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THE MYTHS OF THE GRANDE ARMÉE - The True History of the...
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THE MYTHS OF THE GRANDE ARMÉE - The True History of the Imperial War

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Shaped by the heroic narrative imposed by Napoleon and then by the cohort of memoirists of the Consulate and the Empire, the history of the " Grande " Armée rests on a number of legends that have become accepted truths for the public, relayed by a complaisant historiography. Led by an invincible genius adored by his grognards, a temple of heroism and an...
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FIGHTING IN A DICTATORSHIP - 1944 - The Wehrmacht Facing...
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FIGHTING IN A DICTATORSHIP - 1944 - The Wehrmacht Facing the Landings

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A fresh perspective on the Wehrmacht at its twilight. Jean-Luc Leleu sets out to explore the overall functioning of the Wehrmacht as it faced the spectre of defeat. The aim is to understand the actors rather than recount the events. To do so, the German armed forces are examined through the lens of the Battle of Normandy in the summer of 1944: a...
PANZERDIVISION FRUNDSBERG - UKRAINE - NORMANDY 1944 PANZERDIVISION FRUNDSBERG - UKRAINE - NORMANDY 1944 2
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PANZERDIVISION FRUNDSBERG - UKRAINE - NORMANDY 1944

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€61.61
Discover the true story of the 10.SS-Panzerdivision "FRUNDSBERG" during the fighting in Ukraine in April 1944 and during the summer of 1944 in Normandy! After several decades of research and with the assistance of over a hundred veterans of the Division, the complete history of the Panzerdivision "Frundsberg" engaged within the II.SS-Panzerkorps alongside...
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HISTORY OF THE POLISH ARMY IN FRANCE - 1939–1940
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HISTORY OF THE POLISH ARMY IN FRANCE - 1939–1940

L20220351
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Narvik – Maginot Line – Clos du Doubs – Champagne – Breton Redoubt – Fighter groups and patrols – Divisional anti-tank companies Rather than a farewell to arms, the brutal crushing of Poland in 1939 opened a new chapter in her history — that of continuing the fight from abroad. In those dark days, France crystallised all of Poland's hopes. For did not...
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BEYOND BAND OF BROTHERS - THE WAR MEMOIRS OF MAJOR DICK... BEYOND BAND OF BROTHERS - THE WAR MEMOIRS OF MAJOR DICK... 2
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BEYOND BAND OF BROTHERS - THE WAR MEMOIRS OF MAJOR DICK WINTERS

L20220345
€21.80
Reprinting — Delivery late May 2024 The book that inspired the TV series BAND OF BROTHERS about the 506th PIR of the 101st Airborne, Easy Company commanded by MAJOR DICK WINTERS, at last translated into French. Worldwide famous since the broadcast of the hit series HBO Band of Brothers produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks, Major Dick Winters was a...
THE SENEGALESE TIRAILLEURS - From colonial subject to...
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THE SENEGALESE TIRAILLEURS - From colonial subject to soldier - From 1857 to the...

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The first comprehensive history of a legendary army corps. Created by imperial decree in July 1857, the first battalion of Tirailleurs is Senegalese in name only: this military corps formed within the French colonial empire in fact brought together the entire "force noire" — that is, the African soldiers of colour who fought for France. While studies on...
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The Purges of the French Army 1940–1966
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The Purges of the French Army 1940–1966

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€23.70
From 1940 to 1966, the French Army underwent three successive purges: the first under Marshal Pétain's Vichy government, the second from 1943 through the years following the Liberation, and the last from the end of the Algerian War up to the eve of the May 1968 events. The purge most familiar to the public is the one that affected civilian society at the...
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From Sedan to Sedan: A History of the French Army, 1870–1940
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From Sedan to Sedan: A History of the French Army, 1870–1940

L20220338
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The only history of the French Army from 1870 to 1940. Gathered here in a single volume are the texts of the new revised, corrected and expanded edition of the landmark work by General André Bourachot. The history of the French Army between the two great defeats that marked it indelibly is presented here in the most detailed and scrupulous manner...
WAR CRIMES - Rouen, 9 June 1940
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WAR CRIMES - Rouen, 9 June 1940

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€18.96
On the morning of 9 June 1940, the Wehrmacht's 5. Panzerdivision entered Rouen. A few days later, in the square of the Musée des Antiquités, the bodies of two Black men were discovered by municipal services. The following day, not far away, in the gardens of a property on the rue de Bihorel, the bodies of seventeen men murdered by German troops were...
THE TRAGIC END OF FRENCH ALGERIA - The true testimony of... THE TRAGIC END OF FRENCH ALGERIA - The true testimony of... 2
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THE TRAGIC END OF FRENCH ALGERIA - The true testimony of a young military reporter

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€23.60
Born in Paris in 1938, Jean-Baptiste Ferracci lived through the end of the Second World War in the capital, passing through events in his childhood that hardened him. At the end of 1957, he managed to enter the daily press as a reporter-photographer at the newspaper L'Aurore. He then covered, between news items and magazine features, the major events that...
Intrigues at the French Court - Secrets of History Intrigues at the French Court - Secrets of History 2
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Intrigues at the French Court - Secrets of History

L20220318
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Resounding coups d'état, knife-edge successions, duels, assassination attempts, conspiracies, poisonings and deceptions… intrigues, whether political or amorous, were never in short supply at the French court! From the poisoning of Agnès Sorel, favourite of Charles VII, to the affaire du collier involving Marie-Antoinette, the assassination of the Duc de...
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