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The Odyssey of the Ramcke Brigade at El Alamein
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The Odyssey of the Ramcke Brigade at El Alamein

L20200265
€24.64
Fallschirmjäger in Egypt, from Bab el Katara to Mersa El Brega with war correspondent Hans Rechenberg. El Alamein. This is where Rommel's offensive, which had seemed unstoppable, was halted on the road to Alexandria in the summer of 1942. There followed long weeks of positional warfare in the sand and rock of the Egyptian desert, under a blazing sun....
The early days of Nazism with Emil Maurice, Hitler's...
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The early days of Nazism with Emil Maurice, Hitler's Jewish friend

L20200257
€65.40
Of Jewish origin and intimate friend of Adolf Hitler, Emil Maurice was the founder of the SA and the Stosstrupp Hitler (the forerunner of the SS). He also served as a drafter of Mein Kampf during his imprisonment at Landsberg. Through the highly singular destiny of Emil Maurice, this album covers primarily the little-known yet critically decisive period...
2. PANZERDIVISION IN NORMANDY VOL. 2 - Caen-Vire-Mortain...
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2. PANZERDIVISION IN NORMANDY VOL. 2 - Caen-Vire-Mortain (1 July–12 August 1944)

L20200256
€55.92
Volume II of the three-volume series covering the fate of the 2. Panzer-Division during 1944 and the Battle of Normandy traces the unit's fighting from 1 July to 12 August. Von Lüttwitz must organise a war of position against the 1st US Infantry Division at the foot of the Caumont ridge, and manage the deployment of his Panzer forces to the west and south...
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U-Boote in the Mediterranean - Volume 1, September...
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U-Boote in the Mediterranean - Volume 1, September 1941–May 1943, to the Rescue of the...

L20200255
€51.18
The history of the 62 U-Boote that fought in the Mediterranean During the summer of 1941, the British decimate the convoys crossing the Mediterranean to supply Rommel's Afrikakorps. The Kriegsmarine is called to the rescue! The first U-Boote pass through the Strait of Gibraltar at the end of September 1941. After their combat mission against Royal Navy...
ARMOURED TRAINS – Illustrated Encyclopaedia from 1825 to... ARMOURED TRAINS – Illustrated Encyclopaedia from 1825 to... 2
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ARMOURED TRAINS – Illustrated Encyclopaedia from 1825 to the Present Day

L20200253
€60.66
Paul Malmassari had already published, in the early 1990s with Heimdal, a reference work on the subject of armoured trains — a topic generally little treated. An undisputed specialist in the field, the author this time proposes a new and very different approach to the history of these steel giants dependent on the railways. From their origins to the...
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Me 262 vs P-51 Mustang – Europe 1944–45
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Me 262 vs P-51 Mustang – Europe 1944–45

L20200252
€17.06
The Me 262 and the P-51 represent a pinnacle in terms of design, performance and combat capability by virtue of their respective flying power. With its operational debut in the summer of 1944 and powered by the Jumo 004 engine, the Me 262 outclassed everything the Allies possessed in terms of firepower and speed. However, the availability of both aircraft...
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BATTLE FOR POINTE DU HOC
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BATTLE FOR POINTE DU HOC

L20200141
€27.96
Informed by recent discoveries, this work at last offers a precise, detailed and dynamic account — accessible to newcomers and enthusiasts alike — of the spectacular battle fought by the Rangers and the forces of the Wehrmacht at Pointe du Hoc.
THE INEXORABLE DEFEAT – May–June 1940
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THE INEXORABLE DEFEAT – May–June 1940

L20200140
€65.40
After forty-five days of fighting in which heroism vied with cowardice and courage with failure, France reached the end of its ordeal. It is the causes of this inexorable defeat — from the most obvious to the most unsuspected — that this book sets out to analyse point by point.
DAGGERS AND KNIVES OF THE THIRD REICH
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DAGGERS AND KNIVES OF THE THIRD REICH

L20200139
€61.61
This work will soon stand as a reference on a subject that will captivate collectors as well as all those passionate about history, who will find here a richly presented treatment of a particularly abundant topic. Since ancient times, the sword that accompanied the knight carried a highly symbolic value. From the sixteenth century onwards, the sword was...
GUSTAV MERTSCH - The Artillery of the Leibstandarte SS...
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GUSTAV MERTSCH - The Artillery of the Leibstandarte SS "Adolf Hitler"

L20200083
€18.48
Through a fascinating collection of testimonies and numerous photographs from veterans of the "LSSAH" division, the German author Thomas Fischer takes us into the world — often poorly understood — of artillery… and what is more, that of the 1st Waffen-SS division! A welcome change from the Panzers or the Grenadiere, the world of the Artilleristen is just...
NATO COMBAT AIRCRAFT
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NATO COMBAT AIRCRAFT

L20200082
€37.44
This book presents in detail the combat aircraft of the air forces of every NATO member nation, whether a founding member or one that joined more recently, illustrated by more than 600 profile drawings and around 300 period photographs.
LINE INFANTRY Volume 1 - 1776–1810
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LINE INFANTRY Volume 1 - 1776–1810

L20200081
€27.96
For Napoleon, "the infantry is the soul of the army". It did indeed comprise the greater part of the combatants under arms. We shall examine closely these "pousse-cailloux" — foot soldiers who tramped across Europe in every direction for nearly a quarter of a century. With the exception of the particular case of the Imperial Guard, the French infantry...
GERMAN CIVIL & MILITARY DECORATIONS 1919–1945
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GERMAN CIVIL & MILITARY DECORATIONS 1919–1945

L20200080
€61.61
This work, without equivalent in the French language, presents all German military decorations instituted between 1935 and 1945, in the form of detailed reference sheets accompanied by high-quality photographs, by Jörg-M. Hormann, followed by the civil decorations (including those of the RAD and the Westwall, among others) presented by Volker A. Behr....
THE WILD PURGE IN NORMANDY
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THE WILD PURGE IN NORMANDY

L20200079
€13.27
The elimination of collaborators by the Resistance, outside any judicial framework, between 1943 and 1946 in Normandy Spread over three years, from 1943 to 1946, the so-called wild purge claimed around a hundred victims in Normandy. This figure must be set against the legal purge carried out between 1944 and 1947: 39 individuals were shot after being...
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DES AILES DANS LES JAMBES – Memoirs of André Courval FAFL...
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DES AILES DANS LES JAMBES – Memoirs of André Courval FAFL 1939–1945

L20200065
€18.48
After three escapes in answer to General De Gaulle's call, André Courval enlisted in 1940 in the Free French Air Forces. His Memoirs, enhanced by drawings from his own hand and personal photographs, recount the odyssey of a flying crew member from sub-Saharan Africa to the liberation of France.
Eugene Sledge – A Marine in the Hell of the Pacific
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Eugene Sledge – A Marine in the Hell of the Pacific

L20200061
€36.97
Friday 15 September 1944, after three days of intense bombardment of the Japanese defences, the 1st Marine Division "Old Breed" landed on the island of Peleliu in the Palau Archipelago. The Marines' objective was to neutralise the garrison of this island and seize the Japanese airfield in order to secure the northern flank of General MacArthur's army,...
THE CORRIDOR OF DEATH – Mortain Falaise Argentan 1944
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THE CORRIDOR OF DEATH – Mortain Falaise Argentan 1944

L20200060
€18.48
The «corridor of death» is the bottleneck of the famous Falaise-Argentan pocket where the German combat forces in Normandy were crushed by Allied power. The Germans left several thousand dead and 40,000 prisoners in the pocket after approximately half of them managed to break through. This volume recounts that hell. The Battle of Mortain with sensational...
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THE TEUTONIC KNIGHTS
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THE TEUTONIC KNIGHTS

L20200012
€22.75
The history of the Teutonic Knights, from the Holy Land to the Baltic, in their conquest and evangelisation of the pagans of north-eastern Europe.
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LEIBSTANDARTE 1933 - 1942 Volume 1
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LEIBSTANDARTE 1933-1942 Volume 1

L20190214
€65.40
The history of the elite Leibstandarte division, formerly Hitler's personal bodyguard, in two volumes.Volume 1: from 1933 to 1942
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