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EN TUER! THE 501ST RCC IN COMBAT 1918–1945
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EN TUER ! LE 501E RCC AU COMBAT 1918-1945

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When asked about the 501e RCC, General Leclerc replied: "The 501st has never let me down." This illustrates the close ties that existed between the 2e DB and the "501st" — the only armoured regiment of Free France and Companion of the Liberation. Its participation in the liberation of France is not the regiment's only distinguishing feature. Established...
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Rommel's Afrika Korps in Colour Rommel's Afrika Korps in Colour 2
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Rommel's Afrika Korps in Colour

L20250130
€37.82
OUT OF PRINT Following a first volume (Life & Death on the Eastern Front) translated into French by Caraktère, Anthony Tucker-Jones returns with a second book of colour photographs, this time focusing on Rommel's Afrika Korps. The campaign waged by Axis forces in North Africa was seen by Berlin as an exceptional opportunity to showcase Rommel's successes...
The 3rd US Army Patton's Own The 3rd US Army Patton's Own 2
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The 3rd US Army Patton's Own

L20240180
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Used as a decoy by the Allies prior to Operation Overlord, the 3rd Army would enter the history books during the liberation of France — thanks in no small part to its fiery commander, General George S. Patton, and to its role as the spearhead of the Allied armies through to 1945. Taking part in the exploitation of the Normandy breakout and the drive...
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Fast Attack Craft of the Second World War
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Fast Attack Craft of the Second World War

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Light, fast, heavily armed and crewed by a handful of men, the motor torpedo boat proved its full effectiveness during the Second World War, whether in the North Sea, the Mediterranean or the Pacific. Between 1939 and 1945, the fleets involved in the fighting fielded more than 3,500 of these small vessels in torpedo-launching or gun-armed versions....
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ACHTUNG JABO! Allied Fighter-Bombers in Combat
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ACHTUNG JABO! Allied Fighter-Bombers in Combat

L20240179
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"Achtung Jabo!" This simple warning cry in a German column could spread terror among troops lacking anti-aircraft protection against the firepower of Allied fighter-bombers appearing in the sky to drop their bombs, fire their rocket salvoes and strafe their ranks. A key element of the all-out war waged against Axis forces at the tactical level by the...
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Stalingrad - Chronicle of a Foretold Defeat
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Stalingrad - Chronicle of a Foretold Defeat

L20240152
€28.34
Many books have addressed the Battle of Stalingrad — and for good reason: it is one of the fiercest battles of the Second World War and, in many respects, one of the turning points on the Eastern Front. Urban combat, the "war of rats", the fierce resistance of the Red Army with its back to the Volga, the encirclement of an entire German army — which then...
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THE FRENCH ARMOURED CORPS FROM 1916 TO THE PRESENT DAY
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THE FRENCH ARMOURED CORPS FROM 1916 TO THE PRESENT DAY

L20240099
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The appearance of Leclerc tanks during the Bastille Day parade is always an event, as much for the spectators as for the men manoeuvring these steel giants. With its vehicles each more impressive than the last, the Arme Blindée et Cavalerie has been one of the major components of the French Army since the Second World War. Officially born in North Africa...
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THE SECRETS OF THE CIVIL WAR
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THE SECRETS OF THE CIVIL WAR

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Beyond the titanic battles, the Civil War emerges as one of the first, if not the first, modern conflicts in history. From the appearance of the first machine guns to the direction of artillery fire by observation balloon, from the first submarines and the first ironclad vessels to the large-scale use of the telegraph and the railways, this conflict was...
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THE AMERICAN SOLDIER ON D-DAY
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THE AMERICAN SOLDIER ON D-DAY

L20240096
€11.28
Through their involvement and the historiography that has developed since the end of the conflict, the GI and the American paratrooper have become iconic figures of the June 1944 operations in Normandy. The first took part in the landings on Utah and Omaha beaches, then played a significant role in exploiting the Allied breakout through to the closing of...
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THE M4 SHERMAN - TRUCKS & TANKS Historical and Technical... THE M4 SHERMAN - TRUCKS & TANKS Historical and Technical... 2
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THE M4 SHERMAN - TRUCKS & TANKS Historical and Technical Documentation

L20240077
€18.48
The M4 Sherman is one of the iconic tanks of the Second World War. Making its appearance in 1942, it fought through to 1945, in Europe as in the Pacific, and even beyond, as it remained in service with certain armies long after the war. Such a long service life, combined with mass production, means that images of the Sherman are plentiful. But while its...
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THE TIGER I - TRUCKS & TANKS Historical and Technical... THE TIGER I - TRUCKS & TANKS Historical and Technical... 2
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THE TIGER I - TRUCKS & TANKS Historical and Technical Documentation

L20240076
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The Tiger I is an atypical tank in many respects: together with its successor the Tiger II, it is the only heavy tank produced in significant numbers by the Third Reich. Deployed within independent battalions of both the Heer and the Waffen-SS, as well as in four elite units of these two branches of the Wehrmacht, the Panzerkampfwagen VI Ausf. E fought...
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TANKS IN FRANCE 1940 - THE STEEL STORM TANKS IN FRANCE 1940 - THE STEEL STORM 2
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TANKS IN FRANCE 1940 - THE STEEL STORM

L20240055
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What do we actually know about the use of tanks during the Battle of France? History (with a capital H) has remembered the Panzer-Divisionen crossing the Ardennes and racing towards Dunkirk, sweeping everything before them… Against French tanks that were too slow, too heavy, too few in number. A vision that, while it has established itself in the popular...
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GERMAN HEAVY TANK PROGRAMMES DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR GERMAN HEAVY TANK PROGRAMMES DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR 2
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GERMAN HEAVY TANK PROGRAMMES DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

L20240054
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Before achieving the deployment of the powerful Panzer VI Tiger I and II, armed with an 8.8 cm gun that would terrify an entire generation of Allied tank crews, the Germans had to study dozens of projects, sometimes reaching technological dead ends. Even before the Tiger clashed with the T-34/76 on the Russian plains, or the Panzer VIII Maus turned its...
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HISTORY OF HUNGARIAN ARMOUR FROM 1928 TO 1945 - FROM THE... HISTORY OF HUNGARIAN ARMOUR FROM 1928 TO 1945 - FROM THE... 2
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HISTORY OF HUNGARIAN ARMOUR FROM 1928 TO 1945 - FROM THE CARPATHIANS TO THE DON

L20240053
€28.34
Alongside the III. Reich during the Second World War, Hungary developed a military industry that was far from negligible, so much so that Berlin found in it an ally it did not need to arm significantly! Thus, the Toldi and Turán tanks, the 40.M Nimród and 43.M Zrínyi II self-propelled guns, and the 39.M Csaba armoured cars would form the spearhead of the...
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ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF LUFTWAFFE BOMBER AIRCRAFT
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ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF LUFTWAFFE BOMBER AIRCRAFT

L20240003
€37.82
Following the success of his first volume dedicated to German fighters of the Second World War, aviation historian Chris Goss publishes with Caraktère a new encyclopaedic work devoted to the bombers of the Luftwaffe. While the key aircraft of the Blitzkrieg (Dornier Do 17, Heinkel He 111, Junkers Ju 88) feature prominently in this well-documented work,...
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THE T-72 - THE WORKHORSE OF THE RUSSIAN ARMY
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THE T-72 - THE WORKHORSE OF THE RUSSIAN ARMY

L20230166
€28.34
Born in the early 1970s, the T-72 very quickly became the backbone of Soviet armoured divisions in the second half of the Cold War. Distinguished by its robustness and reliability, the tank above all closed a period of doubt and hesitation within the Soviet military-industrial apparatus: the T-55 and T-62 were rapidly obsolete and the T-64 was too...
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LA 1. SS-PANZER-DIVISION "LSSAH" - Leibstandarte SS Adolf...
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LA 1. SS-PANZER-DIVISION "LSSAH" - Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler

L20230156
€23.60
In early 1933, Adolf Hitler asked Josef Dietrich to form a close protection unit responsible for his security. Progressively militarised, the « Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler » took part in the Polish campaign in 1939 and the conquest of France, before being committed to Operation « Barbarossa ». Reorganised as a Panzergrenadier-Division in 1942 and then...
THE RUSSIAN KIROV-CLASS NUCLEAR-POWERED CRUISERS
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THE RUSSIAN KIROV-CLASS NUCLEAR-POWERED CRUISERS

L202301550
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In this 120-page work, Benjamin Gravisse provides a comprehensive overview of the development of the Kirov class, before presenting all its technical equipment and armaments, then detailing the operational history of each vessel. This softcover book is richly illustrated with photographs and plans as well as 3D views of the Kirov (renamed Admiral Ushakov...
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"MONSUN", GERMAN U-BOATS IN THE INDIAN OCEAN AND THE PACIFIC
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"MONSUN", GERMAN U-BOATS IN THE INDIAN OCEAN AND THE PACIFIC

L20230118
€25.59
MONSUN - The "Grey Wolves" of the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Very little has been published on the operations of German submarines in the Indian Ocean and the Pacific during the Second World War. Yet some forty U-boats would be based in Malaya and the Dutch East Indies, fighting alongside Japanese sailors. It is this epic story that Lawrence Paterson...
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1940: THE REASONS FOR A DEFEAT
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1940: THE REASONS FOR A DEFEAT

L20230106
€23.60
To say that the campaign of May–June 1940 has generated an enormous amount of writing is an understatement: rarely has an event in French history left such a mark on our country. Several reasons can be identified: first and foremost, the French Army, which had emerged victorious from the First World War, was forced to lay down its arms after barely two...
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THE III. PANZERKORPS 1942–1945 – THE ELITE OF THE PANZER...
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THE III. PANZERKORPS 1942–1945 – THE ELITE OF THE PANZER ON THE EASTERN FRONT

L20230104
€47.30
Created at the time of Operation "Fall Blau" in the late spring of 1942, the III. Panzerkorps served until the end of the war exclusively on the Eastern Front and became one of the spearheads of virtually all the major offensive and defensive operations conducted by the Wehrmacht. Throughout its campaign, it brought together various Panzer-Divisionen, as...
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DING HAO! The Fabulous Epic of the Flying Tigers
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DING HAO! The Fabulous Epic of the Flying Tigers

L20230103
€23.60
The Flying Tigers are legendary. Yet their true history is poorly known to the general public, and the most implausible rumours circulate about them, particularly in Europe. In 1967, aged just eight years old, the author became passionate about these aviators, their exploits, their aircraft, their battles. He never ceased researching the subject, and the...
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THE RUSSIAN SLAVA-CLASS CRUISERS
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THE RUSSIAN SLAVA-CLASS CRUISERS

L20230064
€33.08
On 14 April 2022, the Russian guided-missile cruiser Moskva was sunk in the Black Sea by Ukrainian R-360 Neptune missiles fired from the coast. It was then the largest warship sunk in combat since the Second World War, exceeding by a small margin — both in displacement and length — the Argentine General Belgrano torpedoed during the Falklands War....
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TANKS IN GERMANY 1944–1945
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TANKS IN GERMANY 1944–1945

L20230063
€37.82
This book, following Tanks in Normandy, revisits the German Campaign from September 1944, painting a portrait of this "beginning of the end" for German forces in the West. From the Battle of Aachen to the famous capture of the Remagen bridge, through the fighting in the Hürtgen Forest and operations in the Ruhr, Franck Segrétain brilliantly covers the...
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Caraktère is a French publisher based on the Côte d'Azur. It publishes magazines such as Batailles & Blindés and LOS. Its books are reference works in the fields of armour, aviation and naval history.

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