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FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS
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FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS

L20200161
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February 1945, Iwo Jima in the Pacific. Six American soldiers raise their flag atop Mount Suribachi. The photograph of this event, which marked American society forever, is the starting point of the author's account — the son of one of those men — of one of the most dramatic human epics of the Second World War. Adapted for the screen by Clint Eastwood in...
THE MISSION, THE MEN AND ME
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THE MISSION, THE MEN AND ME

L20200160
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A senior Delta Force officer, the author recounts the involvement of this elite American unit in Afghanistan during Operation Anaconda, as well as other missions in which he participated. He highlights operational shortcomings and sets out his command principles, founded on mutual understanding between those who give and those who receive orders.
THE BET ON THE IMPOSSIBLE
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THE BET ON THE IMPOSSIBLE

L20200159
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A former commander of the Patrouille de France between 2014 and 2015, the aviator delivers the story of his career and his experience as a fighter pilot.
GIGN: A TIME FOR SECRETS
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GIGN: A TIME FOR SECRETS

L20200158
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The testimony of a gendarme who served in the Groupe d'intervention de la gendarmerie nationale from 1986 to 1997. M. Bernard offers a behind-the-scenes account of the GIGN, revealing a world of camaraderie in which spectacular operations follow one another without respite, and where courage, self-sacrifice and respect for human life are the fundamental...
FALLUJAH
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FALLUJAH

L20200157
€19.91
During the night of 6 to 7 November 2004, American and Iraqi forces launched their assault on the Sunni Baathist stronghold of Fallujah, a city located some sixty kilometres from Baghdad. Inside the city, only fighters remained. The men of Staff Sergeant Bellavia's infantry section moved in to take the ground. The fighting would last three weeks. He...
TO RAQQA - With the Kurds Against Daesh
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ALL THE WAY TO RAQQA – With the Kurds against Daesh

L20200050
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André Hébert is the pseudonym of a young Frenchman who left to fight for fifteen months against the Islamic State alongside the Kurds of Syria. In Jusqu'à Raqqa, the site of the last battle he fought with his comrades of the YPG, "the People's Protection Units", in the jihadists' capital, he delivers the first and essential first-hand account of this...
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My Exodus of June 1940 – Le Havre, Trouville, Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët
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My Exodus of June 1940 – Le Havre, Trouville, Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët

L20200228
€18.86
Gérard Régnier recounts his exodus of June 1940 as a historian, placing it precisely within a period that, with hindsight, appears as the darkest in our national history: the "dark years." He meticulously describes the international situation during the 1930s, the retreat of the French and British Allies in the face of Hitler's provocations and his "bluff...
BROTHERS IN ARMS – Pacific War
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BROTHERS IN ARMS – Pacific War

L20200043
€23.22
"At last translated into English, this soberly written book lays bare the daily reality of the soldiers without embellishment." (Le Figaro Magazine) A reference document for historians, this exceptional account was also the primary source of inspiration for the series The Pacific, produced for HBO by Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg. (Télérama)
STREET WITHOUT JOY – Indochina 1946-1962
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STREET WITHOUT JOY – Indochina 1946–1962

L20200042
€14.22
"A scalpel-sharp analysis of the Indochina War." (Le Point) "Bernard Fall was one of the finest analysts of the conflict, in his own way: part reporter, part researcher." (Le Figaro littéraire) "Undoubtedly the most brilliant history of the agony of French Vietnam." (Le Canard enchaîné)
BOMBS AWAY – Story of a Bomber Crew
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BOMBS AWAY – Story of a Bomber Crew

L20200041
€21.80
"Steinbeck as you have never read him before." (Le Figaro magazine) "A breathless and… explosive editorial bombshell." (Historia)
Jean Pisapia – 20 Years of a Passion Collection Jean Pisapia – 20 Years of a Passion Collection 2
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Jean Pisapia - 20 Years of Passionate Collecting

L20190194
€10.43 €20.85
Jean Pisapia has been a collector of military vehicles and equipment since the 1970s/80s. Founding member of numerous associations such as the MVCG and l'ACPHT (Locomotion en Fête), he shares here his 20 years in the service of collecting through vivid stories and colourful anecdotes. 
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THE BATTLE OF DUNKIRK - 26 May – 3 June 1940
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THE AIR BATTLE OF DUNKIRK — 26 May – 3 June 1940

L20190166
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"Where is the RAF?" This question was the leitmotif of the troops encircled in the Dunkirk pocket and awaiting re-embarkation, as they were subjected to the relentless air raids of the Luftwaffe.
ALEXANDER'S CENTURIONS ALEXANDER'S CENTURIONS 2
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ALEXANDER'S CENTURIONS

L20190123
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Les Centurions d'Alexandre. Field diary of the armed wing of the French secret services. 1975–1981, by Patrick Manificat.
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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.
Bernard Jardin - Norman Gestapo Agent - 1943-1944
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Bernard Jardin - Norman Gestapo Agent - 1943-1944

L20190011
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Facing the firing squad that was to shoot him on 17 August 1946 at 7:05 a.m. in Alençon, Bernard Jardin, very pale, spoke his last words in a rather faint voice: "Long live National Socialism", then, before the bullets flew, he added "And long live France all the same."
History of the 1st Polish Armoured Division - 1939-1945: The Phoenix Odyssey
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History of the 1st Polish Armoured Division - 1939-1945: The Phoenix Odyssey

L20190010
€24.64
On the morning of 1 September 1939, 4,000 men set out to face German forces south of Kraków. They came from the 10th Cavalry Brigade, the only large motorised unit in the Polish army, and unknowingly embarked on an unprecedented epic. Holding three Wehrmacht divisions in check to the eastern borders of Poland, they managed despite the defeat to cross into...
General Lardant - Soldier of the Mountain Troops
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General Lardant – Soldier of the Mountain Troops

L20180198
€9.48 €18.96
In the late 1880s, alpine light infantry battalions and alpine infantry regiments were formed. This marked the birth of troops specialised in mountain warfare.
Honour, Not Honours - Memoirs, Volume 1: With the 2nd REP in Algeria
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Honour, Not Honours – Memoirs, Volume 1: With the 2e REP in Algeria

L20180197
€11.85 €23.70
This account is a testimony to the Algerian War, to the military operations in which the author — a paratroop officer in the Foreign Legion — took part, as well as to the generals' putsch of April 1961. On graduating from officer school in 1954, Pierre Montagnon — top of his class — chose the Legion's paratroopers. He remained with them until 1961, first...
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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