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THE LORRAINE SQUADRON Vol. 2 - From the Cold War to... THE LORRAINE SQUADRON Vol. 2 - From the Cold War to... 2
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THE LORRAINE SQUADRON Vol. 2 - From the Cold War to High-Intensity Combat

L20240171
€42.65
After the Second World War, the "Lorraine" Group returned its bombers to the Royal Air Force and rejoined the Armée de l'Air. During the following decades, the unit carried out reconnaissance missions and then night fighter missions on the Mosquito and Meteor, all-weather fighter missions on the Vautour, before finally transitioning to "pure" fighter...
BADGES AND BREVETS OF THE FIRST FRENCH PARATROOPERS 1936... BADGES AND BREVETS OF THE FIRST FRENCH PARATROOPERS 1936... 2
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BADGES AND BREVETS OF THE FIRST FRENCH PARATROOPERS 1936 - 1946

L20240170
€46.45
At the end of 1946, the badge for the "military parachuting brevet" was created. Before that date, no single badge attesting to this qualification was worn in the French army. During the hostilities and in the immediate post-war period, the vicissitudes of training French paratroopers outside metropolitan France generated a great diversity of badges...
AIR BATTLES OF THE INDOCHINA WAR AIR BATTLES OF THE INDOCHINA WAR 2
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AIR BATTLES OF THE INDOCHINA WAR

L20240169
€37.87
In the context of the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Dien Bien Phu, this work examines the fighting from its aerial dimension, an aspect rarely considered in existing works. It is often forgotten that Dien Bien Phu was also a battle in the air, conceived in light of the lessons drawn from the victory at Na San a year earlier and the commitments made to...
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National Socialist Organizations 1920–1945: Analysis of a... National Socialist Organizations 1920–1945: Analysis of a... 2
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National Socialist Organizations 1920–1945: Analysis of a Totalitarian Regime

L20240167
€65.40
From the NSDAP to the Postschutz, from the SA to the Red Cross, from the HJ to the NSBO, from the NSKK to the Kultursenat, etc., the Nazi party had blanketed the whole of German society. Here we discover precise documentation on what we think we know, as well as on organisations whose name, at best, rings a bell. This true encyclopaedia is accompanied by...
Mortain - Operation Lüttich Mortain - Operation Lüttich 2
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Mortain - Operation Lüttich

L20240166
€39.81
Mortain Operation Lüttich - 1 August 1944, the Panzers counter-attack « All was lost for Germany after the defeat at Mortain » — Kurt Dittmar, Wehrmacht general, 25 April 1945 
 Just two months after D-Day in Normandy, Operation Cobra allowed the Allies to reach the gates of Brittany in record time. Deeply pierced on its left flank, the German front in...
PANZERS NORMANDIE 44 - SS-Panzer-Abteilung 17 "Götz von... PANZERS NORMANDIE 44 - SS-Panzer-Abteilung 17 "Götz von... 2
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PANZERS NORMANDIE 44 - SS-Panzer-Abteilung 17 "Götz von Berlichingen"

L20240165
€37.91
This detailed work recounts the history of the SS-Panzer-Abteilung 17 during the Battle of Normandy in 1944. The operations of this tank battalion of the 17.SS-Panzergrenadier-Division « Götz von Berlichingen » are far less well known than those of the other Waffen-SS armoured battalions committed during the summer of 1944. This is most likely due to its...
4th Generation Sniping
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4th Generation Sniping

L20240164
€11.37
Scoped combat shooting (TCL) Today, the effectiveness of sniping remains uncontested and its objectives remain the same as in the past: - destabilisation of the adversary; - destruction of command elements; - enhancement of fire support. On the other hand, since combat takes place at the level of small units, it must be taught down to the smallest...
Marksmanship Instruction - The Range Instructor's Manual
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Marksmanship Instruction - The Range Instructor's Manual

L20240163
€21.80
Principles and methods of basic and advanced marksmanship instruction Today a large number of professionals, in both the public and private sectors, recognise that the authors of this work have a comprehensive approach to marksmanship instruction. Marksmanship technique is now integrated, or about to be, by most major European institutions. However, they...
Tracking
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Tracking

L20240162
€11.37
With this manual, Philippe PEROTTI provides a quick yet effective learning method for the practice of tracking. Scope of application of tracking Individual and collective techniques Components of a mission Considered by some as an outdated or unreliable technique, tracking can often make the difference in the successful execution of a mission… This...
From 1 to 1000 - Sniper Rifle Shooting Techniques
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From 1 to 1000 - Sniper Rifle Shooting Techniques

L20240161
€42.65
Tactical instruction and employment of snipers. From 1 to 1000 is above all a guide for the training and employment of snipers, but it also offers a fresh perspective on sniping... A proposed employment concept ranging from the four-man team to the sniper company provides a broad overview of the operational possibilities of this specialty. The technical...
Basic Pistol Instruction
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Basic Pistol Instruction

L20240160
€18.96
Scope of competence for the pistol carrier Day / night shooting programme Simplified shooting stoppages Use of the bulletproof vest
SNIPER
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SNIPER

L20240158
€20.85
Effective, rugged and modern are certainly the adjectives that best define the author's approach to the instruction and employment of snipers. With this new work, Philippe Perotti provides the essential tools for making the most of the .338 Lapua Magnum calibre. He also develops a wide range of aspects of the specialty that significantly enhance the...
Immediate Action Techniques
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Immediate Action Techniques

L20240157
€27.49
This manual dedicated to "Immediate action techniques" complements the shooting technique manuals from the same publisher. The authors share their experience by describing, in this essentially practical work, a clear and precise method for teaching "small-unit combat techniques". Immediate Action Techniques (IAT) enable: 1 - to instruct collective...
14-18 - OREP 14-18 - OREP 2
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14-18 - OREP

L20240155
€27.39
"Nothing was ever the same again as it had been before…" On 4 August 1914, just over a month after the assassination in Sarajevo of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the throne, Sir Edward Grey, British Foreign Secretary, predicted: "The lamps are going out all over Europe; we shall not see them lit again in our lifetime." The eclipse would...
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INVASION NORMANDY 1944 INVASION NORMANDY 1944 2
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INVASION NORMANDY 1944

L20240154
€30.33
An excellent overview of the D-Day landings and the Battle of Normandy. Approximately 670 photographs, some in colour, plus maps and documents all in colour. Here you will find the result of nearly half a century of research. Following the immense success of l'Invasion Journal Pictorial, we present here a more compact version with the same highly detailed...
Who Liberated Provence? Who Liberated Provence? 2
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Who Liberated Provence?

L20240153
€53.08
During my missions in the United States, I observed that the American public — apart from historians and people from the South, from where most of the units and GIs in the Mediterranean actually originated — was primarily captivated by Overlord and the operations launched from Normandy. This is understandable given the difference in the forces engaged,...
TRANSMISSIONS 1900–1940. History of Equipment, vol. 01
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TRANSMISSIONS 1900–1940. History of Equipment, vol. 01

L20240147
€39.81
This book grew out of a technical inventory compiled by the author, covering French military radio equipment from its origins to 1940. It focuses on the most representative sets, complementing their descriptions with a wealth of period photographs — often previously unpublished — or photographs of surviving examples that are the pride of collectors and...
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Women in the Service of France - 1939-1940 Women in the Service of France - 1939-1940 2
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Women in the Service of France - 1939-1940

L20240146
€28.34
Drawing on the experience of the Great War, women supported by militant feminists undertook a reflection on the role of women in wartime. Studies and initiatives were numerous and covered every field: the Air Force, the Army, support for soldiers, air first aid, parachuting... Before long, the "drôle de guerre" put an end to these promising deliberations...
The D-Day Ports - The Allies Nearly Faced Disaster
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The D-Day Ports - The Allies Nearly Faced Disaster

L20240145
€19.81
Recounting the history of the D-Day ports by relating events as they are commonly recorded does not allow for a full understanding of the overall arrangements established by General Morgan to carry out Operation Overlord, whose objective was the final collapse of the Reich. I It clearly distinguishes between the Normandy beaches and ports, usable in the...
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The Breakthrough of Kampfgruppe Peiper in the Ardennes The Breakthrough of Kampfgruppe Peiper in the Ardennes 2
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The Breakthrough of Kampfgruppe Peiper in the Ardennes

L20240144
€37.44
Kampfgruppe Peiper was the spearhead of the 6. Panzer-Armee in the Ardennes, tasked with clearing the way for the German armoured thrust toward the Meuse and Antwerp. Endowed with considerable firepower, it gathered the most motivated veterans of the Third Reich. Peiper's unit was to drive forward without regard for its flanks, seizing the bridges...
The Captain Made His Escape - account of a sensational...
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The Captain Made His Escape - account of a sensational escape in the Belle Époque

L20240143
€24.64
A member of the French secret services, Captain Charles Lux was arrested on 3 December 1910 in Friedrichshafen, while preparing to infiltrate a zeppelin hangar housing the famous German airships... Tried for espionage before the High Court of Justice in Leipzig, he was convicted — despite the absence of evidence of his intentions — and sentenced to serve...
The French Navy: A World of Contrasts
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The French Navy: A World of Contrasts

L20240142
€65.31
In the French Navy, the daily life of crews is shaped by striking contrasts unknown in any other profession: modernity and tradition, obedience and command, storms and flat calms, night and day, communal life and solitary existence, vast expanses of ocean and the confinement of a closed world — all of these run through every mission and every life at sea....
Commando Kieffer – 177 Faces of D-Day
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Commando Kieffer – 177 Faces of D-Day

L20240141
€36.02
The book that gives a face back to the 177 heroes of Commando Kieffer! On 6 June 1944, at dawn, the 177 French berets of the 1st Marine Fusiliers Commando Battalion landed on Sword Beach alongside the Allies. They were the only French combatants to land on the Normandy beaches. At their head, a banker turned commando: Philippe Kieffer. Although these...
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