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THE BEAR AND THE FOX - An Immediate History of the War in...
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THE BEAR AND THE FOX - An Immediate History of the War in Ukraine

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Since February 2022, each of us has been bombarded with information about the war in Ukraine — fragmented, piecemeal, often contradictory information, in which it is impossible to tell truth from falsehood. Since its outbreak, Michel Goya and Jean Lopez have focused on this conflict — the former as a military commentator for a rolling news channel, the...
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THE RUSSIAN SLAVA-CLASS CRUISERS
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THE RUSSIAN SLAVA-CLASS CRUISERS

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On 14 April 2022, the Russian guided-missile cruiser Moskva was sunk in the Black Sea by Ukrainian R-360 Neptune missiles fired from the coast. It was then the largest warship sunk in combat since the Second World War, exceeding by a small margin — both in displacement and length — the Argentine General Belgrano torpedoed during the Falklands War....
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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,...

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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...
Waging War – Conversations on the Operational Art
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Waging War – Conversations on the Operational Art

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€21.71
A two-voice reflection on war and strategy, the like of which France has not seen in a long time. Why, throughout the centuries, have generals won so many victories that did not bring an end to the conflict? Why did the blood shed serve the objectives assigned by political authority to its armies so poorly? Why, to take one example among a thousand, were...
War in the Feminine - They Fight for France
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War in the Feminine - They Fight for France

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They are helicopter pilots, paratroopers, bomb disposal experts, base commanders or intelligence officers… But who are they really? How did they get there? How did they establish themselves in a man's world? Dorothée Olliéric, senior correspondent, went to meet these women, who open up here about their vocation and the reasons for their commitment. Their...
HELICOPTER MIL MI-24 HIND: THE FLYING TANK
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HELICOPTER MIL MI-24 HIND: THE FLYING TANK

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Entering service in 1969, the Mi-24 (NATO reporting name "Hind") belongs to the very exclusive club of attack helicopters that have passed into legend. Designed to be the airborne equivalent of an infantry fighting vehicle, the Mil Mi-24 carries unmatched armament: a 4-barrel 12.7 mm Gatling cannon, four 57 mm rocket pods, and four AT-6 or AT-2 anti-tank...
Winning at Sea in the 21st Century: Tactics in the Fifth...
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Winning at Sea in the 21st Century: Tactics in the Fifth Age of Naval Combat

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After decades of apparent calm, the prospect of naval combat is once again plausible. While the 20th century ended with the unchallenged dominance of Western naval power, the 21st century opens with a challenge to the established order, particularly in the "global commons" of which the sea is a part. The rivalry between naval forces, which might have...
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Guides of the Imperial Guard, Napoleon III - 1852-1870 Guides of the Imperial Guard, Napoleon III - 1852-1870 2
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Guides of the Imperial Guard, Napoleon III - 1852-1870

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The Guides of the Imperial Guard 1852-1870 « He who has not seen the regiment of the Guides has seen nothing », James de Chambrier could write in 1904. The memory of the Guides is linked to all that is most magnificent in the Second Empire, to that ceremonial splendour of which the reign of Napoleon III provides a last display. It is less through their...
FIGHTING FOR UKRAINE - 10 Soldiers Speak
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FIGHTING FOR UKRAINE - 10 Soldiers Speak

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A writer, a student, businessmen, a lawyer, a female politician — there are currently 57,000 women fighters serving in the Ukrainian army — as well as a major Latvian farmer, a 61-year-old Georgian and even Russians — among them a former FSB officer. All recount their experience in this war of another century in terms of its violence and intensity. All...
THE CAT ON THE DUNE - Field Journal and Operations of a... THE CAT ON THE DUNE - Field Journal and Operations of a... 2
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THE CAT ON THE DUNE - Field Journal and Operations of a French Officer in the Sahel...

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Preface by Michel GOYA The author donates his royalties to Terre-Fraternité, an association supporting the wounded and bereaved families of the French Army. The fruit of ten years' experience in operations conducted by France in the Sahelo-Saharan strip, this work recounts the experience of a senior officer engaged in operations. Far from being merely a...
ARTILLERY REGIMENTS - History and Traditions
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ARTILLERY REGIMENTS - History and Traditions

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€25.50
An illustrated history that will reveal the singular identity of the artilleryman Soldiers who bring thunder down upon the battlefield, artillerymen have a rich history. Artillery Regiments invites you to explore the key events that made the reputation of these soldiers, as well as to discover the soul of the artillery: weapons and units, symbols and...
SUKHOI FROM THE SU-27 TO THE SU-57
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SUKHOI FROM THE SU-27 TO THE SU-57

L20220447
€36.97
A look back at one of the most iconic fighter aircraft of the past forty years: the Sukhoi Su-27 and its derivatives, direct descendants of the Su-30, Su-34, and Su-35. Through action shots and in-flight views from spectacular angles, this book reveals all the secrets of this legendary Soviet manufacturer. The author brings his expertise to the subject,...
WORLD HISTORY OF AIRCRAFT CARRIERS, FROM ORIGINS TO THE...
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WORLD HISTORY OF AIRCRAFT CARRIERS, FROM ORIGINS TO THE PRESENT DAY

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€46.45
An auxiliary platform during the First World War, the aircraft carrier rose to the rank of Capital Ship during the Second, granting the air arm mobility and permanence in a theatre far from land bases. Its impact on international relations became considerable through its capacity for conventional or nuclear strikes against coastal fringes where the bulk...
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THEY LEAD THE WAY – Sapper Legionnaires of the 1er REG
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THEY LEAD THE WAY – Sapper Legionnaires of the 1er REG

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"They lead the way and invite you to follow" Through these moments of life captured by Victor Ferreira, you fall into step with the men of the 1er Régiment Étranger de Génie, in their daily routine as much as in training or on mission.You cross the threshold of a highly singular unit, specialising in assault engineering and support for amphibious...
AS THE SHADOW ADVANCES – High-Risk Mission in Syria
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AS THE SHADOW ADVANCES – High-Risk Mission in Syria

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In March 2011, amid the wave of the Arab Spring, children from a village in southern Syria wrote graffiti on the wall of their school. Their arrest by the Syrian government's security services and the abuse they suffered would become the trigger of the Syrian revolution, initially peaceful. From the summer of 2011, this revolution took on the character of...
The DST on the Cold War Front
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The DST on the Cold War Front

L20220438
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In 1944, amid the still-smouldering ruins of a Europe devastated by a conflict that claimed more than 50 million lives, another war began — silent, insidious. A war of shadows and dirty tricks. A war in which these two great blocs — East and West — would confront each other: the USSR and its satellites on one side, the United States and its allies on the...
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TAKEN HOSTAGE – An Agent of the Service Action Speaks
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TAKEN HOSTAGE – An Agent of the Service Action Speaks

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"I was a hostage. I lived through dark hours, locked in the cells of an Islamist Katiba. I had made myself a promise: if I survive, I will bear witness to what I lived through. That prospect helped me not to sink into despair or madness. I am a soldier, a man of the field, a former member of the Service Action of the DGSE. All my life I chose danger,...
CHEF DE GUERRE – At the Heart of Special Operations with...
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CHEF DE GUERRE – At the Heart of Special Operations with a Marine Commando

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This expanded edition includes a preface written by Alain Juillet, a 32-page photo section and an additional chapter entitled " Psy-ops operation on the high seas ". Louis Saillans joined the marine commandos in 2010 and became a team leader five years later. Over nearly a decade, he took part in military operations in Africa and the Middle East aimed at...
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The French Army – Two Centuries of Commitment The French Army – Two Centuries of Commitment 2
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The French Army – Two Centuries of Commitment

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On 14 June 1830, 30,000 French soldiers landed in Algeria and set about its conquest. More than one hundred and eighty years later, the operations in Mali from 2013 to 2022 saw the deployment of a force that closely resembled the army of 1830: small in size, professional, expert in overseas operations, in counter-insurgency as well as counter-terrorism....
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COMBAT AIRCRAFT - A Comprehensive Presentation of Today's...
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COMBAT AIRCRAFT - A Comprehensive Presentation of Today's Air Power

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€22.75
A showcase of state power, the combat aircraft is one of the most formidable tools in the modern military arsenal. An ultra-high-performance weapons system, it presents itself as a flexible, reactive, and autonomous platform capable of sustaining a high operational tempo within joint and combined operations. It is also a remarkable force multiplier by...
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Secret Intelligence Atlas - 100 Maps and Infographics to... Secret Intelligence Atlas - 100 Maps and Infographics to... 2
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Secret Intelligence Atlas - 100 Maps and Infographics to Discover the Hidden Face of...

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The perfect spy's vade mecum Never in human history have spies been as numerous as they are today; never have intelligence services invested and recruited so heavily. Whether one is concerned with security or worried about the protection of privacy, it is no longer possible today to ignore this reality: intelligence is everywhere, from the basic informant...
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LA TASK FORCE SABRE - French Special Forces in the Sahel
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LA TASK FORCE SABRE - French Special Forces in the Sahel

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Since its deployment in the Sahel in 2009, Task Force Sabre, the French special forces unit, had been the subject of no book whatsoever. This work explains in detail how the hunt for Al-Qaeda and Daesh terrorists is conducted across this region of Africa the size of Europe. Weapons, tactics and units are described in full to illuminate the effectiveness...
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STICK ACTION SPÉCIALE - An operator from the 1er RPIMa...
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STICK ACTION SPÉCIALE - An operator from the 1er RPIMa tells his story

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Finding his preparatory maths studies deadly dull, Alexandre Alex dreams of joining the army and becoming a "commando", though he has no real idea what that might actually mean. When a recruiter tries to sell him the role of "computer commando" in order to steer him toward signals rather than inform him about special forces, Alexandre comes close to being...
EYES ON THE FLIGHT DECK
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EYES ON THE FLIGHT DECK

L20220399
€36.02
6 June 1987: a young sailor, freshly qualified as a missile and gunnery specialist, boards the aircraft carrier Clémenceau on a port call at Brest. 10 June 2021: still a sailor at heart, the author finds himself aboard the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle as a photographer and embarks for a few days in the Mediterranean. Tirelessly faithful to his...
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