SECRET SERVICES & SPECIAL FORCES

ROBERT THOMAS, RESISTANCE FIGHTER AND CARTOGRAPHER OF THE... ROBERT THOMAS, RESISTANCE FIGHTER AND CARTOGRAPHER OF THE... 2
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ROBERT THOMAS, RESISTANCE FIGHTER AND CARTOGRAPHER OF THE ATLANTIC WALL

L20210082
€28.44
Robert Thomas was the chief cartographer of this network in Normandy! Pascal Hourblin finally reveals the exceptional role played by this shadow warrior in the Liberation of France. The British Secret Intelligence Service tasked him with drawing up and transmitting hundreds of the most accurate possible overlays and plans of the German coastal defences in...
THE SILENT ATTACK: THE CAPTURE OF THE BELGIAN BRIDGES AT... THE SILENT ATTACK: THE CAPTURE OF THE BELGIAN BRIDGES AT... 2
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THE SILENT ATTACK: THE CAPTURE OF THE BELGIAN BRIDGES AT VELDWEZELT, VROENHOVEN AND...

L20210079
€42.65
The most celebrated and audacious attack of the Second World War: the capture of the Belgian fort of Eben-Emael on 10 May 1940 by German parachute troops. This operation saw for the first time the use of gliders and hollow charges, while simultaneously demonstrating the possibility of dropping paratroopers behind enemy lines, in true commando fashion.
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THE MERCENARIES' REVOLT. CONGO 1965-1968 THE MERCENARIES' REVOLT. CONGO 1965-1968 2
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THE MERCENARIES' REVOLT. CONGO 1965-1968

L20210070
€20.85
More than fifty years after Joseph-Désiré Mobutu's rise to power in the Congo, it is time to take a clear-eyed look at that era and to try to understand the role of each party — and especially of the mercenaries — in this page of history of which only the scattered ashes of memory will remain. Drawing on their lived experiences and official documents, the...
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INTELLIGENCE AND ACTION — From the "Phoney War" to...
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INTELLIGENCE AND ACTION — From the "Phoney War" to Special Operations: 80 Years of...

L20210049
€18.96
This work is a plea for intelligence and a tribute to those who practise it. The analysis of the past, from the "drôle de guerre" of 1940 onwards, allows us to trace the evolution of this discipline leading to the current Direction du renseignement militaire — through multiple experiences on various theatres: the Gulf, Chad, the Balkans, Cambodia and...
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Recruitment in the French Foreign Legion - History and... Recruitment in the French Foreign Legion - History and... 2
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Recruitment in the French Foreign Legion - History and Evolution, 1831–2019

L20210039
€36.02
The recruitment of the Légion étrangère, over its 189 years of existence, has never ceased to evolve in response to numerous parameters that fiction does not glimpse or cannot reveal. The image of a charming and crafty adventurer, seeking redemption, wandering through sands and jungles at the whim of wars, is too fine a picture to withstand the filter of...
Les Compagnons de l'ombre. French Special Services Facing... Les Compagnons de l'ombre. French Special Services Facing... 2
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Les Compagnons de l'ombre. French Special Services Facing History, 1940–1945

L20210031
€37.87
Les Compagnons de l'ombre was born of the shared desire of the DGSE and the Ordre de la Libération, on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the Appeal of 18 June, to pay tribute to the fifty members of the French special services who gave their lives in the struggle against the Nazi occupier, and whose commitment and sacrifice were honoured with the...
Targeted Killings - A Critique of Armed Liberalism
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Targeted Killings - A Critique of Armed Liberalism

L20210006
€23.70
How is war waged in the 21st century? Primarily by drones, by eliminating the enemy before he can cause harm. In Yemen, Afghanistan, Palestine or Pakistan, these operations known as "targeted killings " take place out of sight. Initially widely condemned in Europe and across the Atlantic, these practices became normalised from the 2000s onwards in the...
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Elite Corps – Missions and Training Secrets – Physical...
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Elite Corps – Missions and Training Secrets – Physical Preparation & Mental Conditioning

L20200274
€11.82 €23.65
Panic situation, terrorist attack, shooting, hostage-taking, major crisis... Violence knows no borders, insecurity is a reality, lawless zones are spreading, the risk of chaos is ever-present. Are we prepared to face a situation that spirals out of control? Through the testimony and field experience of an operator working at the intersection of elite...
FÉRAL: THIS FORCE THAT EXISTS WITHIN US FÉRAL: THIS FORCE THAT EXISTS WITHIN US 2
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FÉRAL: THIS FORCE THAT EXISTS WITHIN US

L20200155
€11.80 €23.60
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"
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GIGN: CONFESSIONS OF AN OPS
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GIGN: CONFESSIONS OF AN OPS

L20200152
€19.91
Philippe B. should never have found himself in the position that was so often his over the past fifteen years: at the head of a GIGN assault column! Raised the hard way, his aptitude for martial arts brought him very early to the edge of ultra-violence and delinquency. Yet, ever since he watched live on television the famous GIGN assault on an Airbus at...
KGB - The True History of the Soviet Secret Services
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KGB - The True History of the Soviet Secret Services

L20200146
€21.80
Dive into the heart of the most fascinating of secret services: the KGB. Thirty years have passed since the USSR collapsed in December 1991. Since that date, archives have opened in Moscow, personal testimonies have multiplied, and revelations have followed one upon another. In particular concerning the most secretive pillar of the Soviet system: the KGB.
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