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HITLERJUGEND PANZERS - Normandy 44 HITLERJUGEND PANZERS - Normandy 44 2
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PANZERS OF THE HITLERJUGEND – Normandy 44

L20180152
€37.44
Thanks to the war diary of the Panzer-Regiment of the "Hitlerjugend" discovered by the author, as well as elements from that of its tank-destroyer battalion, we can follow, day by day, the commitment of the panzers of this celebrated division in the fierce fighting of the Battle of Normandy.
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Hartmannswillerkopf - 1914-1918 Hartmannswillerkopf - 1914-1918 2
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Hartmannswillerkopf – 1914–1918

L20180146
€33.18
The Hartmannswillerkopf is a massif dominating the Alsatian plain that was, in 1915, the scene of fierce fighting between French and German forces. This iconic site of the Great War is sanctified by the sacrifice of thousands of soldiers from both sides. One of France's four national war memorials was built there. No book had previously retraced, in text...
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Women in Combat. The Female Arm of France during the Second World War
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Women in Combat. The Female Arm of France During the Second World War

SHD-SHA 0071
€11.85
Study on the place of women in France during the Second World War: women in the army, women in the Corps des Volontaires Françaises, women in the Resistance, etc. Individual stories are briefly mentioned (Hélène Terré, Claire Roman, Maryse Hilsz, Danielle Casanova, Madeleine Riffaud...).
THE TRAGEDY OF U-110 - Spanish Civil War - Capture of the Enigma Machine - Captivity in Canada THE TRAGEDY OF U-110 - Spanish Civil War - Capture of the Enigma Machine - Captivity in Canada 2
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THE TRAGEDY OF U-110 - Spanish Civil War - Capture of the Enigma Machine - Captivity in...

L20180142
€27.96
Kapitänleutnant Fritz Lemp and the tragedy of U-110 through the reportage of submariner Willi Brohm. Drawing on the photo albums of one of the sailors of U-30 and then U-110, the author has reconstructed — through text and images alike — the journey and fate of these submarines, of Kapitänleutnant Fritz Lemp and his crew, including sailor Willi Brohm.
THE NORMANS IN THE GREAT WAR THE NORMANS IN THE GREAT WAR 2
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THE NORMANS IN THE GREAT WAR

L20180140
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Drawing on a rich and often unpublished iconography sourced from departmental as well as municipal archives and family collections, Les Normands dans la Grande Guerre is a chronicle of a region during the First World War. Emblematic stories of men and women — Norman combatants and civilians, refugees and prisoners — shed original light on the conflict.
Objective Hillman - WN17 Against the Assaults of the 1st Suffolk - 6–7 June 1944
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Objective Hillman - WN17 Against the Assaults of the 1st Suffolk - 6–7 June 1944

L20180100
€28.34
A historical account tracing the two days of the advance by the 1st Battalion, Suffolk Regiment at Colleville-Montgomery to secure the Normandy coast and reach a site designated Hillman. Fierce fighting against the German soldiers commanded by Ludwig Krug ensued, but the objective was achieved. Includes veterans' testimonies.
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Omaha Beach - Tuesday 6 June 1944 Omaha Beach - Tuesday 6 June 1944 2
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Omaha Beach - Tuesday 6 June 1944

L20180098
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Tuesday 6 June 1944, at dawn, the German sentries on duty along the Sables d'Or beach and on the Pointe du Hoc make out menacing silhouettes offshore
Civilians in the Battle of Normandy
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Civilians in the Battle of Normandy

L20180097
€28.34
6 June 1944: war sweeps over the peaceful region of Normandy. The battle that begins with the Landings will last three months instead of the three weeks provided for in the Allies' plans.
MAQUISARDS AND PARTISANS 1943-1944 MILITARIA GUIDE N°12 MAQUISARDS AND PARTISANS 1943-1944 MILITARIA GUIDE N°12 2
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MAQUISARDS AND PARTISANS 1943-1944 MILITARIA GUIDE N°12

L20180092
€18.91
The silhouette of the Resistance fighters seems frozen, as in a romanticised image, but the reality is quite different. The author, Simon Deleyrolle, with more than 25 reconstructed figures and using authentic pieces, recreates the specific appearance of the maquisards region by region. The Allied personnel who were parachuted in to train the Forces of...
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Vercingetorix Vercingetorix 2
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Vercingetorix

L20180085
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This work, published in 1901 by Hachette, is by Camille Jullian, then professor at the University of Bordeaux. This study traces the history of the Arverni tribes and the fate of their last king, Vercingetorix, leader of the uprising against Roman occupation in 54 BC.
The French Expeditionary Corps in Italy, 1943-1944
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The French Expeditionary Corps in Italy, 1943-1944

C9782913903937
€36.92
In July 1944, the soldiers of the French Expeditionary Force in Italy erased the effects of their 1940 defeat. Earning the respect of the Americans, they battered the German defenses — which until then had not been broken — in an extraordinary mountain battle around the Garigliano. They pushed back the German lines, opening the road to Rome for the...
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THE END OF VICTORIES - EASTERN FRONT RUSSIA 1942 - VOLUME 1
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THE END OF VICTORIES - EASTERN FRONT RUSSIA 1942 - VOLUME 1

L20180077
€18.96
Russia 1942Following the failure of the German offensive against Moscow in early December 1941, the 4th Army of Army Group Centre was struck by the counter-offensive of the Soviet 43rd Army,which broke through its front at several points. Its objective was to link up with the remnants of the Soviet 33rd Army, encircled by the divisions of the 4th Army.
The TOTENKOPF PANZER REGIMENT - From 22 June 1941 to the end of the war
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The TOTENKOPF PANZER REGIMENT - From 22 June 1941 to the End of the War

L20180076
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Through several testimonies and recollections of veterans, the reader is immersed in the daily life of a unit, the SS-Panzer Regiment 3 « Totenkopf », which fought exclusively on the Russian Front. It would be one of the most formidable. The Kriegstagebuch (war diary) of a tank gunner from this unit serves as the guiding thread of this work, enriched with...
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THE MARINES IN THE HELL OF THE PACIFIC THE MARINES IN THE HELL OF THE PACIFIC 2
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THE MARINES IN THE HELL OF THE PACIFIC

L20180054
€55.92
OUT OF PRINT Following his works on the Battle of Iwo Jima and the 1st Marine Division, Charles Trang presents an encyclopedic study of the Marines in the Pacific from 1941 to 1945, examining each of their campaigns in detail through numerous accounts and mostly unpublished photographs.
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