ALGERIAN WAR

FRENCH MILITARY HEADGEAR - GUIDE MILITARIA N°3 FRENCH MILITARY HEADGEAR - GUIDE MILITARIA N°3 2
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FRENCH MILITARY HEADGEAR - GUIDE MILITARIA N°3

L20240024
€20.85
This new edition of the work, aimed at a wide audience, illustrates the evolution of headgear worn by French soldiers from the War of 1870 to the present day. While the iconic képi takes pride of place among the nearly 250 items presented, shakos, bicornes, sidecaps, chéchias and berets are not forgotten, nor are sailors' bonnets and peaked caps. This...
History of the 1st Foreign Parachute Regiment 1948–1961 –...
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History of the 1st Foreign Parachute Regiment 1948–1961 – From the Rice Fields of...

L20230149
€22.75
The rise and fall of an elite regiment caught in the turmoil of the decolonisation wars. The 1st Foreign Parachute Regiment, which entered posterity for having been the spearhead of the " generals' revolt " in Algiers that prompted its dissolution by General de Gaulle on 30 April 1961, occupies a singular place in the history of the French Foreign Legion....
Paratroopers in Algeria 1954–1958
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Paratroopers in Algeria 1954–1958

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A dark legend surrounds the paratroopers sent to Algeria. These units, marked by the defeat at Diên Biên Phu and determined to deploy every available means to avoid a new setback, are said to have theorised counter-subversive doctrines involving the use of torture, before going on to participate in the overthrow of the Fourth Republic and the putsch of...
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PARATROOPERS OF THE 14th RCP IN ALGERIA - FROM DOUBT TO...
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PARATROOPERS OF THE 14th RCP IN ALGERIA - FROM DOUBT TO REVOLT (SEPTEMBER 1959 - APRIL...

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€32.23
During the Algerian War, the paratroopers were at the forefront of the fighting. They faced the most hardened moudjahidines in the most remote djebels. Yet, nearly six decades later, does anyone still remember that some of these elite units had conscripts making up the majority of their ranks? Such was the case of the 14th Régiment de chasseurs...
HS UNIFORMES THEMATIQUE N°7 - THE 10th PARACHUTE DIVISION...
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HS UNIFORMES THEMATIQUE N°7 - THE 10th PARACHUTE DIVISION - PARAS IN ALGERIA 1956-1961

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HISTORY - WEAPONS - UNIFORMS - INSIGNIA - EQUIPMENT HORS-SERIE UNIFORMES THEMATIQUE N°7: THE 10th PARACHUTE DIVISION - PARAS IN ALGERIA 1956-1961 Under the direction of Marc Bruschi & Paul Villatoux. 98 illustrated pages, colour and b&w photographs CONTENTS: THE 10th PARACHUTE DIVISION, A "PRAETORIAN GUARD" JUMP SUITS AND CAMOUFLAGE COMBAT DRESS THE...
KÉPI: A French Headpiece. Volume 2: the military képi... KÉPI: A French Headpiece. Volume 2: the military képi... 2
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KÉPI: A French Headpiece. Volume 2: the military képi from 1939 to the present day,...

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€37.87
PRE-ORDER ONLINE - BOOK AVAILABLE FROM 30 MAY 2023 The history of the képi is covered here in its entirety for the first time. This headpiece alone symbolizes the French soldier, but it is also, by extension, the official representation of the military man and the civil servant. A képi conveys a great deal of information about its wearer, beginning with...
DICTIONARY OF THE ALGERIAN WAR
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DICTIONARY OF THE ALGERIAN WAR

L20230055
€32.23
Sixty years after the Évian Accords, the first dictionary devoted to the Algerian War is published, written by the leading specialists of the period, both Algerian and French. Sixty years after the end of the Algerian War, the issues of memory tied to the history of this conflict have fuelled as many debates as controversies. Historical research has...
13e RDP - FIGHTING IN ALGERIA FROM KABYLIA TO...
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13e RDP - FIGHTING IN ALGERIA FROM KABYLIA TO CONSTANTINOIS 1955–1962

L20230045
€46.45
In the wake of the 70th anniversary celebrations of the transformation of the "13" into a parachute regiment, and ahead of the 60th anniversary of its entry into airborne reconnaissance, the new expanded and updated edition of the work by Mark Bruschi "13e RDP, combats en Algérie de la Kabylie au Constantinois", published in 2010 and out of print for...
THE RED BERETS IN ALGERIA - BIGEARD BOYS AND THE SUEZ CRISIS
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THE RED BERETS IN ALGERIA - BIGEARD BOYS AND THE SUEZ CRISIS

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€39.81
A legendary unit, the 3e régiment de parachutistes coloniaux was born of the will of an exceptional commanding officer, Marcel Bigeard. A name that rings out like a battle standard, closely associated with the parachute saga in Algeria, where those soon nicknamed the "Bigeard Boys" successfully met every challenge. Among these, the Suez Crisis in the...
LA REVOLTE DES CENTURIONS - An Officer at the Algiers Putsch
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LA REVOLTE DES CENTURIONS - An Officer at the Algiers Putsch

L20220402
€17.06
The centurions refers to those French officers of the 1950s. Many served in Indochina and all fought in Algeria. Pierre Montagnon is one of them. From 1954, he fights alongside the parachute légionnaires to keep Algeria French. In early 1961, the Centurions are more committed than ever to "Algérie française" , while the political power in Paris, embodied...
NEW HISTORY of the French Air and Space Force NEW HISTORY of the French Air and Space Force 2
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NEW HISTORY of the French Air and Space Force

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€28.34
The prestigious history of the French Air and Space Force in 480 pages and 750 rare or previously unpublished photographs The Centre d'Etudes Stratégiques Aérospatiales (CESA) co-publishes with Éditions Pierre de Taillac a Nouvelle Histoire de l'Armée de l'Air et de l'Espace. It succeeds l'Histoire de l'aviation militaire française published in 1980 by...
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THE COASTAL ESCORT VESSELS
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THE COASTAL ESCORT VESSELS

L20220344
€60.66
With a maximum displacement of under 400 tonnes, coastal escort vessels rank among the smallest combat units a navy can field. The French Navy could not do without them. From 1944, the French Navy was glad to recover around thirty American-built PCs in its ranks, which would contribute to the return of French naval forces to the seas. For its operations...
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