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Camouflages & Markings of the Luftwaffe 1933–1945
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Camouflages & Markings of the Luftwaffe 1933–1945

L20230062
€37.82
In Reprint – Delivery late November 2023 Absolutely everything is scrutinised by the author, who drew on thousands of archival documents gathered over decades of research to offer this study without equal to date. Enriched with hundreds of photographs and dozens of colour profiles, as well as contemporary sketches, this work proves indispensable to every...
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TRACTORS & SEMI-TRAILERS OF THE U.S. ARMY TRACTORS & SEMI-TRAILERS OF THE U.S. ARMY 2
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TRACTORS & SEMI-TRAILERS OF THE U.S. ARMY

L20230059
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US Army WW2 trucks, tractors and semi-trailers, by Didier Andres. In the late 1930s, two major schools of thought clashed within the United States Army, which had embarked on a profound restructuring of its units and vehicle fleet. In the field of logistical support, the advocates of the trailer and semi-trailer concept championed a physical separation...
KÉPI: A French Headpiece. Volume 2: the military képi... KÉPI: A French Headpiece. Volume 2: the military képi... 2
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KÉPI: A French Headpiece. Volume 2: the military képi from 1939 to the present day,...

L20230058
€37.87
PRE-ORDER ONLINE - BOOK AVAILABLE FROM 30 MAY 2023 The history of the képi is covered here in its entirety for the first time. This headpiece alone symbolizes the French soldier, but it is also, by extension, the official representation of the military man and the civil servant. A képi conveys a great deal of information about its wearer, beginning with...
LIBERTY! FRANCE'S DECISIVE ROLE IN AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE
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LIBERTY! FRANCE'S DECISIVE ROLE IN AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE

L20230057
€23.60
The role of the French in North America in the 18th century is largely unknown. Yet they were to occupy a pivotal position in the transformation of that territory into a major political entity for the two centuries that followed. Indeed, a former British general, George Washington, sought the help of yesterday's enemy — France — to assist the American...
Officers' Fates – When Objects Bear Witness
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Officers' Fates – When Objects Bear Witness

L20230050
€21.71
The names of Generals Dupas, Dessaix and Chastel are engraved on the pillars of the Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile. Recognised under the First Empire for their military merits and heroic acts on the battlefield, held in esteem by their soldiers as well as by Emperor Napoleon I, they have nonetheless fallen into obscurity. Even in Savoy, from which all three...
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THE BATTLESHIP TIRPITZ - 1939/1944
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THE BATTLESHIP TIRPITZ - 1939/1944

L20230049
€55.92
The Tirpitz was, without a doubt, one of the most formidable warships of her generation. Of redoubtable and uncontested power, the Bismarck's sistership spent the majority of her career in the Norwegian fjords. After brief and inconclusive sorties against Allied convoys, a remarkable human adventure would unfold in the effort to neutralize Hitler's last...
THE LUFTWAFFE IN BELGIUM. VOLUME II - Escalating Combat...
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THE LUFTWAFFE IN BELGIUM. VOLUME II - Escalating Combat and Withdrawal

L20230048
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In 1941–1942, setting aside Bomber Command's night operations, the air war ultimately had little impact on Belgium. 1943, the pivotal year of the Second World War, was nonetheless marked for that country by the growing incursions of the US 8th Air Force's heavy bombers, which until then had made little showing in Belgian airspace. From 6 April 1943, the...
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A JOURNEY THROUGH OCCUPIED FRANCE 1940-1945 - 4,000...
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A JOURNEY THROUGH OCCUPIED FRANCE 1940-1945 - 4,000 Familiar Places to Rediscover

L20230046
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Starting from a survey of more than 4,000 places across France — many of them familiar — department by department, town by town, the work A Journey through Occupied France sets out to rediscover what took place there during the Occupation (1940–1945), which men and women, French and German, inhabited those places, and what those places have since become....
13e RDP - FIGHTING IN ALGERIA FROM KABYLIA TO...
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13e RDP - FIGHTING IN ALGERIA FROM KABYLIA TO CONSTANTINOIS 1955–1962

L20230045
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In the wake of the 70th anniversary celebrations of the transformation of the "13" into a parachute regiment, and ahead of the 60th anniversary of its entry into airborne reconnaissance, the new expanded and updated edition of the work by Mark Bruschi "13e RDP, combats en Algérie de la Kabylie au Constantinois", published in 2010 and out of print for...
THE RED BERETS IN ALGERIA - BIGEARD BOYS AND THE SUEZ CRISIS
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THE RED BERETS IN ALGERIA - BIGEARD BOYS AND THE SUEZ CRISIS

L20230044
€39.81
A legendary unit, the 3e régiment de parachutistes coloniaux was born of the will of an exceptional commanding officer, Marcel Bigeard. A name that rings out like a battle standard, closely associated with the parachute saga in Algeria, where those soon nicknamed the "Bigeard Boys" successfully met every challenge. Among these, the Suez Crisis in the...
ART FROM THE FRONT - WORKS OF ART FROM THE WEHRMACHT
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ART FROM THE FRONT - WORKS OF ART FROM THE WEHRMACHT

L20230043
€23.70
This previously unpublished volume brings together nearly one hundred paintings by Wehrmacht war artists. Most of them members of a specialised unit established on Hitler's orders, the artists sent to the front were tasked with bearing witness to the fighting. The works they produced, far removed from any form of propaganda, bear witness to the tragedy of...
THE LORRAINE GROUP - From the Libyan Desert to the... THE LORRAINE GROUP - From the Libyan Desert to the... 2
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THE LORRAINE GROUP - From the Libyan Desert to the Liberation of Europe 1941-1945

L20230042
€42.65
In September 1941, the Forces Aériennes Françaises Libres assigned the names of occupied French provinces to their combat units. Bomber Group No. 1, just formed from the Reserve Bomber Group No. 1 (a veteran of Kufra and Abyssinia), thus took the name "Lorraine". Equipped with Bristol Blenheim aircraft, it took part in Operation Crusader in Libya against...
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