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The Luftwaffe in Belgium, Volume 1: Conquest and...
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From September 1939 and throughout the "Phoney War," the airspace of neutral Belgium was criss-crossed by the aircraft of the belligerents, who exploited the weakness of the Belgian Aéronautique Militaire. German reconnaissance aircraft were thus able to survey the future invasion routes. On 10 May 1940, the Wehrmacht entered the country and, until the...
III.PANZER-KORPS — The Third SS Germanic Volunteer... III.PANZER-KORPS — The Third SS Germanic Volunteer... 2
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In the spring of 1940, when Germany invaded Denmark, Norway, then the Netherlands and Belgium, the Waffen-SS opened recruiting offices there, with mixed — if not mediocre — results. But when the Third Reich launched its war against the Soviet Union, the "crusade against Bolshevism" rekindled enthusiasm for a recruitment drive that had stagnated. Thus,...
1800 - From Marengo to Hohenlinden, the Final Year of a... 1800 - From Marengo to Hohenlinden, the Final Year of a... 2
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A century of blood comes to a close. Begun with the War of the Spanish Succession under the reign of an ageing Louis XIV, it ends with the American War of Independence and those of the early years of the Revolution. France now had at its head a "triumvirate." All, save Bonaparte, were new men who had played no part in the political manoeuvres of the...
COMBAT AIRCRAFT - A Comprehensive Presentation of Today's...
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A showcase of state power, the combat aircraft is one of the most formidable tools in the modern military arsenal. An ultra-high-performance weapons system, it presents itself as a flexible, reactive, and autonomous platform capable of sustaining a high operational tempo within joint and combined operations. It is also a remarkable force multiplier by...
THE TENTH AIR FORCE in World War II: Strategy, Command,... THE TENTH AIR FORCE in World War II: Strategy, Command,... 2
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During World War II, flying B-24 Liberator bombers on missions deep into Burma, B-25 Mitchell bombers attacking Japanese lines of communications, and P-40 Warhawks, P-47 Thunderbolts, and P-51 Mustangs flying close support for General Joseph Stilwells Chinese and American forces in northern Burma, the Tenth Air Force worked closely with the squadrons of...
FIELD MARSHALS OF THE REICH: EXCEPTIONAL CAREERS
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For the first time in the French language, this volume presents the biographies of the twenty-eight field marshals and indispensable figures of the Second World War. With nearly three hundred archival images and photographs, this album offers a synthesis of the great commanders of the Wehrmacht, from its resurgence in the mid-1930s to its collapse in...
THEY TOOK TO THE MAQUIS
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THEY TOOK TO THE MAQUIS

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In 1943 and 1944, thousands of young Frenchmen chose to take to the maquis and fight for the liberation of the territory rather than go to work in Germany under the STO. Who were these maquisards? What backgrounds did they come from? What were their motivations? How were they trained? How did they conduct themselves in the face of the enemy? How did they...
OPERATION MARKET GARDEN - A Bridge Too Far
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Every General's aim is to end a war by Christmas, and Montgomery, perhaps, saw his opportunity in a bold strike across the southern portion of the Netherlands close to the borders of an embattled Reich. Still heady from earlier victories in the Normandy campaign, the plan to push deep into enemy territory, with land and airborne forces, was as daring as...
WORLD WAR II SNIPERS - The Men, Their Guns, Their Stories
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A comprehensive illustrated history of snipers, their training and their battlefield role in all theaters in World War II. Thousands of volumes have been published about World War II but relatively little attention has been given to the sniper. Drawing from memoirs, government documents and interviews, World War II Snipers incorporates eyewitness accounts...
US. GO HOME - The U.S. Military in France, 1945-1968
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In 1951, Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, hero of the liberation of Europe, returned to Paris to command NATO forces. The US Army built a huge infrastructure across France to provide logistical support to the US Seventh Army in Germany during the Cold War. The US Air Force also sent aircraft to France to provide a nuclear deterrent to Soviet aggression. By...
THE NEUVILLOIS DURING "THE TERRIBLE YEAR" 1870-1871
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September 1870... ... Suddenly, as if waking roughly from a good night's sleep, Neuville and Chilleurs-aux-Bois, small towns in the Loiret, were plunged headlong into the War of 1870 and found themselves brushing against history. December 1870... ... Less than three months later, Neuville and Chilleurs, having tried to resist the war and its share of...
THE GREAT ATLAS OF THE MIDDLE AGES
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A reference work for understanding the fascinating period of the Middle Ages. Spanning from the 5th to the 15th century — covering nearly 1,000 years of history — the Middle Ages were long dominated by superstitions and erroneous beliefs, reducing them to a period of obscurantism, regression and violence. A dark age between two golden eras: Antiquity and...
Secret Intelligence Atlas - 100 Maps and Infographics to... Secret Intelligence Atlas - 100 Maps and Infographics to... 2
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The perfect spy's vade mecum Never in human history have spies been as numerous as they are today; never have intelligence services invested and recruited so heavily. Whether one is concerned with security or worried about the protection of privacy, it is no longer possible today to ignore this reality: intelligence is everywhere, from the basic informant...
LES CAMIONS BERLIET 1961-1963
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LES CAMIONS BERLIET 1961-1963

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For Berliet, the early 1960s were rich in symbolic significance. Indeed, this period saw the beginning of the Common Market and the lifting of customs barriers, intended to open up access to the German, Italian, Belgian and Dutch markets. The brand with the locomotive emblem built the structures needed to position itself favourably in the face of these...
LA TASK FORCE SABRE - French Special Forces in the Sahel
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Since its deployment in the Sahel in 2009, Task Force Sabre, the French special forces unit, had been the subject of no book whatsoever. This work explains in detail how the hunt for Al-Qaeda and Daesh terrorists is conducted across this region of Africa the size of Europe. Weapons, tactics and units are described in full to illuminate the effectiveness...
CUSTOM MOTORCYCLES, THE ART OF MECHANICS CUSTOM MOTORCYCLES, THE ART OF MECHANICS 2
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The world of motorcycling has evolved considerably in recent years. Many riders now find pleasures beyond performance and speed with their two-wheelers. Today, the motorcycle is a genuine lifestyle statement in which the culture of style carries great importance. This ties in with the highly fashionable Dandy Riders trend, which can be summed up as...
EYES ON THE FLIGHT DECK
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EYES ON THE FLIGHT DECK

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6 June 1987: a young sailor, freshly qualified as a missile and gunnery specialist, boards the aircraft carrier Clémenceau on a port call at Brest. 10 June 2021: still a sailor at heart, the author finds himself aboard the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle as a photographer and embarks for a few days in the Mediterranean. Tirelessly faithful to his...
FRENCH SAILORS, 1789–1830 — A Study of the Social Corps...
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Following Les uniformes des officiers de la marine, 1830–1940, published in 2011, and Équipages et fonctionnaires de la marine, corps et uniformes, 1830–1940, published in 2017, Admiral Éric Schérer takes us on a retrospective journey into the navy of the turbulent periods of the French Revolution, the Consulate, the Empire and the Restoration. This book...
STURMARTILLERIE DE LA WAFFEN-SS Vol. 3 Nord - Prinz Eugen... STURMARTILLERIE DE LA WAFFEN-SS Vol. 3 Nord - Prinz Eugen... 2
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Continuing his series on the Sturmgeschütze of the Waffen-SS, in this 3rd volume Pierre Tiquet examines three major formations engaged on often secondary theatres of operations: two mountain divisions — the 6th and 7th — and one cavalry division — the 8th. Less frequently discussed, they are nonetheless fascinating and were confronted with hard-fought...
THE CRAFT OF THE K-VERBÄNDE — All Versions of Human... THE CRAFT OF THE K-VERBÄNDE — All Versions of Human... 2
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In April 1944, following the failure of the U-Boote in the Atlantic, the Kriegsmarine pulls out all the stops to contain the threat of Allied landings in Europe. Among other defensive measures, it creates a special command bringing together flotillas of small coastal combat units. These formations are designated Kleinkampf-Verbände, or K-Verbände, and are...
THE GREAT NAVAL AND AIR-NAVAL BATTLES OF THE WAR IN THE... THE GREAT NAVAL AND AIR-NAVAL BATTLES OF THE WAR IN THE... 2
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From Operation "Vado" in June 1940 to the memorable convoy battles of 1942, from the war of codes to the clandestine operations of Italian frogmen, through the Taranto raid, the submarine war and the great battleship and cruiser engagements up to 1943, the naval war in the Mediterranean is an unbroken succession of more or less well-known engagements. It...
THE 10 GREATEST NAVAL BATTLES IN HISTORY - From Salamis... THE 10 GREATEST NAVAL BATTLES IN HISTORY - From Salamis... 2
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From Salamis to the Battle of the Gulf of Leyte, by way of Lepanto, Trafalgar, and the Battle of Tsushima, Pascal Francqueville revisits in this work the ten greatest naval battles in History. Each is placed in its historical context and then described in detail. The key figures of each battle and a precise presentation of the forces engaged on both sides...
GERMAN FORTIFICATIONS IN ALSACE-LORRAINE 1870–1918 GERMAN FORTIFICATIONS IN ALSACE-LORRAINE 1870–1918 2
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1870… Alsace-Lorraine becomes German for nearly half a century. Between 1871 and 1914, the victor built there a powerful fortified system articulated around the strongholds of Strasbourg, Neuf-Brisach, Metz and Thionville. All the new concepts developed in Germany were put into practice there, from the von Biehler forts to the powerful armoured and...
Paratroopers in Algeria - 1954-1962 The War in Colour
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The paratroopers' war as you have never seen it! Such is the subject of this unprecedented book — in both content and form — featuring exclusively colour photographs drawn almost entirely from private collections, illustrating texts that aim to trace the daily life of the airborne troops: their training, the units in which they serve, the operations in...
Compagnies Franches de la Marine - René Chartrand Compagnies Franches de la Marine - René Chartrand 2
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The soldiers and officers of the Compagnies franches de la Marine took part in an immense number of engagements both "at sea and on land," as indicated by the flags of their corps. They are the brothers-in-arms of sailors, buccaneers, coureurs des bois, soldiers of the metropolitan army's troupes de terre, those of the Compagnie des Indes, indigenous...
NUTS & BOLTS VOL 47 - Horch's leichte Panzerspähwagen on... NUTS & BOLTS VOL 47 - Horch's leichte Panzerspähwagen on... 2
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Horch's leichte Panzerspähwagen on Einheitsfahrgestell I & II for s.Pkw. Sd.Kfz. 221, 222, 223, 247, 260, 261 and variants Comprehensive study of these vehicles. This book contains 660 illustrations including 444 photos (293 period photos from the front or drawn from manuals, 151 colour photos of restored vehicles with detail photoscopes). 16 camouflage...
BLACK AND BROWN - An Illustrated History of Fascism and...
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In 2016, Jean-Christophe Buisson published " 1917, the Year That Changed the World ", a landmark album that combined a global narrative — through a richly written, annotated chronology — with rare and abundant illustration, punctuated by some twenty portraits of leading cultural, political and historical figures often overlooked by posterity. The work was...
THE FRENCH ARMY SPECIAL FORCES - VOLUME 2: WEAPONS,... THE FRENCH ARMY SPECIAL FORCES - VOLUME 2: WEAPONS,... 2
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For some twenty years, the Army Special Forces have been engaged in counter-terrorism operations. They have taken part in numerous training and intelligence missions and in bold interventions that have neutralised several dozen armed terrorist groups and rescued many hostages in Afghanistan, the Sahel and the Levant. Today, the Army Special Forces command...
THE FRENCH ARMY SPECIAL FORCES - VOLUME 1: AT THE HEART... THE FRENCH ARMY SPECIAL FORCES - VOLUME 1: AT THE HEART... 2
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For more than twenty years, the Army Special Forces have been engaged in the fight against terrorism alongside their naval and air force counterparts across various operational theatres. During this period they have taken part in numerous training missions, intelligence-gathering operations, and bold interventions that have made it possible to rescue...
Guillaume Lecoq - Horse Grenadier of the Guard Guillaume Lecoq - Horse Grenadier of the Guard 2
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Journal of Guillaume Lecoq Horse Grenadier of the Imperial Guard The Horse Grenadiers of the Imperial Guard descend directly from the Consular Guard, itself descended from the Guard of the Directory. They have no direct lineage with the Horse Grenadiers of the Maison du Roi, though they were equally prestigious and elite as that ancient corps. They took...
FIREFIGHTERS UNDER THE BOMBS - ROUEN 1940-1944 FIREFIGHTERS UNDER THE BOMBS - ROUEN 1940-1944 2
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The remarkable work of firefighters during the bombing of Rouen at the end of the Second World War. The role of firefighters in Rouen during the Second World War is a subject that remains largely unexplored. Historians have not yet paid significant attention to the various civil defence services, having focused instead on the bombings and the fighting —...
LIBERATED, NORMANDY 1944 LIBERATED, NORMANDY 1944 2
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LIBERATED, NORMANDY 1944

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The advance of Canadian and Polish troops along the Channel coast to Abbeville in the summer of 1944. With Libérés Normandie 1944, Thierry Chion presents a little-known aspect of the liberation fighting. He chronicles the engagement of Canadian and Polish troops during their advance towards the Somme in August and September 1944. We follow the 4th...
THE CITROËN TYPE H THE CITROËN TYPE H 2
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THE CITROËN TYPE H

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The Citroën Type H. The popular light commercial vehicles of the Trente Glorieuses, by Hervé Bernard and Didier Leroy The first volume of this new collection on the popular light commercial vehicles of the Trente Glorieuses is dedicated to the Citroën Type H. The reader will find all the information needed for its history. The die-cast models that made...
THE 11. PANZER DIVISION "GHOST DIVISION" THE 11. PANZER DIVISION "GHOST DIVISION" 2
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The 11. Panzerdivision was created in August 1940 from the 11. Schützen-Brigade. This brigade began the war in Denmark and then in France, where it earned the nickname "Ghost Brigade", as its commander manoeuvred his unit with such speed that it always appeared or struck where the enemy least expected it. The new division took on the traditions of the...
THE FORD M8 & M20 ARMORED CARS OF THE U.S. ARMY THE FORD M8 & M20 ARMORED CARS OF THE U.S. ARMY 2
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The Ford M8 and M20 Armored Cars of the U.S. Army, by Didier Andres. Specially designed as a reconnaissance vehicle, the Ford Light Armored Car M8 was primarily intended for mechanised cavalry units. With 8,523 examples built, it would meet all requirements in this field. A single variant was produced on the basis of its mechanical components: the Armored...
ALL MILITARY PANHARDS 1914–1940 ALL MILITARY PANHARDS 1914–1940 2
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All Military Panhards 1914–1940. The Vauvillier collection no. 4, by François Vauvillier.
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