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SS-Panzer-Division "FRUNDSBERG" Vol. 1: From Galicia to... SS-Panzer-Division "FRUNDSBERG" Vol. 1: From Galicia to... 2
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SS-Panzer-Division "FRUNDSBERG" Vol. 1: From Galicia to Normandy

L20250120
€60.66
Charles Trang and Pierre Tiquet join forces for the fourth time to publish a work on the 10.SS-Panzerdivision "Frundsberg". Unlike previous books on this division, which focused primarily on the Battle of Normandy, this one will cover its complete history in detail, from its formation in January 1943 to its disintegration in the Spremberg pocket in April...
The Fall of Dien Bien Phu
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The Fall of Dien Bien Phu

L20250119
€18.96
« Military authorities [believed] that Communist troops would be incapable of taking Dien Bien Phu. Giap's soldiers came and it was a horror, with a tragic end beneath shellfire and torrential rain. The men waded through mud, blood, urine, excrement, rats and pestilential odours. The wounded were operated on in the midst of this charnel house, with no...
PANZERS BERLIN 1945 - SS-Panzer-Abteilung 11 /...
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PANZERS BERLIN 1945 - SS-Panzer-Abteilung 11 / SS-Panzer-Abteilung 103/503

L20250118
€47.39
Histories of SS-Panzer-Abteilung 11 « Hermann von Salza » and schwere SS-Panzer-Abteilung 103/503 This reference work recounts in detail the histories of the SS-Panzer-Abteilung 11 « Hermann von Salza » and the schwere SS-Panzer-Abteilung 103/503 from their formation in mid-1943 to the final battles in Berlin in May 1945. The SS-Panzer-Abteilung 11 was...
PANZERKOMMANDANT 001 Kurt Sametreiter
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PANZERKOMMANDANT 001 Kurt Sametreiter

L20250117
€45.50
Kurt Sametreiter's journey through the Second World War, told through his writings and personal photographs. An infantry soldier who rose to become a non-commissioned officer in the tank destroyers and then a panzer officer, Kurt Sametreiter was awarded the Ritterkreuz (Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross) as a member of the SS-Panzergrenadier-Division...
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BERLIN 1945 - Defend Berlin!
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BERLIN 1945 - Defend Berlin!

L20250116
€23.70
Memoirs of the Battle of Berlin in May 1945 by Georg Diers (Panzerkommandant Tiger II, s.SS-Pz.Abt.503), Oskar Schäfer (Panzerkommandant and panzer officer on Tiger II, s.SS-Pz.Abt.503), Henri Fenet (Waffen-Hauptsturmführer, SS-Grenadier-Regiment 57 of the 33.Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS « Charlemagne »). In the « TEMOIGNAGES POUR L'HISTOIRE »...
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Georges Bernage - A Publisher and the Witnesses of History
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Georges Bernage - A Publisher and the Witnesses of History

L20250115
€27.49
50 years of publishing From the Vikings to the Battle of Normandy and from Hastings to the D-Day veterans, our publishing house has just passed the milestone of half a century. On the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of this independent enterprise, with its substantial catalogue, the founder recounts what was a remarkable adventure. Born in Africa in...
French Prisoners of War 1940–1945 French Prisoners of War 1940–1945 2
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French Prisoners of War 1940–1945

L20250114
€36.97
Memories of La vache et le prisonnier with Fernandel are often the only images that come to mind when speaking of the French soldiers taken prisoner in 1940. Yet far from the cinema screen, 1.85 million of them were deprived of their liberty, imprisoned far from home and used as cheap labour. Victims of a distorted image and a French history that unfolded...
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Lasalle - The Legacy of a Legend
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Lasalle - The Legacy of a Legend

L20250106
€18.86
A mythical figure of the Grande Armée's cavalry, Count Antoine-Charles-Louis de Lasalle fascinated generations of light cavalrymen the world over. Yet this inveterate drinker, gambler, swordsman and extravagant lover seems to have fallen victim to his own legend. Drawing on the analysis of previously unpublished archival documents, this book offers,...
Training for Shooting
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Training for Shooting

L20250105
€18.96
A handgun carrier will often find themselves, at one point or another in their journey, questioning their training. If one works within an organisation, this issue is managed by the unit's instructors, but nothing prevents additional solo training, provided it does not conflict with the doctrine of one's service. Understanding is a prerequisite for any...
La Self Défense
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La Self Défense

L20250104
€18.96
For nearly a generation, the Académie du Couteau et de la Défense en Situation has provided instruction enabling people to deal with edged weapon threats in order to avoid the worst. But l'ACDS is not solely about knowledge of the knife: above all, it is a method for approaching personal security in a holistic manner. Self-defence means being able to get...
Practical Shooting — Recreational Shooting, Defensive...
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Practical Shooting — Recreational Shooting, Defensive Shooting — École Nationale...

L20250103
€21.80
« WEAPON: any object or device designed or intended by its nature to kill, wound, strike, neutralise or cause incapacitation. » (Article R311-1, paragraph I, 2°, of the Code de la sécurité intérieure) Using a weapon is not a game! It may be used for recreational purposes, but its primary function must never be forgotten. It is for this reason that...
CARENTAN, Linking Omaha Beach - Utah Beach, Part IV –... CARENTAN, Linking Omaha Beach - Utah Beach, Part IV –... 2
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CARENTAN, Linking Omaha Beach - Utah Beach, Part IV – First to Lead Setting up the...

L20250102
€71.09
This volume traces in images the epic story of the 101st Airborne Division during its first combat jump in history. This fourth volume in the Carentan series — conceived as a monumental fresco in ten volumes (more than 3,000 pages and 4,000 photographs) — takes you into the very first hours of D-Day, around drop zone C, at Sainte-Marie-du-Mont and...
German Fortresses in Liberated France. An Illustrated...
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German Fortresses in Liberated France. An Illustrated History

L20250101
€23.70
Through previously unpublished photographs, this illustrated essay sheds light on a little-known episode of the Second World War. Lorient, Saint-Nazaire, La Rochelle, Royan, the Pointe de Grave, Dunkirk. While Allied troops, having landed in Normandy, pushed eastward, these Atlantic and North Sea ports remained occupied by the Germans… Through previously...
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Cold War Handguns. Vol. 1, The Warsaw Pact
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Cold War Handguns. Vol. 1, The Warsaw Pact

L20250100
€20.85
The Cold War began as early as 1945 and ended with the fall of the Berlin Wall on 9 November 1989. Two blocs faced each other throughout this period: NATO and the Warsaw Pact. The USSR then developed new handguns in line with its strategy. These weapons were issued to fraternal nations and supplied Marxist-aligned rebellions… The Cold War began as early...
TO EARN THE GREEN BERET 1941 - 1944 TO EARN THE GREEN BERET 1941 - 1944 2
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TO EARN THE GREEN BERET 1941 - 1944

L20250099
€23.70
This book recounts how, sometimes at the cost of their lives, young Frenchmen refused to accept defeat and above all the shameful armistice of 22 June 1940. Some of these future commandos, who had endured German oppression and then the harassment and lies of Vichy propaganda, decided to leave France — sometimes by deserting from the Marine Nationale, for...
JUNE 1940, ON THE ROADS OF CÔTE-D'OR, FROM THE DÉBÂCLE TO... JUNE 1940, ON THE ROADS OF CÔTE-D'OR, FROM THE DÉBÂCLE TO... 2
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JUNE 1940, ON THE ROADS OF CÔTE-D'OR, FROM THE DÉBÂCLE TO THE EXODUS (Volume 2)

L20250098
€45.50
Second volume of the exceptional study on the events and fighting that took place in the Côte-d'Or during June 1940. These two books will take you day by day through the incredible and terrible history of the Côte-d'Or in 1940: the history of war, fire and blood. In this context of total chaos, fleeing the fighting, on the roads of the exodus, tens of...
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JUNE 1940, ON THE ROADS OF CÔTE-D'OR, FROM THE DÉBÂCLE TO... JUNE 1940, ON THE ROADS OF CÔTE-D'OR, FROM THE DÉBÂCLE TO... 2
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JUNE 1940, ON THE ROADS OF CÔTE-D'OR, FROM THE DÉBÂCLE TO THE EXODUS (Volume 1)

L20250097
€42.65
An exceptional study to be published in two volumes on the events that took place in the Côte-d'Or in May 1940. This book will take you day by day through the incredible and terrible history of the Côte-d'Or in 1940: the history of war, fire and chaos. Fleeing the fighting, on the roads of the exodus, tens of thousands of civilians crossed the region. For...
THE GAS WAR - 1914-1918 - Pharmacists in Action THE GAS WAR - 1914-1918 - Pharmacists in Action 2
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THE GAS WAR - 1914-1918 - Pharmacists in Action

L20250096
€56.87
A previously unpublished work on the role of pharmacists in the gas war during the First World War. This original study retraces the horror of these battles and the protective measures available to the belligerents. « France has no chemists — only pharmacists! ». Such is the famous, cutting remark attributed to the German chemist Haber, the instigator of...
A Moi, Auvergne!. An Illustrated History of the 92nd...
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A Moi, Auvergne!. An Illustrated History of the 92nd Infantry Regiment

L20250095
€36.97
"A moi, Auvergne! " The call of the Chevalier d'Assas rings out as a call to bravery and unity. Spoken by the Gauls of the 92nd RI at the close of their regimental song, this emblematic motto is a powerful symbol: the symbol of courage, that of a soldier who sacrifices himself to sound the alarm and save his comrades in arms; the symbol of victory, that...
Sail & Cannon - The World of Sailing Warships - 1745-1815
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Sail & Cannon - The World of Sailing Warships - 1745-1815

L20250093
€33.18
revised and expanded edition The ambition of this richly illustrated work is to guide the reader through an in-depth exploration of the fascinating world of the sailing warship, which reached its peak between 1745 and 1815, from the War of Independence to the end of the Napoleonic Wars, by way of the French Revolution. This book paints a vivid, precise...
The Cuirassiers under the Restoration 1815-1830 - Carnet... The Cuirassiers under the Restoration 1815-1830 - Carnet... 2
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The Cuirassiers under the Restoration 1815-1830 - Carnet de la Compagnie d'Elite

L20250092
€18.96
Original study by Eugène Leliepvre 28 original plates After the fleeting 1st Restoration and Hundred Days, during which they retained, with a few minor variations, the appearance they had in the final years of the Empire, the cuirassiers of the 2nd Restoration (the reign of Louis XVIII from 1815 to 1824, followed by Charles X from 1824 to 1830) presented...
The Commandos' Bagpipe – Bill Millin
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The Commandos' Bagpipe – Bill Millin

L20250091
€23.70
Bill Millin, piper and soldier, sounds reveille for the troops at the commando training centre in the Scottish Highlands, leads the way for volunteer groups who sweat, run or march, and also takes part, in battledress and boots, in manoeuvres in the harsh Scottish climate. On 6 June 1944, aged 22, he was chosen to "sound the charge" for the...
American Wire Mesh in Normandy – From Airstrips to the Farm American Wire Mesh in Normandy – From Airstrips to the Farm 2
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American Wire Mesh in Normandy – From Airstrips to the Farm

L20250090
€24.55
Why take an interest in pieces of rusty wire mesh? That is a question frequently put to the author. The "American wire mesh" was there, beneath the wheels of aircraft landing on the temporary airstrips laid down by the Allies after June 1944; and it is still there, before our eyes, salvaged, reused and repurposed by the Normans. Where did this mesh come...
Shorn Women – The Bonfires of the Liberation Shorn Women – The Bonfires of the Liberation 2
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Shorn Women – The Bonfires of the Liberation

L20250089
€18.96
Humiliated, ostracised, cast out on the roads of disgrace for having had a "culpable" liaison with an occupier — falsely accused or not of "horizontal collaboration" — this work examines the fate of more than 20,000 women in France between 1943 and 1946.
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Intelligence Research Review - No. 2 - Intelligence in...
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Intelligence Research Review - No. 2 - Intelligence in Wartime

L20250087
€9.95 €19.91
In this second issue, the Intelligence Research Review immerses us in the heart of intelligence in wartime, with particular emphasis on the two world conflicts that transformed the twentieth century. This review examines the observations and practices of the various actors engaged in these conflicts. Through a series of in-depth dossiers, expert analyses...
Intelligence Research Review - No. 1 - Women in Intelligence
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Intelligence Research Review - No. 1 - Women in Intelligence

L20250086
€9.95 €19.91
This very first issue of the Intelligence Research Review immerses us in the fascinating world of "women spies" and reveals how they have shaped the history of intelligence through thoroughly documented in-depth articles, striking portraits, and a wealth of further dossiers. The various researchers and authors of this review offer an analysis both of the...
Set Europe Ablaze! - British Special Units and Commandos
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Set Europe Ablaze! - British Special Units and Commandos

L20250085
€37.44
Available June 16, 2025 The Second World War was the true laboratory for what we today call "special forces". While all the belligerents raised commando, sabotage or guerrilla units, it was the British who created the greatest number and often the most original. Indeed, His Majesty's Army has always displayed an innate talent for bringing together...
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The GMC Cargo – Workhorse of the U.S. Army The GMC Cargo – Workhorse of the U.S. Army 2
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The GMC Cargo – Workhorse of the U.S. Army

L20250084
€24.64
Available June 16, 2025 The GMC truck is probably, along with the jeep, the best-known military vehicle of the Second World War. Acting on the principle that more is better, the U.S. Army equipped itself in 1940 with an all-terrain, four-wheel-drive truck whose payload was truly suited to the heavy logistics of world war. More than 700,000 units were...
The Crapouillots and the French Trench Weapons of the... The Crapouillots and the French Trench Weapons of the... 2
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The Crapouillots and the French Trench Weapons of the Great War

L20250083
€37.44
In the autumn of 1914, the French army was brutally confronted with a new form of combat: trench warfare. In order to counter the fire of the Minenwerfer and strike the enemy sheltering at the bottom of his trenches, it was necessary to create a new curved-fire artillery piece capable of launching heavy explosive-laden projectiles. Improvised in a matter...
The 1st Motorised Dragoon Regiment 1929–1940 The 1st Motorised Dragoon Regiment 1929–1940 2
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The 1st Motorised Dragoon Regiment 1929–1940

L20250082
€35.07
Available 16 June 2025 The 1st battalion, later regiment, of dragoons embodies the modernisation and mechanisation of the French cavalry during the 1930s. In 1939 it was one of the best trained, most competent and most modern regiments in the army. This first book devoted to this type of regiment covers the unit's history, its operational doctrine, its...
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