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Camouflages & Markings of the Luftwaffe 1933–1945
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Camouflages & Markings of the Luftwaffe 1933–1945

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In Reprint – Delivery late November 2023 Absolutely everything is scrutinised by the author, who drew on thousands of archival documents gathered over decades of research to offer this study without equal to date. Enriched with hundreds of photographs and dozens of colour profiles, as well as contemporary sketches, this work proves indispensable to every...
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LIBERTY! FRANCE'S DECISIVE ROLE IN AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE
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LIBERTY! FRANCE'S DECISIVE ROLE IN AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE

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The role of the French in North America in the 18th century is largely unknown. Yet they were to occupy a pivotal position in the transformation of that territory into a major political entity for the two centuries that followed. Indeed, a former British general, George Washington, sought the help of yesterday's enemy — France — to assist the American...
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HELICOPTER MIL MI-24 HIND: THE FLYING TANK
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HELICOPTER MIL MI-24 HIND: THE FLYING TANK

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Entering service in 1969, the Mi-24 (NATO reporting name "Hind") belongs to the very exclusive club of attack helicopters that have passed into legend. Designed to be the airborne equivalent of an infantry fighting vehicle, the Mil Mi-24 carries unmatched armament: a 4-barrel 12.7 mm Gatling cannon, four 57 mm rocket pods, and four AT-6 or AT-2 anti-tank...
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THE 10 GREATEST TANK BATTLES OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR THE 10 GREATEST TANK BATTLES OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR 2
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THE 10 GREATEST TANK BATTLES OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR

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Confined primarily to an auxiliary support role during the interwar period, the tank revealed itself in the course of the Second World War to be a weapon of considerable tactical flexibility. Employed in turn as an instrument of breakthrough, exploitation, accompaniment, counter-attack, and even as a mobile artillery platform, it became, through the...
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THE BATTLE OF MARIUPOL - 25 FEBRUARY - 20 MAY 2022 THE BATTLE OF MARIUPOL - 25 FEBRUARY - 20 MAY 2022 2
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THE BATTLE OF MARIUPOL - 25 FEBRUARY - 20 MAY 2022

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24 February 2022 marks the beginning of the Russian forces' invasion of Ukraine, described by Vladimir Putin as a "special military operation". Seeking to seize the country within a matter of days, the Russian army attacks from Crimea, from the east of the country, and from Belarus, but numerous difficulties — including an unexpected Ukrainian resistance...
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THE DESERT WAR 1941–1943 – Heroes and Feats of Arms THE DESERT WAR 1941–1943 – Heroes and Feats of Arms 2
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THE DESERT WAR 1941–1943 – Heroes and Feats of Arms

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North Africa: its dunes, the thirst, the suffocating heat, its endless tracks and its heroes. For if the Desert War, from 1941 to 1943, left its mark through the great tank battles that took place there and the special units that took part, one must not forget that this war was also a human story. From the ordinary soldier stoically manning his anti-tank...
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THE CRAFT OF THE K-VERBÄNDE — All Versions of Human... THE CRAFT OF THE K-VERBÄNDE — All Versions of Human... 2
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THE CRAFT OF THE K-VERBÄNDE — All Versions of Human Torpedoes, Midget Submarines and...

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In April 1944, following the failure of the U-Boote in the Atlantic, the Kriegsmarine pulls out all the stops to contain the threat of Allied landings in Europe. Among other defensive measures, it creates a special command bringing together flotillas of small coastal combat units. These formations are designated Kleinkampf-Verbände, or K-Verbände, and are...
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THE GREAT NAVAL AND AIR-NAVAL BATTLES OF THE WAR IN THE... THE GREAT NAVAL AND AIR-NAVAL BATTLES OF THE WAR IN THE... 2
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THE GREAT NAVAL AND AIR-NAVAL BATTLES OF THE WAR IN THE MEDITERRANEAN

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From Operation "Vado" in June 1940 to the memorable convoy battles of 1942, from the war of codes to the clandestine operations of Italian frogmen, through the Taranto raid, the submarine war and the great battleship and cruiser engagements up to 1943, the naval war in the Mediterranean is an unbroken succession of more or less well-known engagements. It...
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THE 10 GREATEST NAVAL BATTLES IN HISTORY - From Salamis... THE 10 GREATEST NAVAL BATTLES IN HISTORY - From Salamis... 2
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THE 10 GREATEST NAVAL BATTLES IN HISTORY - From Salamis to the Gulf of Leyte

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From Salamis to the Battle of the Gulf of Leyte, by way of Lepanto, Trafalgar, and the Battle of Tsushima, Pascal Francqueville revisits in this work the ten greatest naval battles in History. Each is placed in its historical context and then described in detail. The key figures of each battle and a precise presentation of the forces engaged on both sides...
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MITSUBISHI A6M REI-SEN ZERO: When the Wind Rises
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MITSUBISHI A6M REI-SEN ZERO: When the Wind Rises

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When on 26 November 1941 the six aircraft carriers of the Kidō Butai secretly left the anchorage of Hito-Kappu in the Kuril Islands and set course for Pearl Harbor, they embarked approximately 380 aircraft: dive bombers, torpedo bombers and fighters. All of them, in their respective categories, represented the best available in single-engine combat...
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JETS 46: COMBAT JET PROJECTS OF THE III. REICH
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JETS 46: COMBAT JET PROJECTS OF THE III. REICH

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Following numerous requests from our readers, we decided to republish, in book form, the Aérojournal special issue number 3 — a publication that fell victim to its own success and has been out of print for several years — devoted to German combat jet projects that would have seen the light of day had the war continued for another year. This is not,...
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LIFE AND DEATH ON THE EASTERN FRONT: Colour Photographs...
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LIFE AND DEATH ON THE EASTERN FRONT: Colour Photographs of the Second World War

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The fighting on the Ostfront was extensively documented by the press agencies of the various belligerents, each sending their war correspondents to produce series of photographs at the front. But this overlooks the fact that these photographs, inherently sanitised and selected, paint only a partial picture of the situation. The Landser also had a camera...
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ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF THE PANZERGRENADIER
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ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF THE PANZERGRENADIER

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The appearance of armoured vehicles on the battlefield profoundly changed the behaviour of the infantry. For years, armies attempted to better coordinate the action of infantrymen and that of armoured units, but it was on the German side that this synergy was most actively developed. Despite faltering beginnings at the start of the Second World War, the...
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FROM THE IS-1 TO THE T-10 - THE STALIN TANK FAMILY 1943-1997 FROM THE IS-1 TO THE T-10 - THE STALIN TANK FAMILY 1943-1997 2
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FROM THE IS-1 TO THE T-10 - THE STALIN TANK FAMILY 1943-1997

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In 1942, the German introduction of the Panzer VI Ausf. E Tiger rendered the KV heavy tanks brutally obsolete, completely outclassed in terms of firepower. The Soviets then embarked on an arms race that gave birth to the famous IS‑2, equipped with a 122 mm gun, and a range of powerful self-propelled guns. But while this vehicle is the most celebrated...
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PANZER KILLER - Vasiliy Krysov, a Soviet tank soldier in... PANZER KILLER - Vasiliy Krysov, a Soviet tank soldier in... 2
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PANZER KILLER - Vasiliy Krysov, a Soviet tank soldier in the Great Patriotic War

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PANZER KILLER — The gripping combat accounts of a Soviet tank soldier during the Great Patriotic War. - The war memoirs of Vasiliy Krysov, Soviet tank officer who fought at Stalingrad and Kursk, now available in French for the first time! The war memoirs of Vasiliy Krysov, a Soviet officer engaged in the titanic battles of Stalingrad and Kursk, in...
GERMAN ANTI-TANK ARTILLERY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR
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GERMAN ANTI-TANK ARTILLERY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

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On 15 September 1916, the first British tanks went into action against the enemy lines; the novelty of the threat compelled the German Army to design, in haste, weapons and ammunition capable of countering them. In the spring of 1918, distribution of the Tank-Gewehr — an anti-tank rifle of 13 mm calibre — began, while on the eve of the Armistice, the...
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AVRO LANCASTER - The RAF Bomber
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AVRO LANCASTER - The RAF Bomber

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The star of British bombers is the subject of an exhaustive study divided into six major chapters, from its origins to its operations. You will learn everything about its development, its various variants, its armament and its combat record — from the raids over Germany and the Dambusters' action against the Ruhr dams to the destruction of the Tirpitz....
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PANTHER – VOLUME I From Genesis to Baptism of Fire
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PANTHER – VOLUME I From Genesis to Baptism of Fire

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Exactly nine months to the day will elapse between the publication of the specifications for a new tank intended for the Panzerwaffe and the official presentation of the MAN prototype, from which, three months later, series production of the Panzer V — the celebrated Panther — would be launched. Between January 1943 and April 1945, the assembly lines of...
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B-17 KILLER - Memoirs of an Ace with 33 Victories
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B-17 KILLER - Memoirs of an Ace with 33 Victories

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Heinz Knoke enlisted in the Luftwaffe in 1939, driven by passion, a taste for adventure and a sense of duty. After a brief training period, he joined the day-fighter arm and flew the Messerschmitt Bf 109. He took part in the Battle of Britain, where he faced Spitfires, then in the war against the USSR, initially with great success. He escorted convoys in...
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DUELS UNDER THE STARS - Memoirs of a Nachtjagd Pilot
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DUELS UNDER THE STARS - Memoirs of a Nachtjagd Pilot

L20210204
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LAST COPY BEFORE PERMANENT OUT OF STOCK Credited with 34 victories between 1940 and 1945, Hauptmann Wilhelm Johnen was no ordinary ace: he belonged to the very exclusive circle of Nachtjagd aces, the German night-fighter arm. Tasked with defending German airspace against Allied — primarily British — nocturnal bombing raids, these pilots led extraordinary...
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F4U CORSAIR - The Terror of the Pacific
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F4U CORSAIR - The Terror of the Pacific

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In roughly 120 pages, aviation expert Alex Euphrosine covers the full history of the most famous American fighter of the Second World War! He explains in detail the genesis of the aircraft, its design and flight testing, before presenting each of the many variants produced during and after the conflict for the United States and other nations (including...
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THE MESSERSCHMITT BF 109 - Identification Guide VOLUME 2
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THE MESSERSCHMITT BF 109 - Identification Guide VOLUME 2

L20210197
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OUT OF PRINT Volume 1 of Messerschmitt Bf 109 approached the aircraft primarily from a technical angle, with some details covering notable operational events. What followed was the entirely legitimate curiosity of readers who, through their feedback, called for even more detail concerning the identification of all variants of this legendary aircraft, its...
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TORPEDO LOS! U-Boats in the Battle of the Atlantic Volume...
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TORPEDO LOS! U-Boats in the Battle of the Atlantic Volume 2: 1942–1945

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From December 1941, the German submarine arm saw its operational area in the Atlantic extend all the way to the American coastline. The convoy war took on a new scale, soon spreading to engulf the Arctic and the Indian Ocean as well. In the spring of 1943, American technological innovation and industrial might, combined with the British decryption of the...
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STUKAS! The Luftwaffe's Dive Bombers
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STUKAS! The Luftwaffe's Dive Bombers

L20210163
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OUT OF STOCK The terrifying sound of its sirens (the famous "Trumpets of Jericho"), the perfect coordination of its attacks with the Panzers, and the deadly precision of its strikes are inseparable from the early successes of the Blitzkrieg in 1939 and 1940, before the Battle of Britain revealed its limitations: the Junkers Ju 87 Stuka is unquestionably...
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