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Lorient 1940-1945, from Occupation to Liberation...
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Lorient 1940-1945, from Occupation to Liberation...

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From Occupation to Liberation, told through objects, photographs and other documents. Pascal Theffo, born in 1959 in Normandy, discovered at an early age, alongside his collector father, the emotion of finding objects from the last war on the battlefields. He developed a genuine passion for which he documented himself with great interest from then on —...
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At the Val-de-Grâce – Three Centuries at the Heart of the Libraries
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At the Val-de-Grâce - Three Centuries at the Heart of the Libraries

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At the heart of the 5th arrondissement of Paris, placed at the centre of attention — from the royal Benedictine abbey to the École du Val-de-Grâce — the library and its collections have always been a source of pride for their users. In a setting of stone and greenery, they offer conditions conducive to study, research and reflection. Open to all, they are...
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100 Portraits for a Centenary - RICM
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100 Portraits for a Centenary - RICM

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€32.23
The Regiment of Marine Tank Infantry is one hundred years old. Since its creation, it has been present on every operational theatre where France has been engaged. If it is today a unit of great prestige by virtue of its history, it owes that above all to its marsouins. They came from near and far and gave their blood to defend their country. This book...
1st Parachute Transport Regiment
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1st Parachute Transport Regiment

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The youngest of the airborne formations, the 1st Parachute Train Regiment was created from the merger of the Air Delivery Regiment of Metz and the Airborne Mobile Operational Base of Toulouse. In this new configuration, it upholds the traditions of air delivery, those of the air supply companies and the airborne bases of Indochina, which bore the heavy...
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21st RIMa – Croche et Tient
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21st RIMa - Grips and Holds

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Born of the 1900 law on the reorganisation of the Colonial Troops, the 21st RIMa is today a sprightly centenarian based in Fréjus on the shores of the Mediterranean. Its rich and long history makes it one of the most prestigious regiments of the arm. Carrying on the traditions of the 2nd Colonial Infantry Regiment of the garrison, the 21st RIC was created...
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152nd Infantry Regiment — Les Diables Rouges
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152nd Infantry Regiment - Les Diables Rouges

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It was born on the banks of the Rhine. That metaphor alone perfectly encapsulates the deep vocation of the 152nd Infantry Regiment, the "Diables rouges" of the Régiment d'Alsace. Its history, punctuated by great feats of arms and periods of dormancy, reaches its peak at the Hartmannswillerkopf and during the Great War.The regiment appears in the order of...
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The Armored Cavalry in Algeria 1954–1962 The Armored Cavalry in Algeria 1954–1962 2
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The Armoured Cavalry in Algeria 1954-1962

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The Armoured Cavalry in Algeria 1954–1962, lessons learned. This work retraces, with often previously unpublished documents, the history of this arm throughout the Algerian conflict.
The Schools of the Legion of Honour
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The Légion d'honneur Schools

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The Légion d'honneur Schools, an abundantly documented and richly illustrated work, presents all insignia, medals, prizes and documents.
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Marine Infantry Tank Regiment – RICM
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Regiment of Marine Tank Infantry - RICM

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Richly illustrated album tracing the entire prestigious history of the "1st Regiment of France". Today based in Poitiers, it stands at the forefront of intervention forces.
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From Colonial Troops to Marine Troops: A Dream of Adventure, 1900–2000
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From Colonial Troops to Marine Troops: A Dream of Adventure 1900–2000

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The Marine Troops are fully integrated within the French Army. They form one of its principal operational components. An illustrated album of personal, previously unpublished documents evoking the history and combat record of the Colonial and Marine Troops.
National Order of Merit
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Ordre National du Mérite

L20220151
€78.67
New 2015 edition, completely revised, history of the Ordre National du Mérite, richly illustrated.
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Practical Guide to Current French Decorations – 2015 Edition
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Practical Guide to Current French Decorations - 2015 Edition

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Guide to Current French Decorations, 5th Edition Since 1988, the authors have been cataloguing French decorations. Their attribution, which varies over time across successive editions, reflects the evolution of society. This fifth edition provides precise and fully up-to-date information intended for everyone, whether in military or civilian service. The...
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Recruitment Posters of the Colonial Troops, 1900–1961
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Recruitment Posters of the Colonial Troops, 1900–1961

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This work refers in a very factual manner to a now-controversial period in recent French history, namely that of colonisation. A catalogue of recruitment posters published elsewhere on many occasions and brought together here, it aims above all to serve as a witness to an era when the poster was one of the few mass communication tools capable of arousing,...
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Saint-Cyr graduates killed in the field of honor during the Imperial War of 1870 Saint-Cyr graduates killed in the field of honor during the Imperial War of 1870 2
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Saint-Cyrians killed in the field of honour during the Imperial War of 1870

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On 19 July 1870, Napoleon III took the gravest decision of his reign by declaring war on Prussia. From a mere controversy over the succession to the Spanish throne arose a spiral as unexpected as it was catastrophic. In early August, the first French soldiers and officers died on the battlefield. The fortunes of war turned against them immediately, and...
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General Jeannou Lacaze 1924–2005, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces 1981–1985 General Jeannou Lacaze 1924–2005, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces 1981–1985 2
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General Jeannou Lacaze 1924–2005, Chief of the Defence Staff 1981–1985

L20220131
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General Jeannou Lacaze traversed the twentieth century with a serenity that even the most dramatic events seemed unable to disturb. He belonged to those rare men who are not moved at the slightest occasion, whose sensitivity does not awaken quickly but gradually, and whose feelings then become powerful and far more lasting. These are the men of strong,...
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1939–1945 Small and Grand History 1939–1945 Small and Grand History 2
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1939–1945: Small and Grand History

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The Second World War occupies, regrettably, the summit of the table of horrors of all the wars that Humanity has known and that the planet has endured since time immemorial. This book set out to recall, in a factual manner, with independence and realism, the main phases of this exceptional conflict, the major military confrontations between the...
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The Blue Squadron – Lebanon–Chad 1977–1979 The Blue Squadron – Lebanon–Chad 1977–1979 2
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The Blue Squadron – Lebanon–Chad 1977–1979

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The author speaks of training, command and combat, but this account is above all a story of men — and more besides.Dominique Delort notably commanded a Battalion at the ESM de Saint-Cyr, the 5th RIAOM in Djibouti, Operation Noroit in Rwanda, the Joint Operational Centre (COIA) in Paris, the French Forces in the Antilles, then the North-West Land Region....
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The Armenian Genocide
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The Armenian Genocide

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€14.22
The extermination of the Armenians constitutes the first genocide of the twentieth century. While in the last third of the nineteenth century the massacres targeting Armenian populations were numerous and terrible within the Ottoman State, in 1915 it was a matter of the eradication of a millennial human community from the Anatolian plateau by a state...
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The Battle of Stonne: A Head-on Clash during the Battle of France
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The Battle of Stonne: A Head-On Clash During the Battle of France

L20220118
€32.99
The Battle of Stonne recounts the story of the French soldiers who halted a German offensive advance in the pre-Ardennes zone south of Sedan, from 14 May 1940 onwards.This work seeks to fill a serious gap by shedding light on an episode of the Battle of France completely ignored by the French of today. It thus runs counter to received ideas and proves...
Dawn at the Gates of Hell
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Dawn at the Gates of Hell

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DAWN AT THE GATES OF HELL tells the story of four young volunteers who enlisted in the Naval Infantry at the age of 17 — from their basic training as young soldiers to the death of some and the end of their posting at the Bab el Assa position on the Moroccan border for the others.The Algerian War was drawing to a close in 1960. The efforts of the French...
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From the Meuse to the Danube 1944–1945
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From the Meuse to the Danube 1944–1945

L20220107
€22.75
June 1940. As the French armies began a general retreat on the orders of General Weygand, Commander-in-Chief, the inhabitants of the border regions with Germany and Belgium evacuated their towns and villages before an enemy advancing rapidly.The exodus was short-lived: France signed the armistice on 25 June. A long period of occupation of national...
The End of the Gleiniger Mystery – August 1944: the Liberation of Limoges
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The End of the Gleiniger Mystery — August 1944, the Liberation of Limoges

L20220097
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On 21 August 1944, the German authorities occupying the Limousin region had a meeting at 8 p.m. with representatives of the Resistance to sign the act of surrender of the city of Limoges, thus allowing the Maquisards of Georges Guingouin, who surrounded the city, to enter without bloodshed. But there was only one German captain to receive them at the...
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Guide to National and Ministerial Orders
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Guide to National and Ministerial Orders

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This guide is intended as the indispensable working document for all those within our central and decentralised administrations who are responsible for drawing up nomination files for our honorary distinctions on behalf of French or foreign citizens put forward for possible appointment to one of our French national or ministerial orders. The document...
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Elevated to DIGNITY — Memoirs 1923–1954
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ELEVATED TO DIGNITY - Memoirs 1923–1954

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"Elevated to Dignity…" is the story of a young man who comes of age in the mid-1940s.His path is far from ordinary. Of very modest origins, Lucien Le Boudec had considered becoming a priest, a schoolteacher, a meteorologist, or even a civil engineer… The war decided otherwise.To escape the STO, he joins the FFI and finds himself launched into a military...
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The Second World War: The Tragedy of a Century
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World War II, the Tragedy of a Century

L20220091
€26.54
The Second World War was the most gigantic military conflict of all time, both in terms of the harshness of the fighting endured by the soldiers involved, and the malicious consequences for civilian populations and the devastating effects on homes and the organisation of territories. It shook states to their foundations and shaped the world as we know it...
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DE LATTRE – The German Campaign 1945
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DE LATTRE The German Campaign 1945

L20220090
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February 1945: General de Lattre de Tassigny and his First French Army stand before the Rhine. He is the first since Turenne and Napoleon to be in a position to cross it by force. The Americans are not in favour. No matter — supported and encouraged by General de Gaulle, he crosses the Rhine in strength on 31 March 1945 at Gemmersheim. He is about to...
Cannons and Men, History of Artillery Cannons and Men, History of Artillery 2
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Cannons and Men: A History of Artillery

L20220088
€27.49
Since the fourteenth century, artillery has been at the heart of every battle that has shaped the history of France. To write an exhaustive history of it is a daunting challenge to which several volumes would barely do justice. Such a work would need to address, in detail, the evolution of equipment and weapons systems, of organisations, of employment —...
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