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2. PANZERDIVISION IN NORMANDY VOL. 2 - Caen-Vire-Mortain...
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2. PANZERDIVISION IN NORMANDY VOL. 2 - Caen-Vire-Mortain (1 July–12 August 1944)

L20200256
€55.92
Volume II of the three-volume series covering the fate of the 2. Panzer-Division during 1944 and the Battle of Normandy traces the unit's fighting from 1 July to 12 August. Von Lüttwitz must organise a war of position against the 1st US Infantry Division at the foot of the Caumont ridge, and manage the deployment of his Panzer forces to the west and south...
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U-Boote in the Mediterranean - Volume 1, September...
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U-Boote in the Mediterranean - Volume 1, September 1941–May 1943, to the Rescue of the...

L20200255
€51.18
The history of the 62 U-Boote that fought in the Mediterranean During the summer of 1941, the British decimate the convoys crossing the Mediterranean to supply Rommel's Afrikakorps. The Kriegsmarine is called to the rescue! The first U-Boote pass through the Strait of Gibraltar at the end of September 1941. After their combat mission against Royal Navy...
ARMOURED TRAINS – Illustrated Encyclopaedia from 1825 to... ARMOURED TRAINS – Illustrated Encyclopaedia from 1825 to... 2
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ARMOURED TRAINS – Illustrated Encyclopaedia from 1825 to the Present Day

L20200253
€60.66
Paul Malmassari had already published, in the early 1990s with Heimdal, a reference work on the subject of armoured trains — a topic generally little treated. An undisputed specialist in the field, the author this time proposes a new and very different approach to the history of these steel giants dependent on the railways. From their origins to the...
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Me 262 vs P-51 Mustang – Europe 1944–45
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Me 262 vs P-51 Mustang – Europe 1944–45

L20200252
€17.06
The Me 262 and the P-51 represent a pinnacle in terms of design, performance and combat capability by virtue of their respective flying power. With its operational debut in the summer of 1944 and powered by the Jumo 004 engine, the Me 262 outclassed everything the Allies possessed in terms of firepower and speed. However, the availability of both aircraft...
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THE BERLIET GLR, THE TRUCK OF THE CENTURY THE BERLIET GLR, THE TRUCK OF THE CENTURY 2
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THE BERLIET GLR, THE TRUCK OF THE CENTURY

L20200250
€33.18
The GLR is more than a truck — it is a symbol. First and foremost the symbol of a marque, for while the manufacturer with the locomotive badge produced more than a thousand different models, the GLR is by far the most emblematic, the most famous and the best-selling. The GLR is the essence of Berliet, concentrating all the qualities of the marque's...
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GARAGES, YESTERYEAR ATMOSPHERES GARAGES, YESTERYEAR ATMOSPHERES 2
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GARAGES, YESTERYEAR ATMOSPHERES

L20200248
€36.49
When a historian sets out in search of iconographic documents for his works, he sometimes comes across photographs of rare intensity. Black and white has this marvellous faculty of inspiring dreams and bringing a new dimension, compared to colour photographs, which tell the "real life" story, without embellishment or sentiment. Dominique Pagneux offers us...
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Target Saigon: The Fall of South Vietnam
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Target Saigon: The Fall of South Vietnam

L20200247
€23.70
Volume 2: The Beginning of the End, January 1974 – March 1975 A detailed account, based heavily on Vietnamese sources, of the continuing efforts of North Vietnam to invade the South. • A new study based primarily on Vietnamese-language sources, describing the disintegration of South Vietnam • Fully illustrated with rare and previously unpublished...
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ASTON MARTIN, ILLUSTRATED PANORAMA OF THE MODELS ASTON MARTIN, ILLUSTRATED PANORAMA OF THE MODELS 2
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ASTON MARTIN, ILLUSTRATED PANORAMA OF THE MODELS

L20200243
€19.91 €39.81
In 1913, this luxury and racing car marque was founded by Robert Bamford and Lionel Martin. The latter won the Aston Clinton hill climb that same year. Thus was born the legendary name Aston Martin, in memory of the name of the race combined with that of its winner. The history of the British marque is punctuated by numerous twists and turns that always...
Normandie-Niemen Fighter Regiment – A Squadron in Combat
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Normandie-Niemen Fighter Regiment – A Squadron in Combat

L20200242
€37.91
The Normandie-Niemen celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2017. The squadron was forged in hardship, during some of the fiercest fighting of the Second World War. And 75 years later, it is still in combat that it marks this major milestone in its existence. The bloody missions in the skies over Russia, where 42 pilots paid with their lives for their total...
In the Lair of the Mirage 2000D – Nancy-Ochey
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In the Lair of the Mirage 2000D – Nancy-Ochey

L20200241
€19.91
Air Base 133 "Commandant Henry Jeandet" at Nancy is one of the oldest in the French Air Force. Soon to be a century old, it alone offers a striking summary of the history of French military aviation, from the first bomb drops over the trenches to all-weather precision bombing, by day and by night. After living to the sound of the legendary Jaguar and...
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THE BATTLE OF MONTÉLIMAR: AUGUST 1944 THE BATTLE OF MONTÉLIMAR: AUGUST 1944 2
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THE BATTLE OF MONTÉLIMAR: AUGUST 1944

L20200239
€18.91
Shortly after the Provence landings, the Battle of Montélimar marked the attempt to annihilate the retreating German troops in the Rhône valley. American divisions trapped them in a pocket formed to the east by the Rhône and to the north by the Drôme, whose bridges had been destroyed by the Resistance. On 28 August, fierce fighting broke out against the...
U-Boote – The Germans' Submarine War
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U-Boote - The German Submarine War

L20200238
€23.70
Until the First World War, submarines had played only a very limited role. Poorly armed, slow to dive and to advance, they posed no threat to warships or merchant vessels. But between 1914 and 1918, Germany staked everything on them to bring down Great Britain — whose very existence was threatened. Nazi Germany once again gambled its future on the...
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Exceptional Women in the Middle Ages
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Exceptional Women of the Middle Ages

L20200237
€15.07
If great men embody history, the same cannot be said of women, so consistently has the past been cast in masculine terms. Yet certain women of the Middle Ages once left their mark on their era: queens, saints, writers or adventurers. The medieval chronicles evoke the figures of queens Clotilde, Radegonde, Brunehaut, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Blanche of...
History of Wine in France – From Antiquity to the Revolution
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History of Wine in France – From Antiquity to the Revolution

L20200236
€7.54 €15.07
Where and when did the very first drops of wine pass down a thirsty throat? What could the taste of the "nectar of the gods" in Antiquity possibly have been? Some 2,600 years ago, our ancestors living on the land of present-day Marseille discovered wine with delight. Shortly afterwards, the Gaulish elites began importing it in considerable quantities. But...
Secret Album of the Templars
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Secret Album of the Templars

L20200234
€21.80
A compilation bringing together, in an album illustrated primarily with fine antique colour engravings, the greatest secrets of the Templars… * Following the Secret Guide and the New Secrets on the Templars, a selection of the most mysterious and original stories about the Order of the Temple, gathered in a large-format volume. * Antique colour...
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THE GUIDE TO OCCUPIED PARIS
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THE GUIDE TO OCCUPIED PARIS

L20200209
€28.34
Paris... the most beautiful city in the world, a city without eyes, a city of every excess, the brothel of Europe... Such is the image the German occupier has of the French capital on the morning of 14 June 1940, as his troops enter Paris without a fight. The Gross-Paris then encompasses Paris and the Seine département, which corresponds more or less to...
Nord 1914, the Invasion
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Nord 1914, the Invasion

L20200205
€20.85
French military plans before 1914 envisaged a war fought mainly in eastern France. The Schlieffen Plan, drawn up by the German General Staff, threw the Kaiser's armies into Belgium, from where they pushed into the north without stopping, with the objective of destroying the French army between Paris and the Vosges. After the check on the Marne, the two...
The Mulsanne Notebook - German Prisoners of War in France...
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The Mulsanne Notebook - German Prisoners of War in France - 1945–1947

L20200203
€22.75
A German prisoner-of-war camp, somewhere in the Sarthe, on a bend of the Le Mans 24 Hours circuit. With the capitulation of Germany, 75 years ago, in May 1945, eleven million German soldiers found themselves prisoners. Among them, 700,000 were interned in France, sometimes under very harsh conditions. They would help to rebuild France. This is the...
MAJESTY - The Illustrated History of Queen Elizabeth II...
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MAJESTY - The Illustrated History of Queen Elizabeth II and the House of Windsor

L20200202
€14.22 €28.44
Over her 65-year reign — the longest of any British monarch — Queen Elizabeth II became a symbol of stability in a rapidly changing world. She had 13 prime ministers, witnessed the dismantling of the British Empire, and saw sweeping political, technological and social upheaval. Her life also witnessed the changing fortunes of the Windsors, from the...
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The Story of Hitler, Germania and Co. - Paul Ordner The Story of Hitler, Germania and Co. - Paul Ordner 2
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The Story of Hitler, Germania and Co. - Paul Ordner

L20200201
€11.85 €23.70
Paul Ordner, a celebrated sports and political cartoonist of the mid-20th century, depicts in 26 drawn tableaux the rise, the misdeeds and the fall of the terrible couple Hitler and Germania. Annotated reissue of the collection published in 1945. The sketches are reproduced identically, presented and commented upon by Yves Buffetaut.
Memoirs of a Grenadier of the Grande Armée
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Memoirs of a Grenadier of the Grande Armée

L20200198
€18.96
The military life of Jean-François Cowez under the Empire (1809–1815) Through the previously unpublished account of Jean-François Cowez, we enter the grand sweep of History through a side door left ajar by a young soldier of the First Empire. He recounts numerous anecdotes which, throughout his manuscript, reflect a life containing more days of suffering...
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THE GLADIATORS – History & Arms
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THE GLADIATORS – History & Arms

L20200197
€23.70
A comprehensive study devoted to the gladiators of Roman antiquity, detailing the history of gladiature, recruitment and training, the various categories of combatants — such as the essedarius, the murmillo and the retiarius — armament and the conduct of bouts. Numerous photographs of frescoes and mosaics from across the Roman Empire complement the text.
GAS STATIONS
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GAS STATIONS

L20200196
€28.34
The oil companies waged a ruthless battle to establish themselves on France's roads. Esso, Shell, BP, Total are among the best known, but the dozens of others such as Azur, Gargoil, Antar, Caltex, Lucilline, etc. should not be forgotten. This is the world of gas stations and garages that this book brings to life. A world where colourful advertising...
1940 - A Strange Defeat
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1940 - A Strange Defeat

L20200193
€8.53 €17.06
May–June 1940 Disaster, rout, shipwreck, collapse, catastrophe… The defeat of the French army in 1940 was experienced as a genuine shockwave. Its speed and brutality reinforced the ideological victory of the future Vichy government and plunged the country into the darkest hours of its history. Yet nothing seems able to shake the distorted view that...
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FÉRAL: THIS FORCE THAT EXISTS WITHIN US FÉRAL: THIS FORCE THAT EXISTS WITHIN US 2
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FÉRAL: THIS FORCE THAT EXISTS WITHIN US

L20200155
€11.80 €23.60
Knowing how to prepare physically and mentally for the trials of an elite unit and the trials of life. By the authors of the bestseller "GIGN - Confession d'un Ops"
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VERDUN THROUGH THREE WARS 1870 - 1945
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VERDUN THROUGH THREE WARS 1870 - 1945

L20200148
€17.06
1870–1945: three conflicts in less than a century, including two world wars, and one city, guardian of France — Verdun. Verdun, elevated to a national symbol by the Battle of 1916, was also occupied twice by the Second Reich between 1870 and 1873, then by the Third Reich in 1940–1944. From its vast remodelled citadel to the Vauban ramparts and its...
THE HISTORY OF THE MARINE INFANTRY THROUGH THEIR UNIFORMS THE HISTORY OF THE MARINE INFANTRY THROUGH THEIR UNIFORMS 2
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THE HISTORY OF THE MARINE INFANTRY THROUGH THEIR UNIFORMS

L20200147
€18.96
On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Bazeilles in 1870 — which is also the feast day of the Marine Infantry — the EMSOME (État-major spécialisé pour l'Outre-mer et l'Étranger) publishes with Histoire & Collections this work, which retraces the history of the Marine Infantry, formerly the Colonial Troops, through their uniforms....
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THE WAR IN SEINE-MARITIME - Stories of Objects
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THE WAR IN SEINE-MARITIME - Stories of Objects

L20200144
€14.22
This book is, above all, an encounter — between a Norman historian and a Seine-Maritime museum dedicated to the Second World War. A museum from Forges-les-Eaux with its many treasures, accumulated and staged since 1986 by the Association Départementale du Souvenir de la Résistance (ADSRD). Thierry Chion is a journalist, writer and member of the board of...
MILITARY SUBMARINES
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MILITARY SUBMARINES

L20200143
€46.45
Discover the submarines that shaped history, from the eighteenth century to the present day. Fifty-two submarines are examined here in detail, including the semi-submersible Turtle of 1775, the French submarine cruiser Surcouf of 1929 fitted with two 203 mm guns, the formidable German U-Boot Type VII that decimated Allied convoys during the Second World...
BATTLE FOR POINTE DU HOC
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BATTLE FOR POINTE DU HOC

L20200141
€27.96
Informed by recent discoveries, this work at last offers a precise, detailed and dynamic account — accessible to newcomers and enthusiasts alike — of the spectacular battle fought by the Rangers and the forces of the Wehrmacht at Pointe du Hoc.
THE INEXORABLE DEFEAT – May–June 1940
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THE INEXORABLE DEFEAT – May–June 1940

L20200140
€65.40
After forty-five days of fighting in which heroism vied with cowardice and courage with failure, France reached the end of its ordeal. It is the causes of this inexorable defeat — from the most obvious to the most unsuspected — that this book sets out to analyse point by point.
DAGGERS AND KNIVES OF THE THIRD REICH
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DAGGERS AND KNIVES OF THE THIRD REICH

L20200139
€61.61
This work will soon stand as a reference on a subject that will captivate collectors as well as all those passionate about history, who will find here a richly presented treatment of a particularly abundant topic. Since ancient times, the sword that accompanied the knight carried a highly symbolic value. From the sixteenth century onwards, the sword was...
THE OTHER TERROR AFTER THE LIGHTNING – THE 11th MARINE...
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THE OTHER TERROR AFTER THE LIGHTNING – THE 11th MARINE ARTILLERY REGIMENT

L20200138
€36.97
From the remote reaches of Ouaddaï in Chad to the plains of the Euphrates in Iraq, the Bigors of the 11th have been deployed on every overseas operational theatre for more than 40 years. Heir to the 1st Colonial Artillery Regiment, whose memory it carefully preserves through the battle honours inscribed on its standard, the 11th Marine Artillery Regiment...
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1001 TINS
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1001 TINS

L20200134
€9.43 €18.86
Yvette Dardenne holds the world's largest collection of tin boxes. From the 59,682 tins she has gathered over the years at her home in Belgium, she has selected with François Bertin some of the most precious, rarest and most remarkable, which she reveals to us in these pages. A fantastic journey into a world where the words "sheet metal", "tin", "metal"...
ACHTUNG TIGER! THE TIGER TANK IN COMBAT - VOLUME 2
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ACHTUNG TIGER! THE TIGER TANK IN COMBAT - VOLUME 2

L20200132
€37.82
Progenitor of a legendary family of armoured vehicles, the Panzer VI Tiger is associated with every military campaign of the Wehrmacht during the second half of the war. No fewer than ten Abteilungen of the Heer and three of the Waffen-SS were equipped with it, whether in the Tiger I or Tiger II version. To this must be added the three heavy tank...
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ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF FRENCH BOMBER AIRCRAFT 1939-1942
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ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF FRENCH BOMBER AIRCRAFT 1939-1942

L20200131
€42.56
REPRINT IN PROGRESS - AVAILABILITY APRIL 2021 - RESERVE YOUR COPY In keeping with the two reference works "Encyclopédie des avions de chasse français" and "Camouflages et marques de l'Aviation Française", Caraktère editions are pleased to announce the release of a third volume dedicated to French bomber and reconnaissance aircraft.
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