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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...
The Battle of Timimoun - Algeria 1957
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Carte blanche! When Lieutenant-Colonel Bigeard, commanding officer of the 3rd Colonial Parachute Regiment, reads the urgent telegram from General Salan, Supreme Commander of Allied Forces in Algeria, he knows he will have to play a high-stakes game. In the preceding weeks, the Saharan troops and the air force had been unable to track down the deserters...
A PANTHER IN UKRAINE
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A PANTHER IN UKRAINE

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On one side, an occupied Burma in 1945. On the other, the fate of Japanese prisoners in Russia after the world conflict… Two war narratives, tragic destinies for men caught up in the turmoil of history. From Asia to Europe, personal history rubs shoulders with history on a grand scale, and the accounts by Seiho Takizawa are always documented and...
STORMING THE WALLS - Cities at the heart of battle, from...
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Through humanity, the city and war have been intimately linked for several millennia. As a place of life and exchange, the city is, by its very nature, a geographical space where a population gathers, along with resources, wealth and power. It is therefore no surprise that every civilisation, including the most primitive, has sought to make the city a...
2. PANZERDIVISION EN NORMANDIE T4 - Ardennes, Wacht am... 2. PANZERDIVISION EN NORMANDIE T4 - Ardennes, Wacht am... 2
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The book 2. Panzer-Division, Ardennes, Autumn 1944 – January 1945 – Volume IV – traces the four months of engagement of the Austrian armoured division between mid-September 1944 and mid-January 1945. A period of unit rebuilding followed by combat covering two major phases: the restructuring of Autumn 1944 between the Rhine and the Westwall that would lead...
PANZERWAFFE Vol. 2 – The Time of Victories PANZERWAFFE Vol. 2 – The Time of Victories 2
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From autumn 1939 (Poland) to summer 1940 (France), the Panzers swept from victory to victory, crushing all resistance in their path. German propaganda and its most celebrated generals narrated these moments of martial glory as a military promenade, even denying the defeated the recognition of their valiant sacrifices. Unit archives and Berlin bureau...
PAVIA 1525 – Francis I's Italian Failure
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" Of all things, nothing has remained to me but honour and my life ": his troops heavily defeated, Francis I was taken prisoner at Pavia. An account of the defeat that came close to carrying away the kingdom of France. Pavia was an event with European repercussions. The four-month siege of the Lombard city and the battle itself pitted thousands of...
1940, The Allies' War Begins in Scandinavia 1940, The Allies' War Begins in Scandinavia 2
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The Franco-British intervention at Narvik, in Norway, in May 1940, passed relatively unnoticed because, at that very moment, Germany was launching its victorious offensive against France. History, for this reason, retains little memory of these battles, which took place beyond the Arctic Circle. By examining these battles in detail, François Gatineau...
The Battle of the Bulge 1944–1945 – The Panzers of the... The Battle of the Bulge 1944–1945 – The Panzers of the... 2
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Following the publication in 1994 of La Bataille des Ardennes by Jean-Paul Pallud — a work that established itself on both sides of the Atlantic — the release of Christer Bergström's book in 2017 revisited the actual losses of the US Army. This new work by Philippe Guillemot further enriches our understanding of the battle through fresh perspectives,...
The Honour of a Colonel - From Algeria to Kolwezi The Honour of a Colonel - From Algeria to Kolwezi 2
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May 1978 – Kolwezi (former Zaire): thousands of Katangese rebels seize control of the city and hold hundreds of European hostages. Massacres begin… Faced with the urgency of the situation, President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing launched Operation Bonite. Without warning, without ground support, without the possibility of reinforcements and with "scarce and...
Malplaquet 1709
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Malplaquet 1709

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In that year of 1709, the kingdom of France stood on the edge of the abyss. Engaged in the most brutal conflict of the entire reign — the War of the Spanish Succession — the country had already suffered defeat after defeat. In January, the Great Winter had added climatic catastrophe to military disaster. In May, the European states united against the...
France 1940 - The First Battle of Normandy France 1940 - The First Battle of Normandy 2
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It is never easy to recount a defeat. Burdened by caricatural clichés perpetuated for too many years, this Battle of France tends to focus on a few facts regularly singled out. Historians have primarily focused on the French side. Here, we will look at the German side. Apart from our adversaries, who can say that the Franco-British troops fought with...
Normandy 1944 - Heroes of the Landings Normandy 1944 - Heroes of the Landings 2
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On 6 June 1944, the Canadians who landed at Juno Beach risked their lives to save Europe from Nazi barbarism. So that they are not forgotten, war memorials and funerary steles are erected, streets are named in their honour; thousands of white crosses stand in impeccable rows in the cemeteries; the memory of these Canadians is honoured during historical...
The Battle of the Bulge – Hitler's Last Gamble
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In 1940, the manoeuvre that would seal the fatal fate of the Allied armies can be summarised in two stages. Alongside the diversionary attack carried out in the Netherlands and Belgium, the German armoured mass first rushed to assault its enemy in the Ardennes. After a chaotic period of a few days, it finally crossed the Meuse after brushing aside the...
Chesapeake - The French Naval Victory That Changed the World Chesapeake - The French Naval Victory That Changed the World 2
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A tactical success achieved in a few hours of violent cannonade, the Battle of the Chesapeake Bay is above all a strategic victory: the glorious day when the Royale changed the history of the world. This engagement is a reminder of the decisive role of naval combat in high-intensity warfare. At the head of a fleet transformed in response to the defeat of...
The Tragic History of the 16. Pz.-Div. during the Battle...
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From the vast yet extensive literature on the history of the Battle of Stalingrad, here is a comprehensive study of a German armoured division engaged against a Soviet army north of Stalingrad. This sector, named "The Stalingrad Barrier", was defended by the soldiers and tank crews of the 16. Pz.-Div. from late August 1942 until 2 February 1943, the date...
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

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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...
ACHTUNG JABO! Allied Fighter-Bombers in Combat
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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...
AIR BATTLES OF THE INDOCHINA WAR AIR BATTLES OF THE INDOCHINA WAR 2
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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...
At the Outposts - From Afghanistan to the Gates of Europe...
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Dragons, chasseurs, cuirassiers, hussards, légionnaires, marsouins, spahis or tankistes… The cavalry soldiers have taken part in every French military operation over the past fifteen years. From Afghanistan to Africa, via the Middle East and now on the eastern flank of Europe, they hold the outposts, reconnoitring, gathering intelligence and fighting,...
PANZERS NORMANDIE 44 - SS-Panzer-Abteilung 17 "Götz von... PANZERS NORMANDIE 44 - SS-Panzer-Abteilung 17 "Götz von... 2
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This detailed work recounts the history of the SS-Panzer-Abteilung 17 during the Battle of Normandy in 1944. The operations of this tank battalion of the 17.SS-Panzergrenadier-Division « Götz von Berlichingen » are far less well known than those of the other Waffen-SS armoured battalions committed during the summer of 1944. This is most likely due to its...
INVASION NORMANDY 1944 INVASION NORMANDY 1944 2
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INVASION NORMANDY 1944

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An excellent overview of the D-Day landings and the Battle of Normandy. Approximately 670 photographs, some in colour, plus maps and documents all in colour. Here you will find the result of nearly half a century of research. Following the immense success of l'Invasion Journal Pictorial, we present here a more compact version with the same highly detailed...
Who Liberated Provence? Who Liberated Provence? 2
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Who Liberated Provence?

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During my missions in the United States, I observed that the American public — apart from historians and people from the South, from where most of the units and GIs in the Mediterranean actually originated — was primarily captivated by Overlord and the operations launched from Normandy. This is understandable given the difference in the forces engaged,...
Stalingrad - Chronicle of a Foretold Defeat
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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...
The Breakthrough of Kampfgruppe Peiper in the Ardennes The Breakthrough of Kampfgruppe Peiper in the Ardennes 2
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Kampfgruppe Peiper was the spearhead of the 6. Panzer-Armee in the Ardennes, tasked with clearing the way for the German armoured thrust toward the Meuse and Antwerp. Endowed with considerable firepower, it gathered the most motivated veterans of the Third Reich. Peiper's unit was to drive forward without regard for its flanks, seizing the bridges...
Constantinople, 1453 - "The City Has Fallen!"
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On 29 May 1453 — a Tuesday, the day of the god of War — Constantinople, the second Rome, the millennial capital of the Byzantine Empire, fell into the hands of the Turks. Nearly 7,000 men had resisted for fifty-five days against more than 100,000. Sacked, "the City" was depopulated and 50,000 slaves were taken into the Ottoman world. Emperor Constantine...
The D-Day Landings - Truths and Legends
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The truth behind "The Longest Day". The sky is leaden and the swell in the Channel grows ever more violent. Major Pluskat's bunkers are dripping with damp. Field Marshal Rommel has left his headquarters to celebrate his wife's birthday. The Germans are convinced that the Allies will not land… These scenes, kept alive by countless screenings of The Longest...
UTAH BEACH - Fighting Our Way Ashore - With the 2nd Naval... UTAH BEACH - Fighting Our Way Ashore - With the 2nd Naval... 2
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Fighting Our Way Ashore is an exhaustive and meticulously documented account of the crucial role played by the 2nd Naval Beach Battalion during the Second World War. In 752 pages, this comprehensive work immerses you in the history, operations and personal stories of the men who served in this specialist unit. The book begins with the formation of the 2nd...
STURMARTILLERIE DE LA WAFFEN-SS Vol. 4 Hohenstaufen -... STURMARTILLERIE DE LA WAFFEN-SS Vol. 4 Hohenstaufen -... 2
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In this fourth and penultimate volume of the series on the Sturmgeschütze of the Waffen-SS, Pierre Tiquet turns his attention to two celebrated armoured divisions, at one time grouped together within the II. SS-Panzer-Korps: the 9. and 10. SS-Panzer-Divisionen, respectively named "Hohenstaufen" and "Frundsberg". Despite the fairly rapid disbanding of...
The D-Day Landings Seen from the Air - Unpublished and...
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In his compelling new work, Colonel Stanley invites readers to relive this landmark historical event through rarely seen aerial photographs taken by Allied aviation. Thanks to his unrivalled expertise, every detail of the operations is meticulously analysed and explained to provide a thorough understanding of the decisive battle that defined the twentieth...
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