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BMW Flat-Twin Pressed-Steel R11 R12 and R16 R17 — The...
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BMW Flat-Twin Pressed-Steel R11 R12 and R16 R17 — The "Pressed-Steel Frame" Generation,...

L20210050
€56.87
Presented at the Olympia Show in London from 5 to 10 November 1928, the first BMW 750s — types R11/R16 — with their new pressed-steel frame caused a sensation. The proven powertrain, treated as a combined engine-gearbox unit, was derived from the preceding models, types R62 (side-valve) and R63 (overhead-valve) with tubular frames.
The France Campaign 1814 - When Napoleon Becomes a...
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The France Campaign 1814 - When Napoleon Becomes a General Again

L20210048
€14.22 €28.44
After the terrible defeat in Russia and the disaster of the 1813 campaign in Germany, Napoleon found himself forced to fight on French soil, with the Allies determined to crush the Emperor and "liberate" Europe. From the invasion in January to the abdication in April 1814, tracing the victories and final defeats of Napoleon, this book presents in text and...
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The Aircraft of the D-Day Landings
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The Aircraft of the D-Day Landings

L20210047
€19.43
Allied aviation — bringing together the forces of the RAF and the US Air Force — deployed enormous resources to support ground troops throughout the summer of 1944. Bombers, fighters, reconnaissance aircraft and torpedo planes were used without restriction, dominating Norman airspace with virtually no opposition from the German air forces, which were...
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TANK AMX 30, AMX 30B, AMX 30B2 AND VARIANTS
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TANK AMX 30, AMX 30B, AMX 30B2 AND VARIANTS

L20210046
€41.71
From the DEFA (Direction des études et fabrication d'armements, the state body responsible for the arsenals) project was born the AMX 30, a highly mobile tank capable of operating in an NBC environment and equipped with an excellent 105 mm gun of national design. The first AMX 30Bs entered service in 1967. Their chassis gave rise to a complete family of...
STURMARTILLERIE DE LA WAFFEN-SS Volume 2 Totenkopf -... STURMARTILLERIE DE LA WAFFEN-SS Volume 2 Totenkopf -... 2
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STURMARTILLERIE DE LA WAFFEN-SS Volume 2 Totenkopf - Polizei - Wiking x2

L20210042
€37.44
In this second volume on the Sturmgeschütze of the Waffen-SS, the reader will find the history of the assault guns of the "Totenkopf" division, initially organized as a single battery and later expanded into a powerful three-battery Abteilung. Plunged into the ordeal of the Demyansk Pocket in the winter of 1941/42, the Sturmartilleristen endured almost...
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1940, THE FRENCH SOLDIER Volume 1 1940, THE FRENCH SOLDIER Volume 1 2
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1940, THE FRENCH SOLDIER Volume 1

L20160212
€28.39
The French Soldier 1940. Volume 1. Uniform, headgear, badges, by Olivier Bellec. The French Army of 1939–40 was in the midst of transformation. The concepts that prevailed at the end of the 19th century regarding uniforms and equipment were giving way to more modern ones, stemming in particular from mechanisation and technical progress. The equipment then...
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Italians in the Service of France, 1499–1630 –...
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Italians in the Service of France, 1499–1630 – Renaissance & Thirty Years' War

L20210041
€18.96
Italians in the Service of France – Renaissance & Thirty Years' War Discover in this new Compagnie d'Elite cahier the genesis of the integration of Italian troops into the order of battle of the French armies. From the origins in 1499, through the Gendarmes of Prince Ludovico Gonzaga and the bands of Piedmont, to the fighting in 1629–1630 during the...
Recruitment in the French Foreign Legion - History and... Recruitment in the French Foreign Legion - History and... 2
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Recruitment in the French Foreign Legion - History and Evolution, 1831–2019

L20210039
€36.02
The recruitment of the Légion étrangère, over its 189 years of existence, has never ceased to evolve in response to numerous parameters that fiction does not glimpse or cannot reveal. The image of a charming and crafty adventurer, seeking redemption, wandering through sands and jungles at the whim of wars, is too fine a picture to withstand the filter of...
Douaumont and Vaux - The French Victories of 1916 at Verdun
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Douaumont and Vaux - The French Victories of 1916 at Verdun

L20210037
€17.06
Following the definitive failure of the German offensive at Verdun in July 1916, the French prepared with great meticulousness to retake the lost ground in the autumn of 1916. The offensive began in October 1916 and led to the immediate recapture of Fort Douaumont. The recapture of Fort Vaux had to wait until December. Thus, nearly all the ground lost on...
Tank Destroyers 1939–1945 – Genesis and Tactics
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Tank Destroyers 1939–1945 – Genesis and Tactics

L20210036
€17.06
An exhaustive study of German, Soviet and Anglo-Saxon tank destroyers of the Second World War. Among the most powerful and heaviest armoured vehicles of the Second World War. A reference that every enthusiast of armoured warfare in the Second World War should have in their library. Contents: I) General Introduction: The origins of tank destroyers II)...
Les Compagnons de l'ombre. French Special Services Facing... Les Compagnons de l'ombre. French Special Services Facing... 2
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Les Compagnons de l'ombre. French Special Services Facing History, 1940–1945

L20210031
€37.87
Les Compagnons de l'ombre was born of the shared desire of the DGSE and the Ordre de la Libération, on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the Appeal of 18 June, to pay tribute to the fifty members of the French special services who gave their lives in the struggle against the Nazi occupier, and whose commitment and sacrifice were honoured with the...
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