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Bell UH-1 Huey – On All Fronts
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Bell UH-1 Huey – On All Fronts

L20210148
€28.34
Made famous by the films Apocalypse Now, Platoon and We Were Soldiers, the Huey was the true workhorse of the U.S. Army throughout the Cold War. The product of a mid-1950s research programme for a helicopter heavier and more robust than those previously fielded by the U.S. Army, the first examples entered service in the United States at the beginning of...
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TANKS IN NORMANDY – Summer 1944, the Clash
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TANKS IN NORMANDY – Summer 1944, the Clash

L20210146
€37.82
Prepared in the utmost secrecy, Operation "Overlord" is one of the most audacious offensives of the Second World War: tens of thousands of soldiers had to be ferried across the English Channel, landed on beaches defended by the Germans and the enemy had to be prevented from halting the offensive. And one particular weapon had been gaining ever-greater...
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DIAMOND T VEHICLES OF THE U.S. ARMY DIAMOND T VEHICLES OF THE U.S. ARMY 2
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DIAMOND T VEHICLES OF THE U.S. ARMY

L20210143
€23.70
Diamond T Vehicles of the U.S. Army, by Didier Andres Between 1940 and 1945, the Diamond T Motor Car Company delivered just over 50,000 vehicles to the U.S. Army and its Allies. Within this production, just over 30,000 were 4-ton, 6×6 heavy trucks, which came in numerous variants: cargo, wrecker, ponton carrier, engineer dump, map van, etc. The "Diamond"...
THE GREAT WAR IN 210 COLOUR PROFILES
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THE GREAT WAR IN 210 COLOUR PROFILES

L20210142
€17.06
The equipment of the Great War presented in profile form, illustrated by Eric Schwartz and captioned by Yves Buffetaut The aces of the Great War The victories of Manfred von Richthofen The main types of French fighters British and German fighters Reconnaissance and light bombing Armoured cars Tanks More than 200 colour profiles
HUNGARIAN ARMOURED FORCES DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR HUNGARIAN ARMOURED FORCES DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR 2
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HUNGARIAN ARMOURED FORCES DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

L20210140
€31.28
The actions of the German armoured forces during the Second World War are well known to the public, largely owing to the numerous works devoted to them. Those of the armoured forces of their allied countries are, by contrast, far less well known. This volume sets out the role of the Hungarian armoured forces which, over the course of the global conflict,...
2.PANZERDIVISION IN NORMANDY VOL.3 - Falaise and Retreat,... 2.PANZERDIVISION IN NORMANDY VOL.3 - Falaise and Retreat,... 2
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2.PANZERDIVISION IN NORMANDY VOL.3 - Falaise and Retreat, 13 August – September 1944

L20210139
€55.92
The final act of the 2. Panzer-Division's engagement at the heart of the Battle of Normandy begins on 13 August 1944, in Volume III of the three-volume series on the German armoured unit. The transfer between Alençon and Argentan plunges the unit into the exhaustion of its combat strength over a week of dramatic retreat. After the illusions of...
Grenadier of the Guard, Memoirs of Commandant Monnot Grenadier of the Guard, Memoirs of Commandant Monnot 2
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Grenadier of the Guard, Memoirs of Commandant Monnot

L20210138
€18.96
Account of Claude Monnot: enlisted as a Vélite, promoted to Grenadier of the Guard in 1806, and incorporated into the Fusiliers Grenadiers in 1807. The Vélites: creation, organisation, uniform, daily life and field engagements. The Briquet sabre of the Fusiliers Grenadiers. Who were the musicians of the band of the Foot Grenadiers of the Guard? Figurine...
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Who Dares Wins – From Gaugamela to Ouadi Doum: When...
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Who Dares Wins – From Gaugamela to Ouadi Doum: When Boldness Changes the Course of Battles

L20210136
€25.50
Strike at the head, wrong-foot the enemy, appear from nowhere… These are some of the audacious tactics analysed in Qui ose vaincra. Following the successes of L'Art de conduire une bataille and Les 7 Péchés capitaux du chef militaire, this third volume explores the different forms of boldness in combat, from the Battle of Gaugamela in 331 BC to the...
Jean-Baptiste Charcot – Polar Explorer
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Jean-Baptiste Charcot – Polar Explorer

L20210135
€13.98 €27.96
When Jean-Baptiste Charcot was born in 1867, virtually all the land on the globe had been mapped, with the exception of the poles. It was these polar lands that the explorer — though originally destined to become a doctor — would patiently reveal to the world. He would bring back from his voyages to Antarctica aboard the Français, and then the celebrated...
NORMANDY 44: INFANTRY, QUEEN OF BATTLES
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NORMANDY 44: INFANTRY, QUEEN OF BATTLES

L20210130
€17.06
The role of infantry in the Battle of Normandy in June, July and August 1944 Many summarise the Battle of Normandy as tank clashes in the bocage or on the Caen plain. Others think of Patton's armoured breakout. Yet infantry divisions were in the majority. It is they who fight on 6 June, on both the Allied and German sides. It is American infantrymen who...
The History of Every Lighthouse in France
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The History of Every Lighthouse in France

L20210127
€28.34
This book is a landmark publication from Ouest-France: in 320 pages, it tells the story of every lighthouse in France, without exception. This is an exhaustive inventory of lighthouses in France, compiled by the author as part of a research commission requested by the Ministry of Public Works and the Ministry of Culture. The work, illustrated with a great...
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The Battle of the Alps – 1940
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The Battle of the Alps – 1940

L20210126
€28.34
OUT OF PRINT The definitive book on the Battle of the Alps, France's only victory in 1940. In June 1940, as France was suffering the worst military defeat in its history, the Army of the Alps resisted Italian assaults with success and even managed to counter the flanking attack launched by the Germans in the direction of Grenoble and Annecy.
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The Kampfgeschwader 6
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The Kampfgeschwader 6

L20210125
€45.50
The 6th Bomber Wing of the Luftwaffe remains a unit still relatively little known, owing to its comparatively brief existence. It was indeed formed with great difficulty following an order of October 1941, having been conceived to support KG 2 in its sporadic harassment operations against Great Britain. Its build-up was slow and laborious due to a lack of...
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Encyclopedia of German Fighter Aircraft 1939-1945
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Encyclopedia of German Fighter Aircraft 1939-1945

L20210120
€42.56
In its series of encyclopaedias devoted to Second World War aircraft, Caraktère turns this time to the fighters of the Luftwaffe, written by historian Chris Goss. With some thirty aircraft covered, including the essential Fw 190, Bf 109 and Bf 110, this book examines the full range of German piston-engined and jet fighters in service between 1933 and...
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THE RED ARMY - VOLUME 2 1943-1945 // The Zenith
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THE RED ARMY - VOLUME 2 1943-1945 // The Zenith

L20210119
€37.82
The Soviet victory at Stalingrad, despite the losses, marks the beginning of the Red Army's transformation. Driven by ambitious generals (and an omnipotent Stalin), it gradually changed beyond recognition, bearing almost no resemblance to the army of the summer of 1941. Despite German resistance, the Soviets pressed on towards the very heart of the III....
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World Naval Aviation since 1945
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World Naval Aviation since 1945

L20210118
€33.18
An overview of carrier-borne aircraft since 1945. Every country with a maritime domain, whatever its extent, maintains a naval air arm. This typically comprises carrier-borne aircraft, land-based maritime patrol aircraft and, in some cases, flying boats. After the Second World War, the maritime powers sought to rebuild their naval air arms in order to be...
La Redoute Ruinée, Sentinel of the Col du...
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La Redoute Ruinée, Sentinel of the Col du Petit-Saint-Bernard

L20210116
€34.12
Perched at 2,400 m., the fort of the Redoute dominates the Col du Petit-Saint-Bernard, watching over it like a sleeping sentinel. Since the Neolithic period, this pass has been one of the main routes for crossing the Alps. Over the centuries, it was developed to facilitate passage. In the Petit-Saint-Bernard region, the post of the Redoute Ruinée was...
La Traction Avant Citroën sous l'Uniforme - Tome 2 La Traction Avant Citroën sous l'Uniforme - Tome 2 2
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La Traction Avant Citroën sous l'Uniforme - Tome 2

L20210115
€37.87
The Citroën Traction Avant was the most-produced car in France before 1940: more than 250,000 examples were on the roads of the country and the world at the time. It is therefore no surprise to find it, during the Second World War, accompanying both armies and civilian populations on every front, in every territory, including the most remote. The...
FRENCH PARATROOPERS IN INDOCHINA 1945-1954 FRENCH PARATROOPERS IN INDOCHINA 1945-1954 2
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FRENCH PARATROOPERS IN INDOCHINA 1945-1954

L20210114
€37.87
The French Army's airborne troops underwent spectacular growth during the Indochina War, following the initial formations raised with Allied assistance in 1943–1945. The fighting in Indochina, with its violence and sporadic character, severely tested these units, which carried out numerous combat jumps across every hotspot, right up to the sacrifice at...
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FRENCH PARATROOPERS IN ALGERIA: 1954-1962 FRENCH PARATROOPERS IN ALGERIA: 1954-1962 2
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FRENCH PARATROOPERS IN ALGERIA: 1954-1962

L20210113
€37.87
2nd edition The French Army's airborne troops underwent spectacular growth during the Indochina War, which was the subject of a first book by the same authors. This second work presents the Paras in Algeria: a description of their dress, the full range of metal and cloth insignia, the famous red beret, and — for the first time — parachutes, drop equipment...
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THE JUNKERS JU-52 AND AAC.1 TOUCAN UNDER OUR ROUNDELS
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THE JUNKERS JU-52 AND AAC.1 TOUCAN UNDER OUR ROUNDELS

L20210108
€53.08
A German engineer, Hugo Junkers was the pioneer of all-metal aircraft construction and, from 1914 onwards, developed several models dedicated to air transport. As the culmination of this line of aircraft, the prototype of the Junkers 52, designed in 1930 at the request of the national carrier Lufthansa, was initially a single-engine aircraft; the Ju 52,...
LES RADIOS ALLIÉES - Volume 1 - British, American and... LES RADIOS ALLIÉES - Volume 1 - British, American and... 2
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LES RADIOS ALLIÉES - Volume 1 - British, American and Canadian Signal Equipment 1940-1945

L20210107
€75.36
"On 6 June 1944, on the beaches as in the hinterland, almost all orders and reports — with rare exceptions — for every combat arm were transmitted by radio-electronic links…" Celebrating human ingenuity, radio is the domain of intelligent, rigorous, innovative and open-minded individuals. Little known, radio-electronic communications nonetheless represent...
BLUE LIKE STEEL - US Navy Carrier Fighters in the Pacific. BLUE LIKE STEEL - US Navy Carrier Fighters in the Pacific. 2
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BLUE LIKE STEEL - US Navy Carrier Fighters in the Pacific.

L20210102
€37.82
The Navy and the Marines entered the Second World War with barely more than a hundred single-engine fighters: Brewster F2As and Grumman F4Fs — single-role aircraft, dedicated exclusively to the defence of their bases or carriers. In the space of a few years, drawing on its formidable industrial machine, America would throw itself into the design and...
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THE FOREIGN LEGION - HISTORY AND UNIFORMS 1831 - 1962
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THE FOREIGN LEGION - HISTORY AND UNIFORMS 1831 - 1962

L20210101
€16.11
It is through 114 uniformed mannequins from the collections of the Musée de la Légion Étrangère, and in particular those of the Musée de l'Uniforme Légionnaire in Puyloubier, together with 112 exceptional and rare collection pieces presented here for the first time, that we invite you to follow the history and evolution of Foreign Legion uniforms from its...
S-BOOTE All versions of the Kriegsmarine torpedo boats
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S-BOOTE All versions of the Kriegsmarine torpedo boats

L20210098
€28.34
OUT OF PRINT SCHNELLBOOTE All versions of the Kriegsmarine torpedo boats Germany has had fast attack craft in its fleet since 1917, but it was above all during the Second World War that the Kriegsmarine put this naval asset to use. Having developed several modern versions of torpedo boats during the interwar period, it entered the conflict with a distinct...
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THE RED ARMY - VOLUME 1 1918 - 1943 // From Birth to...
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THE RED ARMY - VOLUME 1 1918 - 1943 // From Birth to Stalingrad

L20210097
€37.82
OUT OF PRINT Emerging from the First World War, the Red Army bore no resemblance to a genuine professional military force and stood as an exception among Western armies. Yet its victory in the Russian Civil War allowed it to be elevated as the USSR's bulwark against external aggression… as well as a standard-bearer of world communism. In the 1930s, the...
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Guide Militaria N°14 CAMOUFLAGED EQUIPMENT OF THE GERMAN... Guide Militaria N°14 CAMOUFLAGED EQUIPMENT OF THE GERMAN... 2
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Guide Militaria N°14 CAMOUFLAGED EQUIPMENT OF THE GERMAN ARMY 1939-1945

L20210096
€18.91
In the final years of the conflict, pushed back on all fronts and acutely aware of the growing threat from the air, the German soldier — already a pioneer in this practice — elevated camouflage to the level of an art. Blending into the surroundings, becoming invisible, was a matter of survival! Drawing on ingenuity, he employed different types of colours...
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Militaria Guide No.1 NORMANDY 44: GERMAN HELMETS - New... Militaria Guide No.1 NORMANDY 44: GERMAN HELMETS - New... 2
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Militaria Guide No.1 NORMANDY 44: GERMAN HELMETS - New Edition

L20210095
€18.91
This work presents a unique collection of camouflaged helmets worn during the fighting in Normandy. The result of individual initiative or painted in series, these helmets are impressive both for their historical significance and originality, as well as for the moving quality of a piece recovered from the battlefield. From the basic application of paint...
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RESTORE AND REPAIR YOUR MOTORCYCLE - 4th Edition
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RESTORE AND REPAIR YOUR MOTORCYCLE - 4th Edition

L20210094
€36.97
Lack of knowledge of engine mechanics and general mechanical principles, the combination of inappropriate tools and a flawed operating method, as well as a simple disassembly — or reassembly! — carried out against all common sense can prove catastrophic! That is why this work refers back to the principles of mechanics, offers advice on the choice of tools...
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