an immersion into 20 years of operations. Afghanistan, Libya, Iraq — names that marked an entire generation of pilots, technicians and sailors. Memories of preparing complex missions, of long and gruelling flights, of the concentration required for carrier deck...
U.S. ARMY 1944. MARKINGS OF AMERICAN VEHICLES U.S. ARMY 1944. MARKINGS OF AMERICAN VEHICLES 2
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U.S. ARMY 1944. MARKINGS OF AMERICAN VEHICLES

L20240051
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New Edition - April 2024 The authentic markings for American trucks, Jeeps, and tanks of the Second World War have always been a delicate and complex subject, as they are closely linked to the organisation of the U.S. Army. This guide is designed as a simple tool for vehicle collectors and scale modellers alike, to assist them in the accurate restoration...
MAGIRUS: HISTORY OF FIRE ENGINE VEHICLES MAGIRUS: HISTORY OF FIRE ENGINE VEHICLES 2
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MAGIRUS: HISTORY OF FIRE ENGINE VEHICLES

L20240050
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In 1864, Conrad Dietrich Magirus founded the Feuerwehr-Requisiten-Fabrik von C. D. Magirus. Four years later, he presented a first ladder model that immediately captured the attention of German firefighters as well as those of a great many other countries. The great Magirus ladder adventure had begun. Throughout all those years, the Magirus company went...
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Histoire & Collections is a French press group specialising in defence and military history, vehicle collecting and scale modelling since 1984. It publishes around thirty titles each year and produces well-known magazines such as RAIDS, Militaria, GBM, Wingmasters and Steelmasters.

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