NORMANDY 44

SCHWERE SS-PANZER-ABTEILUNG 102 - TIGER OF THE 102 SCHWERE SS-PANZER-ABTEILUNG 102 - TIGER OF THE 102 2
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SCHWERE SS-PANZER-ABTEILUNG 102 - TIGER OF THE 102

L20230012
€47.39
OUT OF STOCK This highly detailed work restores the complete history of the schwere SS-Panzer-Abteilung 102 during the Battle of Normandy. The operations of this heavy tank battalion are far less well known than those of the schwere SS-Panzer-Abteilung 101 or the schwere Panzer-Abteilung 503 during the fighting of the summer of 1944. From the beginning of...
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THE BIG RED ONE FACING THE 2.PZ.-DIV – Normandy June 1944
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THE BIG RED ONE FACING THE 2.PZ.-DIV – Normandy June 1944

L20220429
€18.96
After landing on 6 June 1944 at Omaha Beach, the GIs of the 1st Infantry Division — nicknamed the Big Red One — must press on fighting against the 352.Inf.Div. To do so, they go three days and three nights without sleep. Shortly afterwards, they receive orders to take Caumont-l'Éventé. For these GIs, it is the next ordeal in establishing the Omaha Beach...
SECRET MISSIONS ON THE CHANNEL COAST - 1941-1944
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SECRET MISSIONS ON THE CHANNEL COAST - 1941-1944

L20220388
€18.01
The intelligence network created by François Claude in 1941 was dedicated to military intelligence destined for London. In this case, the objective was clear: the intelligence collected was intended to counter, or even destroy, the offensive and defensive capabilities directed from the Channel coastline against the United Kingdom. While the François...
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FIGHTING IN A DICTATORSHIP - 1944 - The Wehrmacht Facing...
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FIGHTING IN A DICTATORSHIP - 1944 - The Wehrmacht Facing the Landings

L20220371
€26.54
A fresh perspective on the Wehrmacht at its twilight. Jean-Luc Leleu sets out to explore the overall functioning of the Wehrmacht as it faced the spectre of defeat. The aim is to understand the actors rather than recount the events. To do so, the German armed forces are examined through the lens of the Battle of Normandy in the summer of 1944: a...
FIREFIGHTERS UNDER THE BOMBS - ROUEN 1940-1944 FIREFIGHTERS UNDER THE BOMBS - ROUEN 1940-1944 2
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FIREFIGHTERS UNDER THE BOMBS - ROUEN 1940-1944

L20220384
€22.75
The remarkable work of firefighters during the bombing of Rouen at the end of the Second World War. The role of firefighters in Rouen during the Second World War is a subject that remains largely unexplored. Historians have not yet paid significant attention to the various civil defence services, having focused instead on the bombings and the fighting —...
LIBERATED, NORMANDY 1944 LIBERATED, NORMANDY 1944 2
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LIBERATED, NORMANDY 1944

L20220383
€31.28
The advance of Canadian and Polish troops along the Channel coast to Abbeville in the summer of 1944. With Libérés Normandie 1944, Thierry Chion presents a little-known aspect of the liberation fighting. He chronicles the engagement of Canadian and Polish troops during their advance towards the Somme in August and September 1944. We follow the 4th...
PANZERDIVISION FRUNDSBERG - UKRAINE - NORMANDY 1944 PANZERDIVISION FRUNDSBERG - UKRAINE - NORMANDY 1944 2
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PANZERDIVISION FRUNDSBERG - UKRAINE - NORMANDY 1944

L20220354
€61.61
Discover the true story of the 10.SS-Panzerdivision "FRUNDSBERG" during the fighting in Ukraine in April 1944 and during the summer of 1944 in Normandy! After several decades of research and with the assistance of over a hundred veterans of the Division, the complete history of the Panzerdivision "Frundsberg" engaged within the II.SS-Panzerkorps alongside...
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BEYOND BAND OF BROTHERS - THE WAR MEMOIRS OF MAJOR DICK... BEYOND BAND OF BROTHERS - THE WAR MEMOIRS OF MAJOR DICK... 2
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BEYOND BAND OF BROTHERS - THE WAR MEMOIRS OF MAJOR DICK WINTERS

L20220345
€21.80
Reprinting — Delivery late May 2024 The book that inspired the TV series BAND OF BROTHERS about the 506th PIR of the 101st Airborne, Easy Company commanded by MAJOR DICK WINTERS, at last translated into French. Worldwide famous since the broadcast of the hit series HBO Band of Brothers produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks, Major Dick Winters was a...
THE ALLIED BOMBING OF FRANCE - May–September 1944 THE ALLIED BOMBING OF FRANCE - May–September 1944 2
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THE ALLIED BOMBING OF FRANCE - May–September 1944

L20220321
€22.75
At the American cemetery overlooking Omaha Beach, on the vast map engraved in stone, red ceramic stars mark the Allied bombing raids. Foreign visitors do not appreciate what these stars symbolize for the French: pain, tragedy, and sometimes incomprehension. How do you wage war against friends? Time has moved on, consigning to oblivion the suffering of the...
STEEL STORM OVER THE PAYS D'AUGE - The 272. Inf. Div. in... STEEL STORM OVER THE PAYS D'AUGE - The 272. Inf. Div. in... 2
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STEEL STORM OVER THE PAYS D'AUGE - The 272. Inf. Div. in the Battle of Normandy

L20220307
€19.91
History of the 272. Inf. Div. (horse-drawn), from its formation to the end of the Battle of Normandy Having been hastily formed in the south of France, the newly raised 272nd horse-drawn infantry division is poorly equipped with heavy weapons. Yet in July 1944, its soldiers receive orders to move up to the front south of Caen, which the Canadians are on...
OBJECTIVE CHAMBOIS! 17–21 August 1944: The 90th US Inf... OBJECTIVE CHAMBOIS! 17–21 August 1944: The 90th US Inf... 2
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OBJECTIVE CHAMBOIS! 17–21 August 1944: The 90th US Inf Div in the Battle of the Falaise...

L20220306
€17.06
Almost encircled and pressed on all sides, two German armies organise their withdrawal during the battle of the Falaise-Chambois pocket. For the Americans, as for the Poles, Canadians, French and British, there is only one objective: Chambois! The G.I.s of the 90th US Inf Div, supported by the French 2nd Armoured Division, advance to within just six...
BREAK THROUGH! - The 2nd Panzer Division in the... BREAK THROUGH! - The 2nd Panzer Division in the... 2
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BREAK THROUGH! - The 2nd Panzer Division in the Falaise-Chambois Pocket, 13–23 August 1944

L20220305
€20.85
After fighting since 12 June 1944 to hold Caumont-l'Éventé against the 1st US Infantry Division, the 2.Panzer-Division, 16,700 men strong, lost 12% of its strength in June as its units arrived piecemeal. While it fared reasonably well in July, the same cannot be said of the Mortain offensive, where it suffered severe losses. By 11 August, it was left with...
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LES ROCHAMBELLES - AMBULANCE DRIVERS OF THE LECLERC DIVISION LES ROCHAMBELLES - AMBULANCE DRIVERS OF THE LECLERC DIVISION 2
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LES ROCHAMBELLES - AMBULANCE DRIVERS OF THE LECLERC DIVISION

L20210183
€36.97
New paperback edition L'Unité Rochambeau, sometimes called Groupe Rochambeau, set itself apart from other women's units through an extraordinary journey, in which women — whether from the upper bourgeoisie or more working-class backgrounds — were throughout their service driven by an ardent desire to save their country, France. But this fervour was also...
The Fallschirmjäger of the Lost Cause - Normandy, June 1944 The Fallschirmjäger of the Lost Cause - Normandy, June 1944 2
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The Fallschirmjäger of the Lost Cause - Normandy, June 1944

L20210179
€28.44
Following the two volumes dedicated to the Fallschirmjäger during the Battle of Normandy, with the support of General Meindl's daughter, Didier Lodieu returns to the subject by covering the formation and engagement of the 3. Fallschirmjäger-Division during the first half of 1944. You will discover its occupation and training in Brittany, then its...
PANZER KOMMANDEUR - At the heart of the Panzertruppen,...
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PANZER KOMMANDEUR - At the heart of the Panzertruppen, memoirs of Hans von Luck

L20210161
€30.33
Panzer Kommandeur - The war memoirs of Hans von Luck, an officer who served in the most prestigious Panzer-Divisionen from 1939 to 1945, at last accessible in French! Having fought on every front — from the plains of northern France in 1940, through Russia in 1941, Libya and Egypt in 1942, Normandy and Alsace in 1944, and finally Germany in 1945 — von...
TANKS IN NORMANDY – Summer 1944, the Clash
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TANKS IN NORMANDY – Summer 1944, the Clash

L20210146
€37.82
Prepared in the utmost secrecy, Operation "Overlord" is one of the most audacious offensives of the Second World War: tens of thousands of soldiers had to be ferried across the English Channel, landed on beaches defended by the Germans and the enemy had to be prevented from halting the offensive. And one particular weapon had been gaining ever-greater...
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2.PANZERDIVISION IN NORMANDY VOL.3 - Falaise and Retreat,... 2.PANZERDIVISION IN NORMANDY VOL.3 - Falaise and Retreat,... 2
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2.PANZERDIVISION IN NORMANDY VOL.3 - Falaise and Retreat, 13 August – September 1944

L20210139
€55.92
The final act of the 2. Panzer-Division's engagement at the heart of the Battle of Normandy begins on 13 August 1944, in Volume III of the three-volume series on the German armoured unit. The transfer between Alençon and Argentan plunges the unit into the exhaustion of its combat strength over a week of dramatic retreat. After the illusions of...
NORMANDY 44: INFANTRY, QUEEN OF BATTLES
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NORMANDY 44: INFANTRY, QUEEN OF BATTLES

L20210130
€17.06
The role of infantry in the Battle of Normandy in June, July and August 1944 Many summarise the Battle of Normandy as tank clashes in the bocage or on the Caen plain. Others think of Patton's armoured breakout. Yet infantry divisions were in the majority. It is they who fight on 6 June, on both the Allied and German sides. It is American infantrymen who...
Guide Militaria N°14 CAMOUFLAGED EQUIPMENT OF THE GERMAN... Guide Militaria N°14 CAMOUFLAGED EQUIPMENT OF THE GERMAN... 2
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Guide Militaria N°14 CAMOUFLAGED EQUIPMENT OF THE GERMAN ARMY 1939-1945

L20210096
€18.91
In the final years of the conflict, pushed back on all fronts and acutely aware of the growing threat from the air, the German soldier — already a pioneer in this practice — elevated camouflage to the level of an art. Blending into the surroundings, becoming invisible, was a matter of survival! Drawing on ingenuity, he employed different types of colours...
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FONTENAY-RAURAY - THE BEAR AND FOX, READY FOR THE FRAY FONTENAY-RAURAY - THE BEAR AND FOX, READY FOR THE FRAY 2
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FONTENAY-RAURAY - THE BEAR AND FOX, READY FOR THE FRAY

L20210083
€49.29
The 49th Infantry Division and the 8th Armoured Brigade against the Panzer-Lehr-Division and the Panzerdivision "Hitlerjugend" 13.6 – 1.7.1944 This book on the 8th Brigade and the 49th Division covers the fighting conducted by these two units from 13 June 1944 to 1 July 1944 on the battlefields east of Tilly-sur-Seulles: Fontenay-le-Pesnel, Tessel,...
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PANZERDIVISION HITLERJUGEND - TOME 1 - VOLUME 1 - Belgium... PANZERDIVISION HITLERJUGEND - TOME 1 - VOLUME 1 - Belgium... 2
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PANZERDIVISION HITLERJUGEND - TOME 1 - VOLUME 1 - Belgium France

L20210081
€56.87
This first part of Volume 1 reviews the histories of the divisional formations (Divisions-Stab, SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt.25, SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt.26, SS-Pz.Pi.Btl.12, SS-Pz.Aufkl.Abt.12, SS-Pz.Art.Rgt.12, SS-Flak-Abt.12, SS-Pz.Nachr.Abt.12), from their establishment in summer 1943 in Flanders through to June 1944 in Normandy.
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PANZERDIVISION HITLERJUGEND - TOME 1 - VOLUME 2 -... PANZERDIVISION HITLERJUGEND - TOME 1 - VOLUME 2 -... 2
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PANZERDIVISION HITLERJUGEND - TOME 1 - VOLUME 2 - INVASIONSFRONT

L20210080
€61.61
Discover the true history of the 12.SS-Panzerdivision "Hitlerjugend" during the fighting in Normandy! After several decades of research and with the help of more than a hundred veterans of the Division, the author presents this second part of Volume 1, devoted to the commitment of the Division's combat units in June 1944: SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt.25,...
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Normandy Ghosts - Photos of Yesterday & Today Normandy Ghosts - Photos of Yesterday & Today 2
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Normandy Ghosts - Photos of Yesterday & Today

L20210068
€7.11 €14.22
The photographic technique of superimposing two identical images taken at two different periods is fairly widespread and visible on the web today, but is rarely published. It seemed fitting to use it to evoke the history of 1944, whose traces are visible everywhere in the Normandy we know today. Without following a "classic" account of the Battle of...
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Sainte-Mère-Église - The 82nd Airborne Division Sainte-Mère-Église - The 82nd Airborne Division 2
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Sainte-Mère-Église - The 82nd Airborne Division

L20210067
€18.96
This book, containing more than 200 photographs and numerous first-hand accounts, will plunge you back into the heart of the fierce fighting waged by American paratroopers to liberate and hold Sainte-Mère-Église and its surroundings. It will take you through the extraordinary history of the creation of the American airborne arm and the epic of the...
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