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WE The Children of the War - 1939-1945
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WE The Children of the War - 1939-1945

L20230132
€18.86
Telling in pictures the lives of children under the Occupation is unprecedented. One must trace the stories of these destinies, the most terrible as well as the most ordinary. All the children have in common that they continued to play marbles or with dolls, to enjoy Punch and Judy shows or to build dens in the forest — sometimes even in the internment...
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A JOURNEY THROUGH OCCUPIED FRANCE 1940-1945 - 4,000...
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A JOURNEY THROUGH OCCUPIED FRANCE 1940-1945 - 4,000 Familiar Places to Rediscover

L20230046
€46.45
Starting from a survey of more than 4,000 places across France — many of them familiar — department by department, town by town, the work A Journey through Occupied France sets out to rediscover what took place there during the Occupation (1940–1945), which men and women, French and German, inhabited those places, and what those places have since become....
THE BLACK ORDER – Edged Weapons, Traditions & Symbolism THE BLACK ORDER – Edged Weapons, Traditions & Symbolism 2
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THE BLACK ORDER – Edged Weapons, Traditions & Symbolism

L20230021
€74.88
Following the success of L'Ordre Noir, Allgemeine-SS 1925-1945, an illustrated encyclopedia dedicated to the "total society" project envisioned by the SS, we wished to explore the subject further with this new volume. Jean-François Pelletier and Georges Bernage each authored a section of this work. One presents a detailed study of the Order's edged...
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LES CAMIONS BERLIET 1961-1963
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LES CAMIONS BERLIET 1961-1963

L20220406
€33.18
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...
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The Slang of the Poilus in 10 Lessons The Slang of the Poilus in 10 Lessons 2
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The Slang of the Poilus in 10 Lessons

L20220336
€17.06
Like any group living in upon itself, the poilus developed their own language. While some words are neologisms, most are derived from old words, Parisian slang and regional patois, trade jargon, and even foreign languages… Each of these words thus has its own history and lineage. This slang allowed fighters to assert their membership of the community and...
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...
MOTOLADIES - They Break the Codes
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MOTOLADIES - They Break the Codes

L20220312
€18.48 €36.97
Pioneers, adventurers, riders, creators — they dare everything. Under the pen and editorial direction of Alicia Mariah Elfving, founder of TheMotoLady.com and the American Women's Motorcycle Show, Motoladies presents the remarkable stories of more than seventy pioneering women in motorcycling in all its forms. From the earliest days of the motorcycle,...
Underground Shelters of Paris - Forgotten Refuges of the...
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Underground Shelters of Paris - Forgotten Refuges of the Second World War

L20220302
€12.23
Beneath Paris, the shelters remain. More precisely, those decreed by the Passive Defence on the eve of the Second World War. Several thousand — a few hundred of which were equipped to respond to the possibility of a gas attack — were thus fitted out in the basements of buildings, in the Métro, or even in the old quarries. Many were never dismantled....
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Hérault at War 39/45 - Voices of Witnesses
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Hérault at War 39/45 - Voices of Witnesses

L20210170
€11.85 €23.70
André, Édith, Jean, Paulette, René, Suzanne, Vincent and so many others… Men and women from the Hérault, swept up by the upheavals of History, recount their experiences. Preserving the memory of the "bearers of memory" — the resisters and deportees of the Second World War — is the purpose of this catalogue. It gathers and analyses around one hundred...
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We the Commune - 18 March 1871 – 28 May 1871
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We the Commune - 18 March 1871 – 28 May 1871

L20210169
€12.80 €25.59
The Commune of 1871 is presented here through its fighters, women and men, with their stories told in detail. A visual investigation — entertaining, rigorous, and accessible to all — into a founding moment of political modernity. On 18 March 1871, the people of Paris refused the government's decision to capitulate to Prussia, then at war with France. A...
BERLIET TRUCKS IN ADVERTISEMENTS 1956-1958 BERLIET TRUCKS IN ADVERTISEMENTS 1956-1958 2
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BERLIET TRUCKS IN ADVERTISEMENTS 1956-1958

L20210164
€33.18
Berliet is certainly the most iconic and most representative marque in the world of French trucks, by virtue of its longevity — its first truck was built in 1907 —, the breadth of its ranges and the variety of vehicle types manufactured. Berliet has always been extremely prolific in producing advertising materials, with at least one document published per...
THE BLACK ANGEL OF THE GESTAPO - Normandy 1942-1944
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THE BLACK ANGEL OF THE GESTAPO - Normandy 1942-1944

L20210105
€13.27
Who exactly was this black angel of the Gestapo in Normandy? Marie-Clotilde de Combiens, a young woman of 22 in 1943, made a name for herself by becoming the mistress of the head of the Sipo-SD branch in Caen, Harald Heyns alias Bernard. Having found each other on a train between Paris and Cherbourg, Marie-Clotilde and Bernard would complement one...
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Julien Lenoir - Collaborator from Caen
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Julien Lenoir - Collaborator from Caen

L20210104
€13.27
Historian Yves Lecouturier presents a new chapter in the story of collaboration in Normandy from 1940 to 1944: a portrait of one of the most significant figures of the collaboration in Caen, a city severely tried by the Battle of Normandy.
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MEDIEVAL COSTUME FROM 1320 TO 1480
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MEDIEVAL COSTUME FROM 1320 TO 1480

L20210061
€39.81
Published in 2008, Medieval Costume from 1320 to 1480 by Florent Véniel quickly became a reference work on this period. Now out of print, it is at last being reissued. Since its first publication, knowledge of medieval costume has advanced. New researchers have emerged, new studies and fundamental texts have been published… Not to mention recent...
Civil and Military Architecture from the Middle Ages to...
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Civil and Military Architecture from the Middle Ages to the Eighteenth Century

L20210059
€32.23
Civil and Military Architecture is a pioneering work of the nineteenth century, one of the very first to classify manor houses, house façades and fortified castles, and to organise the history of architecture into chronological periods. Turning the pages amid the ever-present illustrations, the reader travels through the history of France and perceives...
Cooking and Eating in the Middle Ages — History, Produce,... Cooking and Eating in the Middle Ages — History, Produce,... 2
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Cooking and Eating in the Middle Ages — History, Produce, Techniques and Recipes

L20210057
€14.12
Discover the story of Taillevent and his celebrated book, le Viandier, that of the master cook Chiquart, or that of the Mesnagier de Paris and many other culinary works. Then reinvent the galimafrée, savour a brouet, and taste the unmissable blanc-manger with red fruits! Travel to the heart of medieval cuisine through the pages of this work with its...
"You Are My Soldiers" — The Aquitanians of Napoleon III
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"You Are My Soldiers" — The Aquitanians of Napoleon III

L20210055
€8.48 €16.97
It was thus that the future Napoleon III concluded his "discours de Bordeaux" on 9 October 1852. And these "soldiers" upon whom he would rely were the architects of the political, social and economic transformation of France. Among them, many Aquitanians — whether politicians such as the Bordelais Mocquard, the Périgourdin Pierre Magne or the Pyrénéen...
Bitter Victory — Southern Soldiers from June 1919 to June...
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Bitter Victory — Southern Soldiers from June 1919 to June 1940

L20210052
€11.85 €23.70
Following "Des soldats méridionaux dans la guerre 1914–1918" published in 2018, here is the second volume, entitled "Amère Victoire. Des soldats méridionaux, juin 1919 à juin 1940." The Treaty of Versailles in June 1919 resolved none of the rivalries between nations still bled dry by the war of 1914–1918. The Midi attempted to rebuild a different world,...
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Southern Soldiers in the War of 1914–1918
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Southern Soldiers in the War of 1914–1918

L20210051
€11.85 €23.70
Opening a trunk and stepping into a century that already seems so distant may seem a daunting task. And yet, drawing on part of his collection assembled over more than thirty-five years, the author reviews the experiences and feelings of southern soldiers from 1900 to 1927, with a close focus on the period 1914–1918. Many aspects of garrison life...
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Gaulish Religions
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Gaulish Religions

L20210044
€11.37
Druids lost in deep forests, orgiastic feasts, shields and trophies, magic, human sacrifices… The clichés about Gaulish religion die hard. But what was the religion of our mythical "ancestors" really like? What was this religion without a prophet, without rules, without writings or history to present? These questions read like a challenge: we have only a...
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...
Flight Through the Air in the Middle Ages - A Historical...
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Flight Through the Air in the Middle Ages - A Historical Essay on a Scientific Utopia

L20200263
€11.61 €23.22
In medieval sources, human flight is rarely addressed directly: the catastrophic attempt by English monk Eilmer of Malmesbury, the flying machine dreamed up by Roger Bacon, or the vessel floating above the air imagined by Albert of Saxony and Nicole Oresme stand as celebrated exceptions. Yet the question of flight was a genuine intellectual challenge for...
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Far from the Front Lines? – Commemoration(s) in Action Far from the Front Lines? – Commemoration(s) in Action 2
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Far from the Front Lines? – Commemoration(s) in Action

L20200261
€11.85 €23.70
This richly illustrated volume is the culmination of a shared field experience by researchers and heads of museum institutions on what makes commemoration, yesterday and today, and also on what it does — through the practices, uses and social appropriations to which it gives rise. Volume edited by Philippe Hanus and Gilles Vergnon in partnership with the...
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