FRANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR OF 1870

LIEUTENANTS - DESTINIES OF FRENCH LIEUTENANTS FROM 1800...
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LIEUTENANTS - DESTINIES OF FRENCH LIEUTENANTS FROM 1800 TO THE PRESENT DAY

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DESTINIES OF FRENCH LIEUTENANTS FROM 1800 TO THE PRESENT DAY WHATEVER THE BATTLEFIELD, EVERYWHERE, ALWAYS, A LIEUTENANT LEADS FROM THE FRONT At twenty, they are leaders in the making yet already on the front line: they are the lieutenants. They bear responsibility for their men, the terrain, the reality of combat — where there is no room for error. They...
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GENERAL PAU — HE COULD HAVE BEEN COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, HE CHOSE TO BE EXEMPLARY

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Alsatian by blood shed At the age of 22, Second Lieutenant Gérald Pau was severely wounded in the right hand during the terrible Battle of Froeschwiller in 1870. Faced with amputation, he asked to be operated on without anaesthesia, so that the small amount of product available could be reserved for the more gravely wounded soldiers. This gesture, which...
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THE ADVENTURE OF THE CSS ALABAMA – A Confederate Raider on the World's Seas

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Based on the logbook of Captain Semmes and the archives of the United States Navy The story of the CSS Alabama and her captain, Raphael Semmes, is unique in naval history. This frigate, built in Liverpool for the Confederate Navy and which never had a home port, waged a two-year commerce-raiding campaign against the merchant marine of the United States....
1870–1871: A Conflict Through Images - Carnet de la... 1870–1871: A Conflict Through Images - Carnet de la... 2
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1870–1871: A Conflict Through Images - Carnet de la Compagnie d'Elite & Sabretache

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The Franco-Prussian War is a conflict largely unknown to our contemporaries. It must be said that everything was done to erase from history the defeat that precipitated the fall of the Second Empire, beginning with the removal of this event from history books as early as the Third Republic. Later it would be overshadowed by the bloody but glorious war of...
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THE BATTLES OF THE ARDENNES - 1870, 1914, 1940. The... THE BATTLES OF THE ARDENNES - 1870, 1914, 1940. The... 2
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THE BATTLES OF THE ARDENNES - 1870, 1914, 1940. The Unexpected Fate of the French Army

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On the eve of the three great European conflicts of 1870, 1914, and 1940, the French army enjoyed an uncontested reputation for excellence. The geopolitical context, the play of alliances, the motivations and intentions of the German adversary were certainly very different from one era to the next; yet France's military power was taken very seriously...
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Medical Service - Premier Empire - Notebook of the Elite Company

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Marc Morillon and Benoit Lorenzini have combined their talents and research in this notebook dedicated to the Medical Service under the First Empire. The fate of the members of the Grande Armée's medical service is rarely discussed. We have the opportunity to introduce one of these men who devoted his life to the well-being of his fellow citizens:...
RECONSTITUTIONS - Immersion in Living History
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RECONSTITUTIONS - Immersion in Living History

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From the hunter-gatherers of the Palaeolithic to the soldiers of the Second World War, by way of the great age of chivalry and the battles of the First Empire, reenactors seek to represent the lives of our ancestors as closely as possible to reality. Analysed by historian Martin Bostal, a specialist in recreations of the past, Barry's photographs offer an...
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PARIS Besieged 1870 War Dispatches - 1871 - Jules Claretie PARIS Besieged 1870 War Dispatches - 1871 - Jules Claretie 2
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PARIS Besieged 1870 War Dispatches - 1871 - Jules Claretie

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Title: Paris Assiégé Author: Jules Claretie Publication date: Circa 1880–1890 A fine copy of Claretie's journal of the Siege of Paris, 1870–71. Publishers: Goupil & Cie and Jean Boussod, Manzi, Joyant et Cie, Paris, undated. In folio (26 x 33 cm). Half green shagreen binding with corners. Spine with 5 raised bands, gilt fleurons and gilt title. Green...
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DICTIONARY OF FRENCH MILITARY HISTORY – From the Origins...
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DICTIONARY OF FRENCH MILITARY HISTORY – From the Origins to the Present Day

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As General de Gaulle expressed it in a celebrated and striking phrase: "France was forged by the sword." To study the history of France — and in many respects the history of Europe and the world — one must above all take into account the military history of our country. To avoid misreadings, anachronisms and other hazardous interpretations, here is — from...
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The Cantinières - From the Revolution to the Third Republic

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In our military history, the cantinières offer material for a subject as unusual as it is difficult to define. Do they represent a French exception? "At no period did European armies, save those of France, have vivandières in uniform attached to regiments and following armies onto the field of battle," states the 1890 pamphlet "Les Cantinières...
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FRENCH MILITARY HELMETS - GUIDE MILITARIA N° 9 FRENCH MILITARY HELMETS - GUIDE MILITARIA N° 9 2
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FRENCH MILITARY HELMETS - GUIDE MILITARIA N° 9

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Illustrating the great diversity of helmets worn by French servicemen, this new edition of the reference work will enable readers to understand their evolution from the late nineteenth century to the present day. This panorama of nearly 200 objects focuses on the steel helmet, the emblematic headgear of the French Army, while also illustrating the variety...
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FRENCH MILITARY HEADGEAR - GUIDE MILITARIA N°3

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This new edition of the work, aimed at a wide audience, illustrates the evolution of headgear worn by French soldiers from the War of 1870 to the present day. While the iconic képi takes pride of place among the nearly 250 items presented, shakos, bicornes, sidecaps, chéchias and berets are not forgotten, nor are sailors' bonnets and peaked caps. This...
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