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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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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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LE GÉNÉRAL CAILLAUD - Soldier of the Extraordinary
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LE GÉNÉRAL CAILLAUD - Soldier of the Extraordinary

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Born in 1921, a graduate of Saint-Cyr in the infantry arm in 1942, Robert Caillaud belonged to that generation of fire which, after the defeat, restored the prestige of French arms and continued to serve them with distinction in the theatres of the Far East and Algeria. "Red Devil" in de Lattre's Army, he entered the Légion étrangère world in the...
F4U CORSAIR - The Terror of the Pacific
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F4U CORSAIR - The Terror of the Pacific

L20210198
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In roughly 120 pages, aviation expert Alex Euphrosine covers the full history of the most famous American fighter of the Second World War! He explains in detail the genesis of the aircraft, its design and flight testing, before presenting each of the many variants produced during and after the conflict for the United States and other nations (including...
THE FRENCH MILITARY BUTTON 1871-2021 THE FRENCH MILITARY BUTTON 1871-2021 2
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THE FRENCH MILITARY BUTTON 1871-2021

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The uniform button is something of the poor relation of militaria collecting. Small and highly varied, the enthusiast generally seeks it out only to complete a uniform. Yet it constitutes in its own right a fully-fledged collecting theme. More than a century after the publication of Captain Falloux's work, « Le bouton d'uniforme français », a gap remained...
From the Fieseler Fi 156 to the Morane-Saulnier MS 500....
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From the Fieseler Fi 156 to the Morane-Saulnier MS 500. From the Storch to the Criquet

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A spotter for our soldiers in 1940, an artillery observation aircraft or casualty evacuation platform in Indochina and North Africa, then a glider tug in the 1960s, the Storch is now a star of air shows. We will discover together its history, its many adaptations and its exploits. The present work was carried out drawing on a large quantity of both public...
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THE WEAPONS OF THE FOREIGN LEGION FROM 1831 TO THE...
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THE WEAPONS OF THE FOREIGN LEGION FROM 1831 TO THE PRESENT DAY

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In the Legion you make do… That is how legionnaires have always known how to get the best out of the weapons issued to them. This work presents all the small arms used by legionnaires from 1831 to the present day. The author peppers his account with numerous anecdotes illustrating how these elite soldiers put them to use. He also covers marksmanship...
SECRET WARS: INTELLIGENCE AND SPECIAL OPERATIONS FROM THE...
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SECRET WARS: INTELLIGENCE AND SPECIAL OPERATIONS FROM THE GREAT WAR TO AFGHANISTAN

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Secret wars have always been an inescapable reality of armed conflict and constitute one of the most subtle and refined forms of military art. Away from public scrutiny, far from the media and observers, a silent, invisible yet very real war is being permanently waged. The men who wage it serve within highly specialised units, versed in so-called...
The Indochina War - Dictionary The Indochina War - Dictionary 2
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The Indochina War - Dictionary

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The Indochina War in dictionary form, by the leading French and foreign specialists The historiography of the Indochina War is enriched for the first time by a dictionary encompassing the essential themes of the conflict that, between 1945 and 1954, marked the beginning of decolonisation for the French Empire. Research carried out by some fifty civilian...
DODGE WC54 – Knowledge and Restoration DODGE WC54 – Knowledge and Restoration 2
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DODGE WC54 – Knowledge and Restoration

L20210165
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OUT OF STOCK In 1940, as the Second World War gathered momentum, the US Army was driven to study and mass-produce standardised vehicles for its needs. In 1942, deliveries of the ¾ Ton ambulance Dodge WC54 began. Built by Chrysler on the same chassis and with the same engine as the entire Dodge WC series, it features specific characteristics suited to its...
ROYAL ETRANGER - 1921-2021 - A Century of History of the...
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ROYAL ETRANGER - 1921-2021 - A Century of History of the 1er REC

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This large-format book traces a century of history of the 1er REC (Régiment Étranger de Cavalerie), a well-known unit of the French Foreign Legion. 100 years of heroism: from the first engagements in the Levant to the final clashes in the Sahel. 100 years of sacrifice: from the rice paddies of Indochina to the mountains of Afghanistan. 100 years of...
In the Storms of History - Memoirs of Colonel de La...
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In the Storms of History - Memoirs of Colonel de La Chapelle - From the Phoney War to...

L20210151
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In April 1961, Colonel de La Chapelle commanded the famous 1er régiment étranger de cavalerie. Convinced that "there are things that simply are not done", he chose to commit his unit to the Algiers putsch. This courageous officer began his career at the age of 20 as a simple soldier. During the twenty-seven years in which he would serve France under arms,...
Memory of the Paratroopers at Dien Bien Phu Memory of the Paratroopers at Dien Bien Phu 2
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Memory of the Paratroopers at Dien Bien Phu — 13 March – 7 May 1954

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They were paratroopers, serving with the 8e BPC, the 2/1er RCP or the 5e BPVN, and fate brought them together at Diên Biên Phu. Fifty years after the events, they agreed to revisit their past and recount their experiences during that battle.
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