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The 29th ITALIAN SS DIVISION
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The 29th ITALIAN SS DIVISION

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29. Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS (ital. Nr. 1)  The formation of the Italian SS Division, officially designated the 29th SS Grenadier Division, took place within the chaotic context of the end of World War II in Italy. It all began on September 8, 1943, when the Kingdom of Italy signed an armistice with the Allies, triggering the German occupation...
7th SS DIVISION “PRINZ EUGEN”
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7th SS Volunteer Mountain Division  "This book will enable the reader to learn about the little-known fate of a Waffen-SS mountain division made up largely of ethnic Germans (Volksdeutsche) settled in Romania, Serbia, Croatia, Slovakia, or Hungary, and mobilized as part of the settlement policy of “Greater Germany.” This division was initially commanded...
Kôgun. History of the Japanese Army 1853–1948
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Kôgun, the emperor's army. Such is the name the Japanese army adopted from the early 1930s onwards, asserting its mission to protect a sovereign increasingly venerated as a living deity. It is the history of this military force and of a central institution of the Japanese nation-state, from 1853 to 1948, that Franck Michelin traces in this unrivalled...
Mexican Campaign 1862-1867 - Carnets de la Sabretache Mexican Campaign 1862-1867 - Carnets de la Sabretache 2
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Initially hailed by the apologists of the Second Empire as the "greatest idea of the reign" of Emperor Napoleon III, the French army's expedition to Mexico ended, after several years of a gruelling and brutal campaign, in a humiliating withdrawal in 1867.This unhappy episode, which marked the beginning of the regime's military decline, nonetheless leaves...
The Secret Operations of the D-Day Landings The Secret Operations of the D-Day Landings 2
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To prepare and ensure the success of the Normandy landings, the Allied command devised special operations carried out by small units acting in the greatest secrecy to undertake dangerous missions. Gathering intelligence, deceiving the enemy, facilitating the task of the assault forces and recovering enemy military technology — these were their objectives.
De Gaulle and Bayeux – The Call of 16 June 1946 for a... De Gaulle and Bayeux – The Call of 16 June 1946 for a... 2
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this new work — following the same author's volume devoted to 14 June 1944 — reminds us that Bayeux played a central role in de Gaulle's conception of the State; here through the founding speech of the Fifth Republic delivered on 16 June 1946. The author follows it step by step, supported by a richly illustrated iconography.
General Pierre-Alexis Duclaux 1775–1828 – Carnet de la... General Pierre-Alexis Duclaux 1775–1828 – Carnet de la... 2
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General PIERRE ALEXIS DUCLAUX (1775–1828) This new issue of the Cahiers de la Compagnie d'Élite came to fruition through the meeting of passionate enthusiasts who, with great generosity, opened the doors of their collections to allow us to discover and share an exceptional set of mementos belonging to General Pierre-Alexis Duclaux (1775–1828). The story...
CARENTAN - Linking Omaha Beach / Utah Beach, Part 5 CARENTAN - Linking Omaha Beach / Utah Beach, Part 5 2
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CARENTAN – Linking Omaha Beach – Utah Beach, Part 5 Paratroopers vs. Fallschirmjäger This fifth volume is part of a series of ten works devoted to the American airborne operations in Normandy, ultimately representing more than 3,500 pages and 5,000 photographs. This volume is not a simple history book. It is an immersion. A plunge into the heart of the...
G.I. Joe - Ernie Pyle G.I. Joe - Ernie Pyle 2
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G.I. Joe - Ernie Pyle

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A celebrated reporter, Ernie Pyle became a war correspondent when the Second World War broke out and set off alongside the American Army (Company of the 18th Infantry Regiment). Following it through its victories as well as its defeats, he first covered events in North Africa and went as far as the heart of Italy at the Battle of Monte Cassino, then...
The Third Reich. From Origins to Collapse. Two-volume... The Third Reich. From Origins to Collapse. Two-volume... 2
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A masterful and pioneering synthesis, hailed as a masterpiece upon its publication in 1960, William L. Shirer's The Third Reich belongs to that category of reference works that read like a novel. Acclaimed by hundreds of thousands of readers worldwide, this colossal work owes its originality to the fact that the author, residing in Berlin from 1934 to...
History of the 3rd SS-Totenkopf Division History of the 3rd SS-Totenkopf Division 2
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Paperback edition The SS Totenkopf division was among the Waffen-SS the most fanatical and most feared unit of the Second World War. This book traces the formation of the unit, including its origins, and the key figures involved in the division throughout its wartime service and its organisation. Initially drawn from the personnel of concentration camp...
Ideology and Rites of the SS - Between the Aryan Myth and... Ideology and Rites of the SS - Between the Aryan Myth and... 2
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More than a mere military organization, the SS was the ideological pillar of the Nazi regime — an elitist order founded on mystical rites, fanatical discipline, and a totalitarian worldview. Through this work, Marc-André Ennas lays bare the workings of this relentless apparatus, from its indoctrination to its role in the crimes of the Third Reich. How did...
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