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FÉRAL: THIS FORCE THAT EXISTS WITHIN US FÉRAL: THIS FORCE THAT EXISTS WITHIN US 2
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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"
VERDUN THROUGH THREE WARS 1870 - 1945
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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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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....
THE WAR IN SEINE-MARITIME - Stories of Objects
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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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€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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€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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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...
1001 TINS
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1001 TINS

L20200134
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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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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...
ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF FRENCH BOMBER AIRCRAFT 1939-1942
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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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