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Aboard the Renault FT
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Aboard the Renault FT

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Aboard the Renault FT takes the reader on a journey through the epic story of this mythical and pioneering tank, from its design to its place in museums and collective memory today. This book is abundantly illustrated with photographs and technical plates to learn almost everything about this iconic tank. A complete study of the Renault FT, both...
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French Prisoners of War 1940–1945 French Prisoners of War 1940–1945 2
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French Prisoners of War 1940–1945

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Memories of La vache et le prisonnier with Fernandel are often the only images that come to mind when speaking of the French soldiers taken prisoner in 1940. Yet far from the cinema screen, 1.85 million of them were deprived of their liberty, imprisoned far from home and used as cheap labour. Victims of a distorted image and a French history that unfolded...
André Beaufre - Combat Writings. 1939–1942
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André Beaufre - Combat Writings. 1939–1942

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Through the Bitter Days (1938–1942), the testimony of a young officer caught up in the débâcle. Before becoming one of the most widely recognised military theorists in the world, General André Beaufre lived through the disaster of 1940 as a young officer. The four texts gathered here — "La paix-guerre (1939)", "Guerre éclair (1940–1941)", "Sic Transit...
TO EARN THE GREEN BERET 1941 - 1944 TO EARN THE GREEN BERET 1941 - 1944 2
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TO EARN THE GREEN BERET 1941 - 1944

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This book recounts how, sometimes at the cost of their lives, young Frenchmen refused to accept defeat and above all the shameful armistice of 22 June 1940. Some of these future commandos, who had endured German oppression and then the harassment and lies of Vichy propaganda, decided to leave France — sometimes by deserting from the Marine Nationale, for...
JUNE 1940, ON THE ROADS OF CÔTE-D'OR, FROM THE DÉBÂCLE TO... JUNE 1940, ON THE ROADS OF CÔTE-D'OR, FROM THE DÉBÂCLE TO... 2
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JUNE 1940, ON THE ROADS OF CÔTE-D'OR, FROM THE DÉBÂCLE TO THE EXODUS (Volume 2)

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Second volume of the exceptional study on the events and fighting that took place in the Côte-d'Or during June 1940. These two books will take you day by day through the incredible and terrible history of the Côte-d'Or in 1940: the history of war, fire and blood. In this context of total chaos, fleeing the fighting, on the roads of the exodus, tens of...
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JUNE 1940, ON THE ROADS OF CÔTE-D'OR, FROM THE DÉBÂCLE TO... JUNE 1940, ON THE ROADS OF CÔTE-D'OR, FROM THE DÉBÂCLE TO... 2
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JUNE 1940, ON THE ROADS OF CÔTE-D'OR, FROM THE DÉBÂCLE TO THE EXODUS (Volume 1)

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An exceptional study to be published in two volumes on the events that took place in the Côte-d'Or in May 1940. This book will take you day by day through the incredible and terrible history of the Côte-d'Or in 1940: the history of war, fire and chaos. Fleeing the fighting, on the roads of the exodus, tens of thousands of civilians crossed the region. For...
The 1st Motorised Dragoon Regiment 1929–1940 The 1st Motorised Dragoon Regiment 1929–1940 2
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The 1st Motorised Dragoon Regiment 1929–1940

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Available 16 June 2025 The 1st battalion, later regiment, of dragoons embodies the modernisation and mechanisation of the French cavalry during the 1930s. In 1939 it was one of the best trained, most competent and most modern regiments in the army. This first book devoted to this type of regiment covers the unit's history, its operational doctrine, its...
ENIGMA, The Time of the Precursors – The Biuro Szyfrow...
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ENIGMA, The Time of the Precursors – The Biuro Szyfrow and Section D Against the...

L20250076
€18.96
Put into service at the dawn of the 1930s, the Enigma machine ensured the encryption of Wehrmacht communications throughout the Second World War. The ability to defeat the billions of combinations generated by its mechanisms stands as one of the principal contributions to victory over the Third Reich. While the cryptological work carried out at Bletchley...
ONE AGAINST TWELVE - The 87th BCA in the Defence of the...
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ONE AGAINST TWELVE - The 87th BCA in the Defence of the Alps, June 1940

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How the French stood their ground against Italian soldiers in the Queyras in June 1940. The Battle of the Alps is one of the rare engagements to have ended in a French victory during the 1940 campaign in France. While the armies of the north and east were subjected to the blitzkrieg tempo imposed by the enemy, the soldiers of the Alps managed to halt the...
THE CUSTOMS OFFICERS IN THE BATTLE OF FRANCE 1939-1940 THE CUSTOMS OFFICERS IN THE BATTLE OF FRANCE 1939-1940 2
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THE CUSTOMS OFFICERS IN THE BATTLE OF FRANCE 1939-1940

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1939, the year France was plunged into a new world conflict, marked a third black chapter for the customs officers. After 1870 and 1914, the Military Corps of Customs was once again mobilised. Like their predecessors before them, this third generation of customs fighters did their duty, upholding the motto « Honneur et Patrie » on their standard. These...
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FRENCH YOUTH UNDER THE OCCUPATION 1940–1945 FRENCH YOUTH UNDER THE OCCUPATION 1940–1945 2
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FRENCH YOUTH UNDER THE OCCUPATION 1940–1945

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In the wake of the First World War, and after the Armistice of June 1940, French society placed its hopes in a renewed youth capable of henceforth promoting a goal of peace. The French State therefore seized upon this prospect by encouraging the creation of numerous youth movements, establishing a Secrétariat Général à la Jeunesse, and developing the cult...
PANZERWAFFE Vol. 2 – The Time of Victories PANZERWAFFE Vol. 2 – The Time of Victories 2
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PANZERWAFFE Vol. 2 – The Time of Victories

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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...
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