XIX CENTURY

LETTERS TO ELISE - A History of the Franco-Prussian War...
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Through nearly 250 previously unpublished letters, discover for the first time the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 through the eyes of Prussian soldiers: from the entry into the war to the repatriation of troops to Germany, through the first battles in Alsace and Lorraine, the fighting against the Army of the Loire, the siege of Paris, and the Commune —...
History of the French Navy: From its Origins to the End...
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While works on the two most recent world wars abound and every aspect has been covered in exhaustive detail, it seemed important to us to republish Alfred Donéaud's work, which — without prejudging the considerable developments of the late 19th and 20th centuries — recounts with simplicity and precision the History of the French Navy from its origins to...
WISSEMBOURG 4 August 1870 – Alsace Violated
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On the morning of 4 August 1870, the 2nd division of General Abel Douay was positioned on the heights of Wissembourg, a few hundred metres from the enemy frontier. On the other side, several Prussian and Bavarian corps were advancing without having been detected by the French cavalry reconnaissance. An unequal battle was engaged in and around the town, in...
THE RUSSIAN IMPERIAL NAVY from 1870 to its fall.
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French works on the Russian Imperial Navy are rare. The same may be said of English and American publications. Yet the Russian Imperial Navy was an exceptional force, torn as it was between three principal theatres: the Baltic, the Pacific and the Black Sea, of which only the first two could be linked (at great difficulty), the Black Sea remaining...
Drummer and Trumpeters - Maison de l'Empereur and Imperial Guard Drummer and Trumpeters - Maison de l'Empereur and Imperial Guard 2
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In this first issue of La Compagnie d'Elite, we immerse ourselves in the full splendour of the uniforms of the kettledrummers and trumpeters of the Military Household of Emperor Napoleon III and his Garde Impériale. This is made possible by a previously unpublished series of 36 gouaches by Pierre Conrad. 
LEIBSTANDARTE 1933 - 1942 Volume 1
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The history of the elite Leibstandarte division, formerly Hitler's personal bodyguard, in two volumes.Volume 1: from 1933 to 1942
Le Havre Aeronautics – From Pioneers to Safran
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When Le Havre comes to mind, one's first thoughts turn to its port and the maritime activity that made its reputation. Few would imagine the ocean city with skies crowded with balloons, airships or fragile aeroplanes. Yet that was indeed the case in the age of aviation's pioneers. Since then, sometimes quietly, the aeronautical adventure of Le Havre has...
French Artillery of the Revolution and the First Empire
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All artillery pieces from the end of the Ancien Régime to the First Empire. Approaching the French artillery of the First Empire requires a detailed examination of the learned arm at the end of the Ancien Régime and during the Revolution. This is one of the aims of this work.
NAPOLEON III'S ARMY in the War of 1870 NAPOLEON III'S ARMY in the War of 1870 2
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Napoleon III's Army in the War of 1870 by André Jouineau and Jean-Marie Mongin
EPOPEES THE DRAGOONS FROM THEIR ORIGINS TO 1918 BRETEGNIER LELIEPVRE EPOPEES THE DRAGOONS FROM THEIR ORIGINS TO 1918 BRETEGNIER LELIEPVRE 2
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This work invites you to discover the fascinating dragoons, accomplished cavalrymen who traversed the history of France from the 17th century to the end of the First World War.
WAR IN UKRAINE: Modern Armoured Vehicle Scale Models
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Since 2014, Ukraine — and in particular the Donbass region — has been engulfed in a civil war pitting the government against pro-Russian separatist regions.
IN PURSUIT OF WEALTH – 1928
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THE CONQUEST OF WEALTH - 1928

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Rockefeller - the Rothschilds - Nobel - Morgan - the Krupps - T.A. Edison - H. Ford - Lord Leverhulme - Aristide Boucicaut with 13 plates outside the text, paperback, 230x140, 294 pages,  Payot 1928
On Naval Warfare Before and Since the New Inventions – 1869
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RARE Original edition On Naval Warfare Before and Since the New Inventions, attack and defence of coasts and ports, deep-sea warfare, historical and strategic study In-8°, II-282 p., fig. and pl. printed monograph
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