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STALIN'S MARSHALS
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STALIN'S MARSHALS

L20210035
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The French know the twenty-six marshals of Napoleon. But what do they know of the seventeen elevated by Stalin? Yet it is to them that we owe the creation of the Red Army and its formidable victory over Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan. Some rank among the greatest commanders of the last century: Tukhachevsky, Shaposhnikov, Zhukov, Vasilevsky, Konev,...
An Untold History of France in 100 Maps An Untold History of France in 100 Maps 2
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An Untold History of France in 100 Maps

L20210017
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The history of France mapped, from prehistory to the present day, and narrated by Jean Sévillia. In 5 parts — " Origins ", " The Kingdom of France ", " The French Nation ", " Facing the Trials of the 20th Century " and " Towards the France of Tomorrow " — and in 100 previously unpublished and richly detailed maps, from the principal prehistoric sites to...
Naval History of the Second World War
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Naval History of the Second World War

L20210008
€27.49
Co-edition Perrin / Ministère des Armées Hundreds of thousands of works have been written on the Second World War, in dozens of languages. Many of them do indeed address the maritime dimensions of the conflict, the role played by the Royal Navy, the Kriegsmarine and the United States Navy, the role of the various naval forces on a given theatre of...
Charles Martel
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Charles Martel

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The victory over the Arabs at Poitiers in 732: this is about all that remains of Charles Martel in the collective memory. A mere skirmish, or a clash of civilisations that saved Europe from Islamisation? The significance of this famous battle has seen renewed interest in the current context and is the subject of vigorous debate. However, one would be...
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Memoirs of General Dietrich von Choltitz
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Memoirs of General Dietrich von Choltitz

L20200284
€20.85
For our contemporaries, Dietrich Von Choltitz has the features of Niels Arestrup, who portrayed him masterfully in Volker Schlöndorff's film "Diplomatie", staging his fateful face-to-face with Swedish consul Raoul Nordling, played by André Dussollier. At the conclusion of their discussions, the military commander of Paris agrees not to carry out Hitler's...
The Great Blunders of the Second World War
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The Great Blunders of the Second World War

L20200277
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The Second World War lasted nearly six years, as long as they were terrible. A duration explained by the formidable means that the belligerents deployed on land, at sea and in the skies — making it futile to hope to defeat the enemy in a single campaign — but also, and in large part, by the mistakes committed. Had Hitler not persisted in winning the...
KGB - The True History of the Soviet Secret Services
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KGB - The True History of the Soviet Secret Services

L20200146
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Dive into the heart of the most fascinating of secret services: the KGB. Thirty years have passed since the USSR collapsed in December 1991. Since that date, archives have opened in Moscow, personal testimonies have multiplied, and revelations have followed one upon another. In particular concerning the most secretive pillar of the Soviet system: the KGB.
DE GAULLE IN HELMET – A New Approach to the Drama
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DE GAULLE UNDER FIRE – A New Approach to the Drama

L20200117
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A gripping account of a brief but violent period in the life of General de Gaulle who, from 28 May to 5 June 1940, resisted the Germans on the Somme at the head of five hundred tanks.
1940 - TRUTHS AND LEGENDS
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1940 - TRUTHS AND LEGENDS

L20200073
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The defeat of 1940: how did it come to this? On 13 May 1940, three days after the start of the German offensive, the lines of the French army were breached. On 17 June, Pétain called for a cessation of fighting. On 22 June, the armistice was signed in the forest of Compiègne. On 10 July, deputies and senators voted full powers to the Marshal. In two...
THE DRAMA OF 1940 - General André Beaufre
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THE DRAMA OF 1940 - General André Beaufre

L20200071
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« The wind of History, when it rises, overpowers the will of men, but it is for men to foresee these storms, to contain them, and even, at the limit, to know how to harness them. » A member of the Grand Quartier général at the time of the Wehrmacht's invasion of France, General André Beaufre was the powerless witness to a collapse without precedent in...
I WAS HITLER'S PILOT - Hans Baur
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I WAS HITLER'S PILOT - Hans Baur

L20200066
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An exceptional testimony from someone close to Hitler Hitler, who overcame his fear of flying to make intensive use of it from the presidential election of 1932 onward, never wanted any pilot other than Hans Baur. A fighter pilot during the Great War, a pioneer of military airmail and one of the founders of Lufthansa in 1926 — in whose service he tested...
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INFOGRAPHICS OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
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INFOGRAPHICS OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR

L20200054
€25.59
The Second World War as you have never read it before. A world first. Directed by Jean Lopez, with the collaboration of Nicolas Aubin and Vincent Bernard, and superbly presented by data designer Nicolas Guillerat, this exceptional book — as much for its form as its content — is the fruit of complementary skills brought together for the first time.
RUDOLF HESS The Last Enigma of the Third Reich
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RUDOLF HESS The Last Enigma of the Third Reich

L20200052
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The first biography of Hitler's designated successor. The Hess file ranks first on the list of great historical «enigmas», alongside the death of Napoleon, the secret of the Man in the Iron Mask and the assassination of President Kennedy…
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