BATTLES

THE EASTERN FRONT From Operation Barbarossa to the Fall...
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The war between the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany from 22 June 1941 to 8 May 1945 is one of superlatives in every respect. First, it unfolded on the largest land theatre of operations of the Second World War and probably in the history of humanity. This mobile front, where German and Soviet offensives alternated, moved back and forth across the western...
THE PARAS AT DIEN BIEN PHU - 20 November 1953 - 12 March... THE PARAS AT DIEN BIEN PHU - 20 November 1953 - 12 March... 2
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This book retraces with unprecedented historical rigour, day by day, the combat of the paratroopers at Diên Biên Phu, weaving together testimonies, period documents and terrain study to bring to life the hell of the battle and the heroism of the combatants. There are names that carry a particular resonance in our History. Diên Biên Phu rings in the...
The Great War Beyond the Trenches - Tannenberg,...
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The Great War elsewhere and otherwise. Must the First World War be reduced to the Western Front, from the North Sea to the Swiss border and the famous trenches? The British Western Front, the German Westfront, the French front de l'Ouest — which the Grand General Staff reduced to the " North and North-East " of France — was considered the primary theatre,...
The Tragic History of the 16. Pz.-Div. During the Battle...
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Following the first volume of La Tragique Histoire de la 16. Pz.-Div. durant la Bataille de Stalingrad Décembre 1942 - Tome 1 engaged north of Stalingrad from September to December 1942, this dying division continues fighting against the 66th Red Army until 2 February 1943, under the command of Generalleutnant Angern. Relentless, he refuses to surrender...
Wattignies - 15-16 October 1793 Wattignies - 15-16 October 1793 2
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Wattignies - 15-16 October 1793

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In the late summer of 1793, the French Republic stood on the brink of collapse. Engaged in a war against a powerful coalition of European states, it had suffered defeat after defeat since the spring, and on all its borders its territory was being invaded. On 8 September 1793, by seizing victory at Hondschoote in Flanders over their Anglo-Hanoverian...
THE WAR IN THE PACIFIC - The Second World War in Colour
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From Pearl Harbor to Nagasaki. From December 1941 to August 1945, the Allies — primarily the Americans — and the Japanese clashed in a war whose principal characteristic was that it unfolded across the largest ocean expanse on the planet: the Pacific Ocean. More than 8,000 km separate Tokyo from San Francisco. And while the base at Pearl Harbor, in the...
NAPOLEON'S GREATEST BATTLES
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NAPOLEON'S GREATEST BATTLES

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A work for understanding the strategies of the Napoleonic battles. On 18 May 1804, the Senate proclaimed Napoleon Bonaparte Emperor of the French. A military genius and exceptional statesman, Napoleon distinguished himself through his campaigns and his great historic battles. More than a mere instrument of conquest, the Grande Armée represented the...
THE BATTLES OF THE ARDENNES - 1870, 1914, 1940. The... THE BATTLES OF THE ARDENNES - 1870, 1914, 1940. The... 2
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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...
The Other Landing - War Correspondents The Other Landing - War Correspondents 2
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At the heart of the summer 1944 fighting On 6 June 1944, the Allied Armada sweeping through the skies and onto the beaches of Normandy brought with it some of the most celebrated war correspondents, including photographer Robert Capa, writer and journalist Ernest Hemingway, and later Cornelius Ryan, author of The Longest Day. Women, though barred from...
Liberating France, Invading Germany - The French Army at...
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As France prepares to celebrate in 2025 the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, this book recounts the final months of the conflict through the eyes of French Army photographers. Following the landings of summer 1944 and the liberation of Paris, the two armies from the west and the south joined forces in eastern France. This marked the...
AFRIKAKORPS - The 21st Panzer Division From Libya to Tunisia AFRIKAKORPS - The 21st Panzer Division From Libya to Tunisia 2
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Originally designated the 5. leichte Division (motorisierte), it was sent to Libya in early February 1941 to support the hard-pressed Italian forces facing the British Empire. Its intervention halted the advance of British troops. It subsequently grew in strength to become the 21. Panzer-Division. It took part in every engagement fought in Africa: El...
EN TUER! THE 501ST RCC IN 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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