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World Tour of Second World War Tanks
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Embark on a genuine world tour of Second World War tanks, from the United States to Australia, via Poland, Germany of course, and France. Conceived as a true handbook, the book brings together photographs and technical data to tell you everything you could want to know about these masters of the battlefield.A genuine technical and visual...
VBL Panhard VBL Panhard 2
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VBL Panhard

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VBL Panhard. Always up front. By Charles Maisonneuve. Preface by Major General Benoît Aumonnier.
Jeep Hotchkiss M201 Sahara – The Unknown of the Desert:...
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Biography The authors, passionate Jeep enthusiasts, are regarded as the foremost specialists on the M201 Sahara. Jean-Louis Martin is the rediscoverer of the Sahara and the author of the first writings on the subject. Xavier Peeters documented on his blog the rigorous reconstruction of an M201 Sahara. They have written several articles on this variant,...
NUTS & BOLTS VOL 50: Sd.Kfz. 7 - 8 ton Zugkraftwagen... NUTS & BOLTS VOL 50: Sd.Kfz. 7 - 8 ton Zugkraftwagen... 2
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Sd.Kfz. 7 – 8-ton half-track (Zugkraftwagen) Krauss-Maffei and variants; 10 cm Kanone 18 heavy gun & Sd.Ah. 115 trailer As volume 34 devoted to the Sd.Kfz. 7 has long been out of print, we received numerous requests for a new edition. We therefore decided to respond to our readers' wishes. However, rather than offering a simple reprint, we chose to update...
THE FIRST OF THE TANKS - The 501st Tank Combat Regiment THE FIRST OF THE TANKS - The 501st Tank Combat Regiment 2
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This graphic novel, complemented by an illustrated dossier, traces the history of the 501st Tank Combat Regiment since its creation in 1918: participation in the final offensives of the First World War; combat in the Middle East and Africa; the Normandy landing on 3 August 1944, etc. Today, stationed at Mourmelon-le-Grand in Champagne, the regiment is...
THE U.S. TANKER HELMET - WW I & WW II 1917 - 1946 THE U.S. TANKER HELMET - WW I & WW II 1917 - 1946 2
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After four years of intensive research, writing, editing, and enrichment with newly discovered information, "THE U.S. TANKER HELMET - WW I & WW II 1917 - 1946" is finally here. Thanks to the close collaboration of passionate collectors Frank Vanstreels, Paul Reijnders, and Larry Munnikhuysen, this comprehensive and richly illustrated reference work —...
TANK COMMANDER IN '40 - An Officer of the 15th BCC Aboard...
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1940: Discover the firsthand account of a B1 bis tank commander, Second Lieutenant Robert Lauvin, officer of the 15th BCC, presented by Stéphane Bonnaud. Follow the trials and hardships faced by the crew of a B1 Bis during the Battle of France: from the Marne, through Montcornet and Picardy, to the retreat of the débâcle… Between castor oil, the chalk of...
TANKS AND ARMOURED VEHICLES OF WORLD WAR II 2nd Edition
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Tanks and armoured vehicles, the essential pillars of military arsenals. Exhausted by the Great War, the victorious powers were slow to embark on the development of new tactics suited to armoured warfare. Only the arrival of the German Panzerdivisionen forced strategies and national production programmes to accelerate. After the opening campaigns of the...
1944, AMERICAN ARMOUR - From Normandy to Mons 1944, AMERICAN ARMOUR - From Normandy to Mons 2
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The decisive success of Operation "Cobra" left in the collective imagination an indelible impression of overwhelming power. Images of a wave of tanks still associated today with an all-powerful US Army. And yet! Four years earlier, in July 1940, the US Army did not possess a single tank worthy of the name, nor a single armoured division! The purpose of...
EN TUER! THE 501ST RCC IN COMBAT 1918–1945
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When asked about the 501e RCC, General Leclerc replied: "The 501st has never let me down." This illustrates the close ties that existed between the 2e DB and the "501st" — the only armoured regiment of Free France and Companion of the Liberation. Its participation in the liberation of France is not the regiment's only distinguishing feature. Established...
Rommel's Afrika Korps in Colour Rommel's Afrika Korps in Colour 2
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Rommel's Afrika Korps in Colour

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OUT OF PRINT Following a first volume (Life & Death on the Eastern Front) translated into French by Caraktère, Anthony Tucker-Jones returns with a second book of colour photographs, this time focusing on Rommel's Afrika Korps. The campaign waged by Axis forces in North Africa was seen by Berlin as an exceptional opportunity to showcase Rommel's successes...
Aboard the Renault FT
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Aboard the Renault FT

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Aboard the Renault FT takes the reader on a journey through the epic story of this mythical and pioneering tank, from its design to its place in museums and collective memory today. This book is abundantly illustrated with photographs and technical plates to learn almost everything about this iconic tank. A complete study of the Renault FT, both...
PANZERS BERLIN 1945 - SS-Panzer-Abteilung 11 /...
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Histories of SS-Panzer-Abteilung 11 « Hermann von Salza » and schwere SS-Panzer-Abteilung 103/503 This reference work recounts in detail the histories of the SS-Panzer-Abteilung 11 « Hermann von Salza » and the schwere SS-Panzer-Abteilung 103/503 from their formation in mid-1943 to the final battles in Berlin in May 1945. The SS-Panzer-Abteilung 11 was...
American Wire Mesh in Normandy – From Airstrips to the Farm American Wire Mesh in Normandy – From Airstrips to the Farm 2
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Why take an interest in pieces of rusty wire mesh? That is a question frequently put to the author. The "American wire mesh" was there, beneath the wheels of aircraft landing on the temporary airstrips laid down by the Allies after June 1944; and it is still there, before our eyes, salvaged, reused and repurposed by the Normans. Where did this mesh come...
The GMC Cargo – Workhorse of the U.S. Army The GMC Cargo – Workhorse of the U.S. Army 2
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Available June 16, 2025 The GMC truck is probably, along with the jeep, the best-known military vehicle of the Second World War. Acting on the principle that more is better, the U.S. Army equipped itself in 1940 with an all-terrain, four-wheel-drive truck whose payload was truly suited to the heavy logistics of world war. More than 700,000 units were...
The Crapouillots and the French Trench Weapons of the... The Crapouillots and the French Trench Weapons of the... 2
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In the autumn of 1914, the French army was brutally confronted with a new form of combat: trench warfare. In order to counter the fire of the Minenwerfer and strike the enemy sheltering at the bottom of his trenches, it was necessary to create a new curved-fire artillery piece capable of launching heavy explosive-laden projectiles. Improvised in a matter...
The 1st Motorised Dragoon Regiment 1929–1940 The 1st Motorised Dragoon Regiment 1929–1940 2
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Available 16 June 2025 The 1st battalion, later regiment, of dragoons embodies the modernisation and mechanisation of the French cavalry during the 1930s. In 1939 it was one of the best trained, most competent and most modern regiments in the army. This first book devoted to this type of regiment covers the unit's history, its operational doctrine, its...
Heinz Guderian – Master of the Panzers
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The first French-language biography of the founding father of the German armoured arm, "soul and genius of the Blitzkrieg", by the foremost military specialist of the Second World War. Guderian: the man clad in the black uniform of the armoured troops who crushed France in 1940 at Sedan, before marching on Moscow. It is to him that Hitler owed his Panzer...
PANZERWAFFE Vol. 2 – The Time of Victories PANZERWAFFE Vol. 2 – The Time of Victories 2
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From autumn 1939 (Poland) to summer 1940 (France), the Panzers swept from victory to victory, crushing all resistance in their path. German propaganda and its most celebrated generals narrated these moments of martial glory as a military promenade, even denying the defeated the recognition of their valiant sacrifices. Unit archives and Berlin bureau...
NUTS & BOLTS VOL 49 - Sd.Kfz. 138/2 Jagdpanzer 38 and... NUTS & BOLTS VOL 49 - Sd.Kfz. 138/2 Jagdpanzer 38 and... 2
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Tracked armoured vehicles Sd.Kfz. 138/2 Jagdpanzer 38. Comprehensive study of these vehicles. This book contains 645 illustrations including 565 photographs (335 period photos from the front or drawn from technical manuals, 230 colour photographs of restored vehicles with detailed photoscope). 80 technical drawings (colour profiles) in 1/35 scale with...
A Lieutenant with the Tanks - An Eyewitness at the Heart...
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A Lieutenant with the Tanks is a previously unpublished account of the 1940 campaign, written by Claude Peignot, officer of the 5th BCP. Particularly vivid, it casts an unsparing eye on the operations, the competence of the commanders and the equipment. The notebooks are annotated and explained by Camille Vargas, an author specialising in world conflicts...
ALL LATIL MILITARY VEHICLES 1914-1940 - VOL. 1. TRUCKS... ALL LATIL MILITARY VEHICLES 1914-1940 - VOL. 1. TRUCKS... 2
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Does anyone remember that Georges Latil, thanks to his patent registered in 1897, was the forerunner of the famous front-wheel drive? At that dawn of the automobile age, the concept had a modest objective: to transform a horse-drawn vehicle by replacing its team of horses with a motorised front axle driving the front wheels which, remaining steerable,...
MARINE CORPS TANK MARKINGS IN THE PACIFIC MARINE CORPS TANK MARKINGS IN THE PACIFIC 2
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The markings applied to Marine Corps tanks in the Pacific are a source of great interest for armour enthusiasts, and especially for scale modellers, who find in them an almost endless diversity and originality. However, apart from a few scattered references in books covering broader subjects, there are no specialist works in English on the topic. This...
The 3rd US Army Patton's Own The 3rd US Army Patton's Own 2
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The 3rd US Army Patton's Own

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Used as a decoy by the Allies prior to Operation Overlord, the 3rd Army would enter the history books during the liberation of France — thanks in no small part to its fiery commander, General George S. Patton, and to its role as the spearhead of the Allied armies through to 1945. Taking part in the exploitation of the Normandy breakout and the drive...
LIGHT TANKS AND HEAVY-ARMED VEHICLES - Recognition Manual LIGHT TANKS AND HEAVY-ARMED VEHICLES - Recognition Manual 2
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Light tanks and heavy-armed vehicles belong to the category of AFVs, Armoured Fighting Vehicles. Simple to operate, they offer great versatility and can be employed across a very wide range of missions: reconnaissance, anti-tank combat, fire support. Light tanks are designed for rapid manoeuvres, while heavy-armed vehicles are most often deployed in...
At the Outposts - From Afghanistan to the Gates of Europe...
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Dragons, chasseurs, cuirassiers, hussards, légionnaires, marsouins, spahis or tankistes… The cavalry soldiers have taken part in every French military operation over the past fifteen years. From Afghanistan to Africa, via the Middle East and now on the eastern flank of Europe, they hold the outposts, reconnoitring, gathering intelligence and fighting,...
PANZERS NORMANDIE 44 - SS-Panzer-Abteilung 17 "Götz von... PANZERS NORMANDIE 44 - SS-Panzer-Abteilung 17 "Götz von... 2
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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...
TRANSMISSIONS 1900–1940. History of Equipment, vol. 01
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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...
The D-Day Ports - The Allies Nearly Faced Disaster
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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...
LECLERC TANK, FROM THE COLD WAR TO THE CONFLICTS OF TOMORROW
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Designed to destroy Soviet tank hordes on the plains of Germany, the Leclerc set the performance bar so high that, forty years after its conception, engineers the world over still dream of matching it when designing a new tank. Hitting seven moving targets at up to 3,000 m while travelling cross-country at 50 km/h in one minute is a feat achievable only...
THE FRENCH ARMOURED CORPS FROM 1916 TO THE PRESENT DAY
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The appearance of Leclerc tanks during the Bastille Day parade is always an event, as much for the spectators as for the men manoeuvring these steel giants. With its vehicles each more impressive than the last, the Arme Blindée et Cavalerie has been one of the major components of the French Army since the Second World War. Officially born in North Africa...
THE PANHARD EBR. A DISTINCTLY FRENCH INNOVATION THE PANHARD EBR. A DISTINCTLY FRENCH INNOVATION 2
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Emerging from the Second World War, the Panhard company successfully responded to an ambitious Army programme for an engin blindé de reconnaissance (armoured reconnaissance vehicle), abbreviated EBR. In doing so, it would quite literally make this EBR acronym its own, offering the armoured cavalry a mount that was both original and innovative. In post-war...
THE M4 SHERMAN - TRUCKS & TANKS Historical and Technical... THE M4 SHERMAN - TRUCKS & TANKS Historical and Technical... 2
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The M4 Sherman is one of the iconic tanks of the Second World War. Making its appearance in 1942, it fought through to 1945, in Europe as in the Pacific, and even beyond, as it remained in service with certain armies long after the war. Such a long service life, combined with mass production, means that images of the Sherman are plentiful. But while its...
THE TIGER I - TRUCKS & TANKS Historical and Technical... THE TIGER I - TRUCKS & TANKS Historical and Technical... 2
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The Tiger I is an atypical tank in many respects: together with its successor the Tiger II, it is the only heavy tank produced in significant numbers by the Third Reich. Deployed within independent battalions of both the Heer and the Waffen-SS, as well as in four elite units of these two branches of the Wehrmacht, the Panzerkampfwagen VI Ausf. E fought...
Normandy 1944 - Allied & German Vehicles Normandy 1944 - Allied & German Vehicles 2
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This book will allow you to discover the majority of the vehicles deployed by the Allies as well as the Germans, through numerous period photographs and colour images of restored vehicles taken at various events across France and Europe. On 6 June 1944, several Allied divisions landed on five beaches in Normandy, facing static units posted in the...
TANKS IN FRANCE 1940 - THE STEEL STORM TANKS IN FRANCE 1940 - THE STEEL STORM 2
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What do we actually know about the use of tanks during the Battle of France? History (with a capital H) has remembered the Panzer-Divisionen crossing the Ardennes and racing towards Dunkirk, sweeping everything before them… Against French tanks that were too slow, too heavy, too few in number. A vision that, while it has established itself in the popular...
GERMAN HEAVY TANK PROGRAMMES DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR GERMAN HEAVY TANK PROGRAMMES DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR 2
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Before achieving the deployment of the powerful Panzer VI Tiger I and II, armed with an 8.8 cm gun that would terrify an entire generation of Allied tank crews, the Germans had to study dozens of projects, sometimes reaching technological dead ends. Even before the Tiger clashed with the T-34/76 on the Russian plains, or the Panzer VIII Maus turned its...
HISTORY OF HUNGARIAN ARMOUR FROM 1928 TO 1945 - FROM THE... HISTORY OF HUNGARIAN ARMOUR FROM 1928 TO 1945 - FROM THE... 2
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Alongside the III. Reich during the Second World War, Hungary developed a military industry that was far from negligible, so much so that Berlin found in it an ally it did not need to arm significantly! Thus, the Toldi and Turán tanks, the 40.M Nimród and 43.M Zrínyi II self-propelled guns, and the 39.M Csaba armoured cars would form the spearhead of the...
U.S. ARMY 1944. MARKINGS OF AMERICAN VEHICLES U.S. ARMY 1944. MARKINGS OF AMERICAN VEHICLES 2
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New Edition - April 2024 The authentic markings for American trucks, Jeeps, and tanks of the Second World War have always been a delicate and complex subject, as they are closely linked to the organisation of the U.S. Army. This guide is designed as a simple tool for vehicle collectors and scale modellers alike, to assist them in the accurate restoration...
MAGIRUS: HISTORY OF FIRE ENGINE VEHICLES MAGIRUS: HISTORY OF FIRE ENGINE VEHICLES 2
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In 1864, Conrad Dietrich Magirus founded the Feuerwehr-Requisiten-Fabrik von C. D. Magirus. Four years later, he presented a first ladder model that immediately captured the attention of German firefighters as well as those of a great many other countries. The great Magirus ladder adventure had begun. Throughout all those years, the Magirus company went...
BMW Twin-Cylinders 1950/69 from the R51/3 to the R69/S... BMW Twin-Cylinders 1950/69 from the R51/3 to the R69/S... 2
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BMW Telescopic and Swing-Arm Generation "magneto" R67 R67/2 R67/3 R68 R51/3 R50 R60 R69 R50/S R50/2 R60/2 R69S R50US R60US R69US The "BMW magneto models" are, post-war, the R67/2, R67/3, then the R51/3, R68, and finally the Earles-fork motorcycles R50, R60, R69, R50/S and R50/2, R60/2, R69/S — immortalised by their Earles forks — except for the last ones...
PAINTING WWII & MODERN ARMOUR PAINTING WWII & MODERN ARMOUR 2
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PAINTING WWII & MODERN ARMOUR

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Far more than a simple technique, this work offers an entirely new approach to painting armour: the black-and-white technique, or how to establish contrasts — as well as numerous visual effects (dirt, wear marks or surface discolouration) — even before the base coat is applied! The author presents, in precise detail and through illustrated step-by-step...
HISTORY OF THE SCHWERE PANZER-ABTEILUNG 654 HISTORY OF THE SCHWERE PANZER-ABTEILUNG 654 2
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History of the schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung 654 — Russia 1943 – Normandy 1944 – Alsace 1944–1945 Discover the complete history of the schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung 654 during its fighting on Ferdinands in Russia in 1943, then on the legendary Jagdpanther in the summer of 1944 in Normandy, during operations in Alsace 1944–1945 and through to the final...
THE T-72 - THE WORKHORSE OF THE RUSSIAN ARMY
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Born in the early 1970s, the T-72 very quickly became the backbone of Soviet armoured divisions in the second half of the Cold War. Distinguished by its robustness and reliability, the tank above all closed a period of doubt and hesitation within the Soviet military-industrial apparatus: the T-55 and T-62 were rapidly obsolete and the T-64 was too...
PANZERWAFFE Volume 1 - The Tactical Revolution PANZERWAFFE Volume 1 - The Tactical Revolution 2
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The history of the Panzerwaffe begins in 1916, when the Germans became aware of the potential impact of tanks on the art of war. Deprived of armour as a result of the limitations imposed by the Treaty of Versailles, they studied in depth the tactical lessons of the previous conflict in order to develop a revolutionary doctrine of employment and an...
LA 1. SS-PANZER-DIVISION "LSSAH" - Leibstandarte SS Adolf...
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In early 1933, Adolf Hitler asked Josef Dietrich to form a close protection unit responsible for his security. Progressively militarised, the « Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler » took part in the Polish campaign in 1939 and the conquest of France, before being committed to Operation « Barbarossa ». Reorganised as a Panzergrenadier-Division in 1942 and then...
NUTS & BOLTS VOL 48 - schwerer Panzerspähwagen on... NUTS & BOLTS VOL 48 - schwerer Panzerspähwagen on... 2
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Six-wheeled armoured reconnaissance vehicles Sd.Kfz. 231, 232 and 263 from Büssing, Daimler-Benz and Magirus. Schwerer Panzerspähwagen (6-Rad) on Büssing-NAG, Daimler-Benz and Magirus chassis Sd.Kfz. 231, 232, 263 and variants Complete study of these vehicles. This book contains 478 illustrations including 430 photographs (326 period photos from the front...
SHERMAN IN THE PACIFIC 1943-1945 SHERMAN IN THE PACIFIC 1943-1945 2
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Following Pearl Harbor, the loss of the Philippines and the threat of an invasion of Australia, the reconquest of the Pacific stands as a unique episode in the annals of modern military history — fought across an ocean and on islands turned into fortresses. Landing, advancing through hostile terrain and fighting an adversary as courageous as he was...
THE JEEP IN THE FRENCH ARMY VOLUME 1: 1943 - 1954 THE JEEP IN THE FRENCH ARMY VOLUME 1: 1943 - 1954 2
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«My first jeep, I saw it on 23 August 1944 in Toulon. It belonged — I would learn this much later — to the 3rd squadron of the 1st Naval Fusiliers Regiment, which had infiltrated towards the districts of Cap Brun…» It was in this way that the author discovered this marvellous little vehicle, which served sixty years within the French Army, taking part in...
FRENCH MOTORISED ARTILLERY, FROM ITS ORIGINS TO 1919 FRENCH MOTORISED ARTILLERY, FROM ITS ORIGINS TO 1919 2
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Delivery from 13 October 2023 During the Great War, the French army went from a single motorised heavy artillery group comprising four batteries to a vast array of motorised equipment fitted with more than 2,000 field, heavy and high-powered artillery pieces, representing nearly 15% of the French artillery park. Guy François traces the genesis of this...
THE TIGER TANK OF VIMOUTIERS in Normandy
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Collective work The Tiger tank of Vimoutiers is the only German armoured vehicle of this type engaged in the final phase of the Battle of Falaise-Chambois to have remained in place since the end of the conflict. For nearly eight decades now, its silhouette has become a familiar sight. A rest area allows tourists and curious visitors to approach this...
TANKS IN GERMANY 1944–1945
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TANKS IN GERMANY 1944–1945

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This book, following Tanks in Normandy, revisits the German Campaign from September 1944, painting a portrait of this "beginning of the end" for German forces in the West. From the Battle of Aachen to the famous capture of the Remagen bridge, through the fighting in the Hürtgen Forest and operations in the Ruhr, Franck Segrétain brilliantly covers the...
TRACTORS & SEMI-TRAILERS OF THE U.S. ARMY TRACTORS & SEMI-TRAILERS OF THE U.S. ARMY 2
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US Army WW2 trucks, tractors and semi-trailers, by Didier Andres. In the late 1930s, two major schools of thought clashed within the United States Army, which had embarked on a profound restructuring of its units and vehicle fleet. In the field of logistical support, the advocates of the trailer and semi-trailer concept championed a physical separation...
THE 10 GREATEST TANK BATTLES OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR THE 10 GREATEST TANK BATTLES OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR 2
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Confined primarily to an auxiliary support role during the interwar period, the tank revealed itself in the course of the Second World War to be a weapon of considerable tactical flexibility. Employed in turn as an instrument of breakthrough, exploitation, accompaniment, counter-attack, and even as a mobile artillery platform, it became, through the...
THE GRAND ALBUM OF ARMOURED CARS OF VICTORY THE GRAND ALBUM OF ARMOURED CARS OF VICTORY 2
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The idea of mounting a machine gun on a car chassis is as old as the automobile itself. In the very beginning, around 1900, the words used to describe this combination were varied: some spoke of a « mitrailleuse automobile », others used the expression « automobile de guerre ». Often these were simply open tourers fitted with machine gun mountings, like...
JEEP Knowledge and Restoration JEEP Knowledge and Restoration 2
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JEEP Knowledge and Restoration

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PRESENT IN EVERYONE'S MIND, the Jeep endures despite the passage of time. A legendary vehicle that appeared in an era troubled by war, it was the symbolic vehicle of a return to peace. It left its mark on the populations of the countries through which it travelled, for whom it evoked newly regained freedom… and no one has forgotten it!
MOTOS RENÉ GILLET - 50 Years of French V-Twins - 500 -...
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OUT OF STOCK René Gillet is said to have built his very first motorcycle as early as 1895; this claimed seniority as a motorcycle manufacturer would have allowed him to adopt the slogan "doyenne des marques de motocyclettes françaises" — myth or reality? Other single-cylinder models would follow, but it was around 1905, with his first 45° V-twins, that he...
FACTORY-ORIGINAL WARTIME JEEPS: Originality Guide...
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The wartime Jeep continues to fascinate enthusiasts around the world, nearly eight decades after the first prototypes were built. Yet while it is true that there was only ever one Jeep, it is emphatically not the case that there was only one variety of Jeep. Not only were Jeeps built by both Willys and Ford, but the supposedly standardised design...
M24 Chaffee Vol.1 American Light Tank in World War II,...
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The M24 Chaffee was the finest light tank developed by the US during WWII. This tank was developed by Cadillac, which, along with farm equipment manufacturer Massey-Harris, produced the vehicles. These tanks were used by the US during WWII and Korea and, during the post-WWII era, were supplied to numerous allied nations. This book chronicles the...
OPERATION MARKET GARDEN - A Bridge Too Far
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Every General's aim is to end a war by Christmas, and Montgomery, perhaps, saw his opportunity in a bold strike across the southern portion of the Netherlands close to the borders of an embattled Reich. Still heady from earlier victories in the Normandy campaign, the plan to push deep into enemy territory, with land and airborne forces, was as daring as...
LES CAMIONS BERLIET 1961-1963
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LES CAMIONS BERLIET 1961-1963

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For Berliet, the early 1960s were rich in symbolic significance. Indeed, this period saw the beginning of the Common Market and the lifting of customs barriers, intended to open up access to the German, Italian, Belgian and Dutch markets. The brand with the locomotive emblem built the structures needed to position itself favourably in the face of these...
NUTS & BOLTS VOL 47 - Horch's leichte Panzerspähwagen on... NUTS & BOLTS VOL 47 - Horch's leichte Panzerspähwagen on... 2
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Horch's leichte Panzerspähwagen on Einheitsfahrgestell I & II for s.Pkw. Sd.Kfz. 221, 222, 223, 247, 260, 261 and variants Comprehensive study of these vehicles. This book contains 660 illustrations including 444 photos (293 period photos from the front or drawn from manuals, 151 colour photos of restored vehicles with detail photoscopes). 16 camouflage...
THE FRENCH ARMY SPECIAL FORCES - VOLUME 2: WEAPONS,... THE FRENCH ARMY SPECIAL FORCES - VOLUME 2: WEAPONS,... 2
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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 FORD M8 & M20 ARMORED CARS OF THE U.S. ARMY THE FORD M8 & M20 ARMORED CARS OF THE U.S. ARMY 2
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The Ford M8 and M20 Armored Cars of the U.S. Army, by Didier Andres. Specially designed as a reconnaissance vehicle, the Ford Light Armored Car M8 was primarily intended for mechanised cavalry units. With 8,523 examples built, it would meet all requirements in this field. A single variant was produced on the basis of its mechanical components: the Armored...
ALL MILITARY PANHARDS 1914–1940 ALL MILITARY PANHARDS 1914–1940 2
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All Military Panhards 1914–1940. The Vauvillier collection no. 4, by François Vauvillier.
The TIGER Saga The TIGER Saga 2
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The TIGER Saga

L20220357
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This book covers every aspect of this tank, providing a precise understanding of the reasons behind its success and renown. The "Tiger", lord of the Panzers, and yet so poorly understood. A machine completed too hastily, and yet a reputation worthy of a Teutonic knight. A contradictory machine combining the power and precision of a gun fitted with an...
FROM THE IS-1 TO THE T-10 - THE STALIN TANK FAMILY 1943-1997 FROM THE IS-1 TO THE T-10 - THE STALIN TANK FAMILY 1943-1997 2
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In 1942, the German introduction of the Panzer VI Ausf. E Tiger rendered the KV heavy tanks brutally obsolete, completely outclassed in terms of firepower. The Soviets then embarked on an arms race that gave birth to the famous IS‑2, equipped with a 122 mm gun, and a range of powerful self-propelled guns. But while this vehicle is the most celebrated...
FRENCH HEAVY RAILWAY ARTILLERY, FROM THE ORIGINS TO 1945 FRENCH HEAVY RAILWAY ARTILLERY, FROM THE ORIGINS TO 1945 2
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General Guy François, born in 1946, has been conducting research for over forty years on the history of French artillery, particularly regarding the Heavy Railway Artillery. Author of numerous articles in specialist journals, he has also written reference works on German railway artillery and the 75mm model 1897 gun. Published by Histoire et Collections,...
U.S. ARMY TRUCKS. CHEVROLET 1.50-ton 4x4 U.S. ARMY TRUCKS. CHEVROLET 1.50-ton 4x4 2
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New edition Between 1940 and 1945, Chevrolet Motor Division of General Motors delivered just over 170,000 vehicles of all types to the U.S. Army and to the Allied nations.
CAR FAULTS AND DIAGNOSTICS - Restore and Repair CAR FAULTS AND DIAGNOSTICS - Restore and Repair 2
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We are often at a loss when faults appear on our vehicles that we are not quite sure are serious or not, whether the problem requires a visit to the garage or whether we are capable of fixing it ourselves. Not being professional mechanics, we do not always have the knowledge needed to diagnose an issue that appears suddenly or a fault that worsens day by...
PANZER KILLER - Vasiliy Krysov, a Soviet tank soldier in... PANZER KILLER - Vasiliy Krysov, a Soviet tank soldier in... 2
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PANZER KILLER — The gripping combat accounts of a Soviet tank soldier during the Great Patriotic War. - The war memoirs of Vasiliy Krysov, Soviet tank officer who fought at Stalingrad and Kursk, now available in French for the first time! The war memoirs of Vasiliy Krysov, a Soviet officer engaged in the titanic battles of Stalingrad and Kursk, in...
GERMAN ANTI-TANK ARTILLERY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR
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On 15 September 1916, the first British tanks went into action against the enemy lines; the novelty of the threat compelled the German Army to design, in haste, weapons and ammunition capable of countering them. In the spring of 1918, distribution of the Tank-Gewehr — an anti-tank rifle of 13 mm calibre — began, while on the eve of the Armistice, the...
PANTHER – VOLUME I From Genesis to Baptism of Fire
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Exactly nine months to the day will elapse between the publication of the specifications for a new tank intended for the Panzerwaffe and the official presentation of the MAN prototype, from which, three months later, series production of the Panzer V — the celebrated Panther — would be launched. Between January 1943 and April 1945, the assembly lines of...
THE GREAT ALBUM OF CITROËN-KÉGRESSE VEHICLES IN UNIFORM -... THE GREAT ALBUM OF CITROËN-KÉGRESSE VEHICLES IN UNIFORM -... 2
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1st edition of the Great Album of Citroën-Kégresse half-tracks in uniform by François Vauvillier. When the word autochenille comes up in conversation among vintage car enthusiasts, the association of ideas immediately brings to mind two names that have entered legend: Citroën and Kégresse. While the former needs no introduction, the latter is no less...
INFANTRY FIGHTING VEHICLES (IFV) - Recognition Manual INFANTRY FIGHTING VEHICLES (IFV) - Recognition Manual 2
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This volume covers all modern infantry fighting vehicles in the world and their numerous variants and upgrades. Rich with over 300 photographs, it traces the history of armoured vehicles with precise dates of entry into service and presents the capabilities and technical specifications for each model. Dimensions are indicated in a practical and visual...
NUTS & BOLTS VOL 46 - Sd.Kfz. 166 - Sturmpanzer IV NUTS & BOLTS VOL 46 - Sd.Kfz. 166 - Sturmpanzer IV 2
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Comprehensive study of these vehicles. The book contains 486 illustrations including 167 period photographs from the front or drawn from technical manuals, 208 colour photographs of restored vehicles with detail photoscopes, 21 colour photographs of models, 21 camouflage schemes and 69 scale drawings. Regarding volumes 19, 22, 26 and 43, one important...
D2 TANKS IN COMBAT - Colonel De Gaulle's War Elephants D2 TANKS IN COMBAT - Colonel De Gaulle's War Elephants 2
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In 1937, Colonel de Gaulle moved from theory to practice. The man behind the "paper tank" — who in 1934 had written a veritable manifesto in favour of the armoured corps, Vers l'armée de métier, his most celebrated work — spent two years in Metz commanding a tank regiment, the 507e RCC. There, equipped with the powerful 20-tonne D 2 tanks built by...
THE 1ST DLM IN COMBAT: CAVALRY TANKS AND ARMORED VEHICLES, 1939-1940 THE 1ST DLM IN COMBAT: CAVALRY TANKS AND ARMORED VEHICLES, 1939-1940 2
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The crucial question of armoured divisions, championed by Colonel de Gaulle in 1934 with his crusade for a professional army, had obscured from the general public a major element in the development of the French army during the rearmament period: yes, France possessed, even before the war, divisions légères mécaniques (DLM) that were light in name only....
CHARS B IN COMBAT: MEN AND MATERIEL OF THE 15TH BCC CHARS B IN COMBAT: MEN AND MATERIEL OF THE 15TH BCC 2
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On that afternoon of 16 May 1940, a group of around twenty Chars B belonging to the French Army — 32-tonne vehicles each armed with a 75 mm gun and a 47 mm gun, making them the most powerful armoured materiel in existence in the world in 1940 — approached a small town that was about to enter History: Montcornet. Since the day before yesterday, the enemy...
DODGE WC54 – Knowledge and Restoration DODGE WC54 – Knowledge and Restoration 2
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OUT OF STOCK In 1940, as the Second World War gathered momentum, the US Army was driven to study and mass-produce standardised vehicles for its needs. In 1942, deliveries of the ¾ Ton ambulance Dodge WC54 began. Built by Chrysler on the same chassis and with the same engine as the entire Dodge WC series, it features specific characteristics suited to its...
NUTS & BOLTS VOL 45 - Sd.Kfz. 10 - leichter Zugkraftwagen... NUTS & BOLTS VOL 45 - Sd.Kfz. 10 - leichter Zugkraftwagen... 2
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Complete study of these vehicles. This book contains 449 photographs, including 290 period photographs taken at the front or drawn from manuals, 113 colour photographs of restored vehicles with detail photoscopes, 28 colour photographs of 5 models, 16 camouflage scheme illustrations and 69 scale drawings.  240 pages, soft cover, german & english...
From the AMX 13 to the Leclerc - French Cold War Tanks
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Built on the development of several war machines that shaped their era, the Ateliers de Construction d'Issy-les-Moulineaux were one of the crown jewels of the French defence industry. It was on them that the French Army would notably rely, in the aftermath of the Second World War, to embark on an ambitious rearmament programme.
TANKS IN NORMANDY – Summer 1944, the Clash
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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...
DIAMOND T VEHICLES OF THE U.S. ARMY DIAMOND T VEHICLES OF THE U.S. ARMY 2
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Diamond T Vehicles of the U.S. Army, by Didier Andres Between 1940 and 1945, the Diamond T Motor Car Company delivered just over 50,000 vehicles to the U.S. Army and its Allies. Within this production, just over 30,000 were 4-ton, 6×6 heavy trucks, which came in numerous variants: cargo, wrecker, ponton carrier, engineer dump, map van, etc. The "Diamond"...
THE GREAT WAR IN 210 COLOUR PROFILES
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The equipment of the Great War presented in profile form, illustrated by Eric Schwartz and captioned by Yves Buffetaut The aces of the Great War The victories of Manfred von Richthofen The main types of French fighters British and German fighters Reconnaissance and light bombing Armoured cars Tanks More than 200 colour profiles
HUNGARIAN ARMOURED FORCES DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR HUNGARIAN ARMOURED FORCES DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR 2
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The actions of the German armoured forces during the Second World War are well known to the public, largely owing to the numerous works devoted to them. Those of the armoured forces of their allied countries are, by contrast, far less well known. This volume sets out the role of the Hungarian armoured forces which, over the course of the global conflict,...
La Traction Avant Citroën sous l'Uniforme - Tome 2 La Traction Avant Citroën sous l'Uniforme - Tome 2 2
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The Citroën Traction Avant was the most-produced car in France before 1940: more than 250,000 examples were on the roads of the country and the world at the time. It is therefore no surprise to find it, during the Second World War, accompanying both armies and civilian populations on every front, in every territory, including the most remote. The...
LES RADIOS ALLIÉES - Volume 1 - British, American and... LES RADIOS ALLIÉES - Volume 1 - British, American and... 2
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"On 6 June 1944, on the beaches as in the hinterland, almost all orders and reports — with rare exceptions — for every combat arm were transmitted by radio-electronic links…" Celebrating human ingenuity, radio is the domain of intelligent, rigorous, innovative and open-minded individuals. Little known, radio-electronic communications nonetheless represent...
THE E-PROGRAMME TANKS - The Last-Chance Panzers
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In the minds of industrialists and Hitler alike, if the Third Reich was to hold its own against its adversaries, it had to win the battle of innovation by producing equipment so superior that it would have no rivals on the battlefield and that the balance would once again tip in its favour. With numerical superiority firmly on the side of the United...
132a Divisione Corazzata ARIETE
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132a Divisione Corazzata ARIETE

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Second edition - April 2021 The Ariete Division is without doubt the best-known unit of the Italian Royal Army, the Regio Esercito, to have fought during the Second World War. The spearhead of Italian forces in North Africa, its name remains associated with the victories of the Afrika-Korps and the battles that punctuated operations in Libya and Egypt...
BMW Flat-Twin Pressed-Steel R11 R12 and R16 R17 — The...
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Presented at the Olympia Show in London from 5 to 10 November 1928, the first BMW 750s — types R11/R16 — with their new pressed-steel frame caused a sensation. The proven powertrain, treated as a combined engine-gearbox unit, was derived from the preceding models, types R62 (side-valve) and R63 (overhead-valve) with tubular frames.
TANK AMX 30, AMX 30B, AMX 30B2 AND VARIANTS
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From the DEFA (Direction des études et fabrication d'armements, the state body responsible for the arsenals) project was born the AMX 30, a highly mobile tank capable of operating in an NBC environment and equipped with an excellent 105 mm gun of national design. The first AMX 30Bs entered service in 1967. Their chassis gave rise to a complete family of...
Tank Destroyers 1939–1945 – Genesis and Tactics
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An exhaustive study of German, Soviet and Anglo-Saxon tank destroyers of the Second World War. Among the most powerful and heaviest armoured vehicles of the Second World War. A reference that every enthusiast of armoured warfare in the Second World War should have in their library. Contents: I) General Introduction: The origins of tank destroyers II)...
NUTS & BOLTS VOL 44 - 15 cm S.I.G. 33 Auf Fgst. Pz.Kpfw.... NUTS & BOLTS VOL 44 - 15 cm S.I.G. 33 Auf Fgst. Pz.Kpfw.... 2
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Complete study of these vehicles. This book contains 275 photographs, of which 199 are period photographs from the front or taken from manuals, 142 colour photographs of restored vehicles with detail photoscopes. 41 colour photographs of 5 models by Tony Greenland, Vinnie Branigan and 3 other modellers. 64 pages of text and technical tables in English and...
ARMOURED TRAINS – Illustrated Encyclopaedia from 1825 to... ARMOURED TRAINS – Illustrated Encyclopaedia from 1825 to... 2
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Paul Malmassari had already published, in the early 1990s with Heimdal, a reference work on the subject of armoured trains — a topic generally little treated. An undisputed specialist in the field, the author this time proposes a new and very different approach to the history of these steel giants dependent on the railways. From their origins to the...
THE BERLIET GLR, THE TRUCK OF THE CENTURY THE BERLIET GLR, THE TRUCK OF THE CENTURY 2
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The GLR is more than a truck — it is a symbol. First and foremost the symbol of a marque, for while the manufacturer with the locomotive badge produced more than a thousand different models, the GLR is by far the most emblematic, the most famous and the best-selling. The GLR is the essence of Berliet, concentrating all the qualities of the marque's...
ACHTUNG TIGER! THE TIGER TANK IN COMBAT - VOLUME 2
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Progenitor of a legendary family of armoured vehicles, the Panzer VI Tiger is associated with every military campaign of the Wehrmacht during the second half of the war. No fewer than ten Abteilungen of the Heer and three of the Waffen-SS were equipped with it, whether in the Tiger I or Tiger II version. To this must be added the three heavy tank...
U.S. ARMY SIGNAL CORPS VEHICLES U.S. ARMY SIGNAL CORPS VEHICLES 2
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U.S. ARMY SIGNAL CORPS VEHICLES

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The standardisation of the American army's vehicle fleet would take time before being achieved in the early 1940s. In parallel, modern and powerful signal equipment was being developed, and it had to be made mobile. Among the major vehicle families of the U.S. Army, one finds trucks, workshop trucks, vans and trailers designed by the Signal Corps,...
ALL THE ARMORED VEHICLES OF THE FRENCH ARMY - From... ALL THE ARMORED VEHICLES OF THE FRENCH ARMY - From... 2
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2nd edition of Tous les blindés de l'armée française des origines à 1940, by François Vauvillier. When France entered the war in September 1939, its rearmament effort since the adoption of the first new-model equipment in 1935 had been considerable: more than 2,700 modern combat vehicles — tanks and armoured cars — had been delivered over four years by...
The Landing Ships – Naval Battles from June to December 1944 The Landing Ships – Naval Battles from June to December 1944 2
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The tourist or museum visitor who discovers the history of the Normandy Landings sometimes encounters, during their visits, the remains of ships or weapons recovered from the seabed. Rarely documented and often left to one side on a lawn or in a corner of an exhibition, these relics — anchors, propellers or guns — remain silent and contribute little to an...
The Wrecks of the Landings The Wrecks of the Landings 2
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Wrecks of the D-Day Landings

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History of scrapping in Lower Normandy The military events of the summer of 1944 left a lasting wound on Norman soil. Whether in print or digital form, numerous media explain in detail those long months of total war that came to a temporary end on the banks of the Seine. They leave us with the vague impression that we know the subject, while an entire...
45 Tigers in Normandy
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45 Tigers in Normandy

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The history of the s. Pz. Abt. 503 was missing from the account of the Battle of Normandy. Thanks to Didier Lodieu, with the endorsement of General von Rosen who approved the text, this gap has been filled. The book's great strength lies in providing precise statistics on the deployment of the Tiger in Normandy. Having traced every one of the unit's 45...
AML PANHARD
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AML PANHARD

L20200034
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At the end of the Algerian War, the need for a light armoured car made itself felt. This book will take you through the remarkable adventure that began in the early 1960s.
Jean Pisapia – 20 Years of a Passion Collection Jean Pisapia – 20 Years of a Passion Collection 2
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Jean Pisapia has been a collector of military vehicles and equipment since the 1970s/80s. Founding member of numerous associations such as the MVCG and l'ACPHT (Locomotion en Fête), he shares here his 20 years in the service of collecting through vivid stories and colourful anecdotes. 
VILLERS-BOCAGE - Autopsy of a Battle
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Normandy, les Hauts-Vents, 13 June 1944, 9 o'clock… A stretched British armoured column of the 7th Armoured Division has made a deep penetration into the German front line and is about to reach one of its objectives for the day — Hill 213 on the road to Caen, three kilometres from Villers-Bocage.
JEEP: In the Tracks of the Legend
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JEEP In the Tracks of Legend

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Jeep, In the Tracks of Legend is a reference work on the most iconic 4x4 vehicle brand. The history and commercial career of the Jeep are faithfully traced from 1941 to the present day, and every model from the Toledo firm is meticulously detailed.
THE GREAT TANK WAR
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THE GREAT WAR OF TANKS

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Yves Buffetaut, with contributions by Bruno JurkiewiczIllustrations by Éric Schwartz
Combat Tanks - Recognition Manual Combat Tanks - Recognition Manual 2
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The tank remains the most powerful weapon in the land army's arsenal — a weapons system combining formidable firepower, significant cross-country mobility and proven ballistic protection.
AMBULANCES & MEDICAL VEHICLES OF THE U.S. ARMY AMBULANCES & MEDICAL VEHICLES OF THE U.S. ARMY 2
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Of all the belligerents of the Second World War, the United States of America established an unparalleled medical infrastructure. The efforts made to provide care for soldiers were without equivalent, and the means deployed surpassed anything that had previously existed.
Before the Birth of the MBT - Western Tank Development 1945-1959 Before the Birth of the MBT - Western Tank Development 1945-1959 2
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Western Tank Development 1945-1959 This book is intended to be the first in a short series looking at the major developments of battle tanks by the western nations in the period from the end of the Second World War to the present.
WEHRMACHT46 - Volume 1 The Reich's Arsenal
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OUT OF PRINT   Much has been said about "wonder weapons" — as visionary in some respects as they were fantastical in others — studied or deployed in 1944–45 by Nazi Germany in an attempt to reverse the course of the war.
THE JEEP GUIDE
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THE JEEP GUIDE

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The Jeep remains present in everyone's memory, even among the youngest. A symbol of freedom and escape, it has cast off its image as a war machine to become a leisure vehicle today.
AM GENERAL HUMVEE, THE MILITARY HUMMER
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Over the 30 years following its introduction, the Humvee became one of the best-known military vehicles in the world. This versatile and effective machine served the US Army in operations in Afghanistan, Africa, the Middle East and the former Yugoslavia, and is moreover used by more than 60 countries.
SHERMAN TANK, ALL VARIANTS OF THE M4 SINCE 1941
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Discover the Sherman tank, its development and its many variants through numerous archive images and photographs of restored vehicles. Development of the American medium tank M4 "Sherman" began in 1941.
THE ARMORED REGIMENTS OF THE 2ND ARMORED DIVISION
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When it was formed in 1943, General Leclerc's 2nd Armored Division was equipped with three armored regiments that would form its spearhead: the 501st Tank Combat Regiment, drawn from the Free French Forces, the 12th African Chasseurs Regiment and the 12th Cuirassiers Regiment, both drawn from the Army of Africa.
TIGER TANK PANZERKAMPFWAGEN VI TIGER 1 AUSF.E
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History, development, production and roles of one of the most formidable battle tanks of the Second World War. The German Tiger tank was the most feared armoured vehicle of the Second World War. Its near-invincibility rested on its powerful 88 mm gun and its thick armour.
WEHRMACHT FIELD ARTILLERY DURING WORLD WAR II
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On 1 January 1921, in order to comply with the clauses of the Treaty of Versailles, the Reichswehr retained no more than 204 7.7 cm guns and 84 10.5 cm howitzers. With the exception of this meagre allocation, the entire artillery park of the Deutsche Armee existing on 11 November 1918 was seized or scrapped.
The 2nd Armored Division - "Leclerc"
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It was around fighters of the Free French from the earliest days that Leclerc would build the 2nd armoured division, with one objective: to make it the instrument capable of fulfilling the oath sworn at Koufra on 2 March 1941, "to lay down arms only when our colours, our beautiful colours, fly over the cathedral of Strasbourg".
HITLERJUGEND PANZERS - Normandy 44 HITLERJUGEND PANZERS - Normandy 44 2
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Thanks to the war diary of the Panzer-Regiment of the "Hitlerjugend" discovered by the author, as well as elements from that of its tank-destroyer battalion, we can follow, day by day, the commitment of the panzers of this celebrated division in the fierce fighting of the Battle of Normandy.
All Laffly Military Vehicles 1914-1940 All Laffly Military Vehicles 1914-1940 2
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LAFFLY Who could have predicted that the venerable company founded in the mid-19th century and for a very long time specialised in road-building equipment would become one of the most celebrated manufacturers of vehicles for the French army?
TIGER-ABTEILUNG 503 – From the Eastern Front to Normandy
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A richly detailed history of this famous unit, formed on 4 May 1942, which distinguished itself on the Eastern Front as well as in Normandy, accompanied by an extensive iconography (over 940 photographs, documents and colour profiles).
Arromanches - The Ports and Allied Logistics Arromanches - The Ports and Allied Logistics 2
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The Normandy Landings and the military operations that followed required the deployment of unprecedented logistical and technological resources.
The TOTENKOPF PANZER REGIMENT - From 22 June 1941 to the end of the war
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Through several testimonies and recollections of veterans, the reader is immersed in the daily life of a unit, the SS-Panzer Regiment 3 « Totenkopf », which fought exclusively on the Russian Front. It would be one of the most formidable. The Kriegstagebuch (war diary) of a tank gunner from this unit serves as the guiding thread of this work, enriched with...
La Saga du Sherman La Saga du Sherman 2
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The Sherman Saga

L20180055
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Far beyond a simple narrative, The Sherman Saga revolves around a tank yet unfolds across multiple facets. Didactic, informal, historical and pragmatic, it highlights the role and the hardships of the crews who served this legendary vehicle.
The Panzers: France 1940
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The Panzers: France 1940

L20180049
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Following the success of Jean-Yves Mary's works, in particular Corridor des Panzers and Zur Küste, it was essential to complete this remarkable body of documentation. In this first volume, the German armoured forces, their units, commanders and the history of their engagements are recalled with rich iconography including documents and colour profiles.
French Armored Forces - May and June 1940
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This album presents the French armoured forces in the battle of May–June 1940. It covers first the fighting tanks with presentations of the equipment (FT 17, D1, D2, R35, H35, FCM, H39, B1, FCM2C) as well as the units (DCR, BCC and CACC).
MEMORIAL OF THE BATTLE OF FRANCE — Volume 3, from 5 to 16 June 1940 MEMORIAL OF THE BATTLE OF FRANCE — Volume 3, from 5 to 16 June 1940 2
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On 5 June 1940, the Germans launched their second major offensive of the campaign against a severely weakened French army. The fighting on the Somme and the Aisne was of great intensity before the attacker's numerical and material superiority forced French troops to fall back gradually.
RECONNAISSANCE MANUAL VOL. 3: THE 8×8 WHEELED ARMORED VEHICLES
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This work brings together for the first time all the 8x8 wheeled armoured vehicles in the world, with their numerous modifications and upgrades, and the technical specifications of each model. This book gathers together for the first time all the wheeled armoured vehicles in the world with their various modifications, modernisations along with the...
KUBELWAGEN - SCHWIMMWAGEN
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KUBELWAGEN - SCHWIMMWAGEN

L20160340
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VW Kübelwagen/Schwimmwagen - VW Type 82 Kübelwagen (1940–45)/VW Type 128/166 Schwimmwagen (1942–44)
Reconnaissance Armored Cars Volume 2 — The AMR 35 Renault
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Following the introduction of the first reconnaissance armoured car model adopted in 1933 (AMR 33), the cavalry requested an improved version from Renault, with a rear-mounted engine. It was adopted in 1935, hence its designation AMR 35.
WWI TANK SCALE MODELS WWI TANK SCALE MODELS 2
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WWI TANK SCALE MODELS

L20160330
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It was on 15 September 1916 at Flers that the first assault tanks in military history made their appearance on the First World War battlefield. These tracked armoured vehicles, armed with guns and machine guns (British Mark I), caused widespread surprise and terror in the opposing camp.
Nuts & Bolts Vol 39 - Sd.Kfz. 6 - 5 ton Zgkw Büssing-NAG... Nuts & Bolts Vol 39 - Sd.Kfz. 6 - 5 ton Zgkw Büssing-NAG... 2
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Nuts & Bolts Vol 39 224 pages A4, glue-bound, approx. 430 Fotos, of these 272 contemporary photos from manuals. Combat and war fronts in b/w, most of them previously unpublished; 120 colour photos of restored vehicles and their components in public and private collections, 38 colour photos of the four models from T.Greenland & V.Branigan, English / German...
Nuts & Bolts Vol 34 - Sd.Kfz. 7 - 8 ton ZgKw... Nuts & Bolts Vol 34 - Sd.Kfz. 7 - 8 ton ZgKw... 2
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Nuts & Bolts Vol 34 (OUT OF PRINT) -> Replaced by issue 50 One of the most interesting military vehicle developments of the German Reichswehr and Wehrmacht was without doubt the halftrack tractors. Basing on experiences from the First World War the development started at the end of the 1920's. From the six types of un-armoured halftrack vehicles (1 tonne...
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