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ROMANIA AND THE HOLOCAUST
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ROMANIA AND THE HOLOCAUST

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In the late 1930s, nearly 760,000 Jews lived in Romania. By 1945, only 375,000 remained. Based on privileged access to the secret archives of the Romanian government, this book offers an unprecedented analysis of thousands of documents deliberately concealed until the 1990s. Drawing on archival records, reports, survivors' memoirs, and private letters,...
THE BLACK ORDER – Edged Weapons, Traditions & Symbolism THE BLACK ORDER – Edged Weapons, Traditions & Symbolism 2
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Following the success of L'Ordre Noir, Allgemeine-SS 1925-1945, an illustrated encyclopedia dedicated to the "total society" project envisioned by the SS, we wished to explore the subject further with this new volume. Jean-François Pelletier and Georges Bernage each authored a section of this work. One presents a detailed study of the Order's edged...
ATLAS OF WARS - The Early Modern Period: 16th, 17th and...
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Marignano, Lepanto, Vauban, Peter the Great, Bonaparte... These names resonate throughout the history of modern warfare and have endured across the ages: the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries remain the great centuries of innovation in the art of war. Modern warfare swept across land and sea. No part of the globe was spared. The Europeans, in their colonial...
FROM THE PORTE DE LA CHAPELLE TO INDOCHINA - The Journey...
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Contrary to what one might think, the history of the 33ème W-SS Charlemagne is not set in stone following the writings of Saint-Loup and Mabire. The epic adventure of the men who were its soldiers forms the substrate of revelations; many points remain unexplained, the most emblematic being the execution of 12 French SS men at Bad Reichenhall on 8 May 1945...
The Egyptian Campaign 1798–1801 The Egyptian Campaign 1798–1801 2
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The Egyptian Campaign 1798–1801: The Genesis of the Sons of Mars This new book in the Épopées collection takes you to Egypt in the footsteps of those sons of Mars, the future phalanx of the armies of the Empire. Live the account of an unimaginable epic: that of the soldiers of the First Republic, those who had already shared so many laurels with the...
101 FORMIDABLE TACTICIANS 101 FORMIDABLE TACTICIANS 2
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101 FORMIDABLE TACTICIANS

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From Geronimo to Rommel, from Napoleon to Giap, discover the 100 greatest tacticians in History. These extraordinary commanders capable of turning the tide on the battlefield and writing History. Produced under the auspices of the École de guerre – Terre, this work brings together for the first time the 100 most formidable tacticians. Four illustrated...
THE FAR EAST SERVICE ACTION 1944–1945 – First... THE FAR EAST SERVICE ACTION 1944–1945 – First... 2
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In Indochina, in late 1944 and early 1945, the internal resistance, the emissaries of Fighting France and the DGER's parachute commandos — supported by the British Force 136 — were actively preparing to confront the Japanese adversary when the Japanese coup of 9 March 1945 jeopardised the takeover of the territory by the Provisional Government of the...
Field Marshal Model – Hitler's "Fireman"
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France, Ukraine, Belarus, Moscow, Kursk, Leningrad, Warsaw, Market-Garden, Aachen, the Ardennes, the Ruhr: Walter Model was present in every campaign of the Third Reich. Known for his fanatical devotion to Hitler — who had brought him into the team he assembled at the turning point of the war to replace the traditional officer corps — this hard, rough and...
The COS – History of the French Special Forces
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The Commandement des opérations spéciales (COS) was established by a decree of Defence Minister Pierre Joxe on 24 June 1992. Based in Paris, this joint headquarters is responsible for conceiving, planning and conducting military special forces operations. These missions, which fall outside the framework of conventional military action, aim to achieve...
The French Army – Two Centuries of Commitment The French Army – Two Centuries of Commitment 2
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On 14 June 1830, 30,000 French soldiers landed in Algeria and set about its conquest. More than one hundred and eighty years later, the operations in Mali from 2013 to 2022 saw the deployment of a force that closely resembled the army of 1830: small in size, professional, expert in overseas operations, in counter-insurgency as well as counter-terrorism....
THEY LED THE ALLIES TO VICTORY – Patton, de Lattre and...
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What does daily life look like for the generals commanding tens of thousands of soldiers on the Western Front in 1944–1945, facing the German armies? How do they establish their leadership among their subordinates? How do they influence their superiors? Do they look after their men, and do they care about the human cost of operations? Do they make good...
Gamelin or the Constrained Strategy Gamelin or the Constrained Strategy 2
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The name of Maurice Gamelin inevitably calls to mind the generalissimo held responsible for the defeat of 1940, a military disaster of incalculable consequences. His condemnation seems beyond appeal. Yet a thorough study of the man tends to challenge many certainties about his actual culpability. Casting a dispassionate eye — far removed from bitter...
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