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CAFE RACERS - Speed, style, rock and roll, rebellion
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CAFE RACERS - Speed, style, rock and roll, rebellion

L20200125
€20.85 €41.71
Speed, style, rock and roll, rebellion: these are the pillars that formed the foundation of Café racer culture. Famous for "doing the ton" (exceeding 100 mph on public roads), the "ton-up boys", as they came to be known, forged a reputation that preceded them throughout the United Kingdom and across Europe.
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WALKS THROUGH MEDIEVAL FRANCE
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WALKS THROUGH MEDIEVAL FRANCE

L20200114
€18.86
This highly practical illustrated book is a genuine synthesis of all the noteworthy medieval sites in France: churches, fortified towns, villages, châteaux, abbeys, cathedrals... A unique synthesis.
My Exodus of June 1940 – Le Havre, Trouville, Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët
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My Exodus of June 1940 – Le Havre, Trouville, Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët

L20200228
€18.86
Gérard Régnier recounts his exodus of June 1940 as a historian, placing it precisely within a period that, with hindsight, appears as the darkest in our national history: the "dark years." He meticulously describes the international situation during the 1930s, the retreat of the French and British Allies in the face of Hitler's provocations and his "bluff...
INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE ROMAN TREASURES OF ANNECY - EXAMINED UNDER THE MAGNIFYING GLASS
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INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE ROMAN TREASURES OF ANNECY – EXAMINED UNDER THE MAGNIFYING GLASS

L20200014
€8.53 €17.06
The exhibition "Examined Under the Magnifying Glass... Investigations into the Roman Treasures of Annecy" is devoted to the methods used to study archaeological objects, as well as to the remarkable finds from Annecy's Roman past and its surroundings. The aim of this volume is to provide a catalogue illustrating the principal pieces presented in the...
THE BLACK ORDER - Allgemeine-SS 1925-1945
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THE BLACK ORDER - Allgemeine-SS 1925-1945

L20190188
€71.09
This magnificent work, in the tradition of Landser, offers a genuine autopsy of a totalitarian regime. It presents a little-known facet of the SS, the Allgemeine-SS (the "General SS"), which brought together military personnel as well as civilians, including university professors and prominent figures from civil society. Its aim was to create a "total...
THE CUISINE OF THE DARK AGES - Recipes and Dietary Advice from Anthimus
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THE CUISINE OF THE BARBARIAN TIMES - recipes and dietary advice by Anthime

L20190165
€7.58
A Byzantine physician, Anthime, or Anthimus, is regarded both as the author of the first dietary treatise of our era and as the author of the only Merovingian cookery book. It is in fact one and the same work, De observatione ciborum. This culinary and dietary treatise is published in French for the first time by Ysec Éditions.
HUNTERS AND GLADIATORS - The Epic of the Heroes of the Arena
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HUNTERS AND GLADIATORS - The Epic of the Arena's Heroes

L20190148
€19.91
Panem et circenses, "bread and circus games". This expression by Juvenal, denouncing the Roman plebs whose sole ambition was the free distribution of grain and a passion for spectacles, captures quite aptly the singular character of Roman society in the age of the first emperors.
THE UNDERWORLD UNDER THE OCCUPATION THE UNDERWORLD UNDER THE OCCUPATION 2
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THE UNDERWORLD UNDER THE OCCUPATION

L20190128
€18.91
The underworld under the occupation. Bandits, thugs and small-time crooks. Illustrated chronicle. Collection Vivre l'Histoire, by Raoul d'Aubervilliers
OUTDOOR GASTRONOMY OUTDOOR GASTRONOMY 2
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OUTDOOR GASTRONOMY

L20190126
€9.45 €18.91
70 recipes to eat well on hikes and treks Nutrition / Techniques / Equipment
Women in Combat. The Female Arm of France during the Second World War
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Women in Combat. The Female Arm of France During the Second World War

SHD-SHA 0071
€11.85
Study on the place of women in France during the Second World War: women in the army, women in the Corps des Volontaires Françaises, women in the Resistance, etc. Individual stories are briefly mentioned (Hélène Terré, Claire Roman, Maryse Hilsz, Danielle Casanova, Madeleine Riffaud...).
THE NORMANS IN THE GREAT WAR THE NORMANS IN THE GREAT WAR 2
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THE NORMANS IN THE GREAT WAR

L20180140
€11.85 €23.70
Drawing on a rich and often unpublished iconography sourced from departmental as well as municipal archives and family collections, Les Normands dans la Grande Guerre is a chronicle of a region during the First World War. Emblematic stories of men and women — Norman combatants and civilians, refugees and prisoners — shed original light on the conflict.
LES DESSOUS DE L'ISERE - A History of Women's Lingerie LES DESSOUS DE L'ISERE - A History of Women's Lingerie 2
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THE UNDERWEAR OF THE ISÈRE – A History of Women's Lingerie

L20180135
€7.11 €14.22
A history of women From the late nineteenth century onwards, in Grenoble and its surroundings, lingerie companies flourished. Valisère, LOU and Playtex employed a skilled female workforce and innovated in the production of girdles, bras and knickers… A history of industry, fashion and women in the twentieth century.
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Civilians in the Battle of Normandy
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Civilians in the Battle of Normandy

L20180097
€28.34
6 June 1944: war sweeps over the peaceful region of Normandy. The battle that begins with the Landings will last three months instead of the three weeks provided for in the Allies' plans.
Chow time! : the poilu's meal
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Come and Get It! : The Poilu's Meal

L20180050
€14.22
Recipes for vegetables, meat, soups and desserts dating from the First World War, revealing the nutritional needs as well as the culinary desires of French troops during the conflict. With documentary sections on hygiene and diet of the period.
Ancient Roman Cuisine
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Ancient Roman Cuisine

L20180001
€9.48
This recipe book from ancient Rome is primarily inspired by the works of the celebrated Apicius, chef to emperors Augustus and Tiberius, at the dawn of the Common Era.
THE VICTORY ADVERTISEMENTS
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THE VICTORY ADVERTISEMENTS

L20170082
€37.87
George Grod, passionate about comics, scale modelling, and aviation, discovered with wonder in 1944 the American magazines lent to him by an M.P. (military policeman) billeted near his Norman village.
COOKING UNDER THE OCCUPATION
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COOKING UNDER THE OCCUPATION

L20170113
€9.48
During the four years of occupation, French culinary ingenuity strove to make palatable — and even pleasurable — uninviting vegetables such as the Jerusalem artichoke and the swede.
1940–1944, Footwear Under the Occupation 1940–1944, Footwear Under the Occupation 2
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1940-1944: Footwear under the Occupation

L20170033
€16.11
Footwear and daily life under the Occupation Between 1940 and 1944, the French population endured rationing and the requisitioning of numerous everyday goods, in particular materials used in the making and manufacture of clothing and footwear. Click here to browse the book
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LES JOURS SANS 1939–1949 FOOD AND SCARCITY IN WARTIME LES JOURS SANS 1939–1949 FOOD AND SCARCITY IN WARTIME 2
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LES JOURS SANS 1939-1949 FOOD SUPPLY AND SHORTAGES IN WARTIME

L20170031
€17.06
Finding food: the other battle "No more bread. No meat since the day before yesterday. So many poor people are suffering. Many shops have not opened, for lack of heating or goods to sell. Lyon is silent and almost deserted."William Brunat, 2 January 1941
The Police in Paris
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The Police in Paris

CollLiv0015
€47.39
By Pierre Morel - 1907 Edition
WOMEN IN THE SERVICE OF FRANCE Volume 1: THE FRENCH RED...
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WOMEN IN THE SERVICE OF FRANCE Volume 1: THE FRENCH RED CROSS 1914–1940

L20160159
€33.18
OUT OF PRINT — LAST COPY — USED, GOOD CONDITION Volume 1 of the book "Women in the Service of France - 1919-1940" explores the general role of women in national defence, and in particular the societies affiliated with the French Red Cross: Société de secours aux blessés militaires, Association des dames françaises, Union des femmes de France, Service...
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