SECRET SERVICES & SPECIAL FORCES

COLONEL PASSY - General de Gaulle's Master Spy
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COLONEL PASSY - General de Gaulle's Master Spy

L20230124
€25.50
The story of Colonel Passy (1911–1998) is above all the story of an extraordinary destiny. The 29-year-old captain who rallied to Free France as early as 1940 was among the handful of volunteers without whom General de Gaulle could not have hoped to succeed in his audacious gamble: to secure France a seat at the victors' table in 1945. With no prior...
CAN'T HURT ME
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CAN'T HURT ME

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€19.91
MASTER YOUR MIND AND DEFY YOUR FATE For David Goggins, childhood was a nightmare — poverty, racial prejudice, and family violence punctuated his days and haunted his nights. A depressed, overweight young man with no future in sight, unable to run more than 500 metres, he would nonetheless choose to take his destiny into his own hands. Through an...
SAS, les Indomptables, 1941-1945
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SAS, les Indomptables, 1941-1945

L20230095
€23.60
The Special Air Service is today one of the most prestigious special forces in the world. But did you know that its history began in Egypt in 1941? David Stirling, Jock Lewes and Paddy Mayne, three young and impetuous British officers, put together a small unit to carry out daring raids behind Axis lines. Small groups of highly trained and highly mobile...
THE ABWEHR - 1939-1945: German Secret Services in France
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THE ABWEHR - 1939-1945: German Secret Services in France

L20230047
€22.75
The first comprehensive synthesis of the role played by German military intelligence in France under the Occupation. While many organisations of the Third Reich are well known — the all-powerful state militia (SS), the Nazi party's secret police (Gestapo), or its security arm (SD) — the Abwehr is less celebrated. Yet it played a crucial role during the...
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AS THE SHADOW ADVANCES – High-Risk Mission in Syria
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AS THE SHADOW ADVANCES – High-Risk Mission in Syria

L20220439
€9.43 €18.86
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
€19.91
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

L20220437
€19.91
"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

L20220436
€19.91
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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WORLD WAR II SNIPERS - The Men, Their Guns, Their Stories
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WORLD WAR II SNIPERS - The Men, Their Guns, Their Stories

L20220414
€47.39
A comprehensive illustrated history of snipers, their training and their battlefield role in all theaters in World War II. Thousands of volumes have been published about World War II but relatively little attention has been given to the sniper. Drawing from memoirs, government documents and interviews, World War II Snipers incorporates eyewitness accounts...
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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...

L20220407
€31.23
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

L20220405
€23.70
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

L20220403
€19.91
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...
SPECIAL MISSIONS DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR SPECIAL MISSIONS DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR 2
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SPECIAL MISSIONS DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR

L20220389
€18.96
Special missions during the First World War: French secret agents dropped by aircraft behind German lines. Behind the designation "special" lay missions organised by the intelligence services and the French Aeronautical Service during the Great War. While their primary purpose was to gather intelligence on the enemy (and sometimes to sabotage railway...
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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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THE FRENCH ARMY SPECIAL FORCES - VOLUME 2: WEAPONS,... THE FRENCH ARMY SPECIAL FORCES - VOLUME 2: WEAPONS,... 2
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THE FRENCH ARMY SPECIAL FORCES - VOLUME 2: WEAPONS, VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT

L20220375
€28.44
For some twenty years, the Army Special Forces have been engaged in counter-terrorism operations. They have taken part in numerous training and intelligence missions and in bold interventions that have neutralised several dozen armed terrorist groups and rescued many hostages in Afghanistan, the Sahel and the Levant. Today, the Army Special Forces command...
THE FRENCH ARMY SPECIAL FORCES - VOLUME 1: AT THE HEART... THE FRENCH ARMY SPECIAL FORCES - VOLUME 1: AT THE HEART... 2
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THE FRENCH ARMY SPECIAL FORCES - VOLUME 1: AT THE HEART OF THE COUNTER-TERRORISM FIGHT

L20220374
€33.18
For more than twenty years, the Army Special Forces have been engaged in the fight against terrorism alongside their naval and air force counterparts across various operational theatres. During this period they have taken part in numerous training missions, intelligence-gathering operations, and bold interventions that have made it possible to rescue...
SABOTEUSES - Volume 1 - Needle SABOTEUSES - Volume 1 - Needle 2
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SABOTEUSES - Volume 1 - Needle

L20220363
€13.74
London, 1942… Paulette Kincaid, also known as Needle, is the daughter of a shady English businessman killed in a bombing raid and a French woman who returned to France when Paulette was only ten years old. Needle is thoroughly bored and works in a clothing shop in London. In order to help a pregnant woman about to give birth, she steals an army jeep....
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Napoleon and Intelligence
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Napoleon and Intelligence

L20220340
€23.70
Napoleon's secret wars. This original book renews our understanding of intelligence during the Napoleonic era by placing it within its European and transnational dimension rather than a strictly national one. Many espionage and terrorism affairs traditionally studied separately, each yielding their own particular explanations, are thus presented in a new...
BLACK OPS - Secret Military Operations from 1914 to the...
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BLACK OPS - Secret Military Operations from 1914 to the Present Day

L20220304
€18.91
Through the extraordinary destinies of spies, soldiers, mercenaries and assassins, Black Ops tells the story of the underground wars of the 20th and 21st centuries. Since the First World War, secret operations have tipped the balance of conflicts, prevented new ones from breaking out, and overturned political equilibria. The story of these men and women...
L'ECLAIREUR - "You don't choose to join the KGB, the KGB...
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L'ECLAIREUR - "You don't choose to join the KGB, the KGB chooses you."

L20220301
€21.80
L'Éclaireur — From recruitment to training, the true and astonishing story of the only KGB spy to have infiltrated the ENA in order to penetrate the French administration "You don't choose to join the KGB, the KGB chooses you." When he entered the Institute of State International Relations (MGIMO) in Moscow at the age of seventeen, Sergei Jirnov was far...
THE ACTION SERVICE IN GERMANY 1945 - Mission Croc and... THE ACTION SERVICE IN GERMANY 1945 - Mission Croc and... 2
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THE ACTION SERVICE IN GERMANY 1945 - Mission Croc and Commando A220

L20220192
€20.85
In this work, the author takes us through an astonishing infiltration mission carried out by several teams of particularly daring French agents. The operation involved penetrating, in April 1945, under American bombing, a large German city plunged into chaos, in order to eliminate Nazi officials who were sustaining the spirit of resistance there. It was...
Objective: Special Forces
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Objective: Special Forces

L20220004
€16.78
Joining the special forces is the objective you will achieve if you follow Matt's programme with determination. After twenty years wearing the prestigious green beret, Matt wanted to write this guide for younger people who wish to follow in his footsteps. He sought to share his experience: to provide the keys to making that dream a reality. And to build a...
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CLANDESTINE PARACHUTE DROPS AND PICK-UPS 1943-1944 VOLUME 2 CLANDESTINE PARACHUTE DROPS AND PICK-UPS 1943-1944 VOLUME 2 2
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CLANDESTINE PARACHUTE DROPS AND PICK-UPS 1943-1944 VOLUME 2

L20210190
€23.65
This volume, devoted to clandestine aerial operations in occupied France, reveals their incredible intensification during the second half of the Second World War. The entry of the United States into the war and the contribution of their enormous industrial potential, coupled with operations carried out from North Africa, considerably changed the picture....
CLANDESTINE PARACHUTE DROPS AND LANDINGS VOLUME 1 CLANDESTINE PARACHUTE DROPS AND LANDINGS VOLUME 1 2
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CLANDESTINE PARACHUTE DROPS AND LANDINGS VOLUME 1

L20210189
€23.65
This volume in the Résistance collection is devoted to parachute drops and agent pick-ups from 1940 to 1944. The author paints a striking fresco of these operations and pays a vigorous tribute to the heroes of the Resistance, drawing on his extensive personal documentation, the friendship of veterans, and close ties with numerous museum curators across...
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