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HITLERJUGEND PANZERS - Normandy 44 HITLERJUGEND PANZERS - Normandy 44 2
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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.
Hartmannswillerkopf - 1914-1918 Hartmannswillerkopf - 1914-1918 2
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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...
Women in Combat. The Female Arm of France during the Second World War
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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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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Drawing on a rich and often unpublished iconography sourced from departmental as well as municipal archives and family collections, Les Normands dans la Grande Guerre is a chronicle of a region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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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.
Omaha Beach - Tuesday 6 June 1944 Omaha Beach - Tuesday 6 June 1944 2
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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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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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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...
Arromanches - The Ports and Allied Logistics Arromanches - The Ports and Allied Logistics 2
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The Normandy Landings and the military operations that followed required the deployment of unprecedented logistical and technological resources.
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.
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