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HUNTERS AND GLADIATORS - The Epic of the Heroes of the Arena
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HUNTERS AND GLADIATORS - The Epic of the Arena's Heroes

L20190148
€19.91
Panem et circenses, "bread and circus games". This expression by Juvenal, denouncing the Roman plebs whose sole ambition was the free distribution of grain and a passion for spectacles, captures quite aptly the singular character of Roman society in the age of the first emperors.
THREE DAYS IN HELL, 7-9 JUNE 1944 THREE DAYS IN HELL, 7-9 JUNE 1944 2
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THREE DAYS IN HELL, 7–9 JUNE 1944

L20190146
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This album presents the fighting that took place over those three decisive days between the Canadian soldiers of the 3rd Division and the soldiers of the Hitlerjugend.
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THE MAQUIS OF THE AIN - The Victorious Resistance THE MAQUIS OF THE AIN - The Victorious Resistance 2
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THE AIN MAQUIS - The Victorious Resistance

L20190145
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As early as 1940, the Ain — a key département on the North–South corridor — refused to accept defeat. Close to Lyon and Switzerland, it became the heart of the resistance organisation, first against Vichy and then against the Germans from 1943 onwards.
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The Merville Battery - June 1944 The Merville Battery - June 1944 2
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The Merville Battery – June 1944

L20190142
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In the early hours of 6 June 1944, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Terence Otway, the paratroopers of the 9th Battalion and the sappers of the 591st Squadron Royal Engineers of the British 6th Airborne Division were tasked with capturing the Merville Battery and neutralising its guns.
CREULLY June 1944 - A Secret So Well Kept CREULLY June 1944 - A Secret So Well Kept 2
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CREULLY June 1944 - A Secret So Well Kept

L20190141
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In the spring of 1944, life in the Norman village of Creully follows the daily concerns of a community under occupation. But on the morning of Tuesday 6 June, its inhabitants unwittingly become witnesses to a succession of events that will place the village — and most particularly Château de Creullet — at the very heart of the organisation of the D-Day...
CARENTAN, Linking Omaha Beach - Utah Beach, Part II CARENTAN, Linking Omaha Beach - Utah Beach, Part II 2
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CARENTAN, Linking Omaha Beach - Utah Beach, Part II

L20190140
€61.61
This new work, published on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Normandy Landings, retraces in pictures the epic of the 101st Airborne Division in Normandy on 6 June 1944 and the days that followed.
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CARENTAN, Linking Omaha Beach - Utah Beach, Part I CARENTAN, Linking Omaha Beach - Utah Beach, Part I 2
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CARENTAN, Linking Omaha Beach - Utah Beach, Part I

L20190139
€46.45
OUT OF PRINT This new work, published to mark the 70th anniversary of the Normandy Landings, retraces in images the epic story of the 101st Airborne Division in 1944. This first volume in a series of five works totalling more than 3,000 pages and 4,000 photographs is dedicated to the few days preceding D-Day.
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THE FRENCH IN THE LANDINGS THE FRENCH IN THE LANDINGS 2
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The French in the D-Day Landings

L20190136
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Among the 155,000 Allied soldiers deployed in Normandy on 6 June 1944, a handful of Frenchmen formed a battalion commonly known as Commando Kieffer.
OBJECTIVE CARENTAN
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OBJECTIVE CARENTAN

L20190125
€16.11
Liberation of Carentan – 6 to 15 June 1944
VERNON Bridgehead 1944 - LA ROCHE GUYON Kommandantur VERNON Bridgehead 1944 - LA ROCHE GUYON Kommandantur 2
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VERNON Bridgehead 1944 - LA ROCHE GUYON Kommandantur

L20190019
€33.18
Before addressing the Liberation battle with the Vernon Bridgehead, we will see how this region was occupied. The entry into the Resistance of patriots, faced with an occupation that intensified with the establishment of Field Marshal Rommel's headquarters at La Roche Guyon.
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