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ARMY - Histories and Traditions
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ARMY - Histories and Traditions

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€28.34
To know where one is going, one must know where one has come from. Our history and our traditions are fine ones and deserve to be known. Histoire et Traditions de l'armée de Terre is an unprecedented work that traces, through its units, its colours and its mottoes, every period in the history of a thousand-year-old army. At once a journey through time, a...
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Steel Battalion – 16th Battalion of Light Infantry...
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Steel Battalion – 16th Battalion of Light Infantry (Chasseurs à Pied)

L20250165
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Steel Battalion For 170 years, the 16th Battalion of Chasseurs à Pied has answered the call of duty. On the battlefields of both World Wars, through decolonisation and overseas operations, this elite unit has forged its identity as a chasseur à pied, proud of its past and resolutely looking to the future. Whether in the heart of the Bitche country or on...
7th Battalion of Alpine Chasseurs from Saint-Omer to...
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7th Battalion of Alpine Chasseurs from Saint-Omer to Isère. History and Testimonies...

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Discover new information and a great many previously unpublished photographs and maps about this exceptional unit, 10 years after first publication! From the fighting at Hilsenfirst in 1915 to the engagements in Mali and Niger a century later, the 7th Battalion of Alpine Chasseurs has traversed the military history of our country with the style, dash,...
GENERAL CATROUX - A Military Man and Diplomat - Portrait...
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GENERAL CATROUX - A Military Man and Diplomat - Portrait of a "grand seigneur" of Free...

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A man of shadow and light, General Georges Catroux embodies the paradoxes of his era. A brilliant military officer, skilled diplomat and key intelligence operative, he moved through the major conflicts of the 20th century leaving an often overlooked mark. Heir to Lyautey, companion from the first hour of Charles de Gaulle, Catroux distinguished himself...
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CHARLES AILLERET, DE GAULLE'S STRATEGIST
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CHARLES AILLERET, DE GAULLE'S STRATEGIST

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After the end of the Algerian War, General de Gaulle relied on one man to transform an army that had become an instrument of colonial order-keeping into a modern force equipped with nuclear weapons, intended primarily to maintain France's rank and sovereignty in Europe. A graduate of the École Polytechnique, resistance fighter, deportee, key architect of...
THE GREAT NAVAL BATTLES OF HISTORY 2nd edition - 2,500...
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THE GREAT NAVAL BATTLES OF HISTORY 2nd edition - 2,500 Years of Naval Warfare

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The names of Actium, Lepanto, Trafalgar and Jutland resonate as so many confrontations that have entered History with a capital H. The warship became a weapon in its own right, ceaselessly evolving and transforming. Yet, however devastating these countless battles may have been, they also contributed to the greatness of humanity. For if conflicts...
Civil Wars - From the Renaissance to the Present Day
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Civil Wars - From the Renaissance to the Present Day

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" The greatest of evils is civil war " (Pascal) Following on from their previous successful collective work Le dernier carré, Jean-Christophe Buisson and Jean Sévillia have brought together renowned historians and journalists to recount the most significant civil wars that have disfigured the history of humanity, from the Wars of Religion that tore Europe...
THE WINGS OF ORLÉANS - The history of air base 123...
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THE WINGS OF ORLÉANS - The history of air base 123 "Commandant Charles Paoli" - Home of...

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€34.12
At the gates of the city of Orléans, air base 123 « Commandant Charles-Paoli » has been part of the Petite Beauce landscape for nearly a hundred years. As a historic site of French military air transport, it is today a major platform of the French Air Force, whose missions span the highly technological world of communications and the fascinating realm of...
1er Régiment de Choc - Le Centre National d'Entraînement...
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1er Régiment de Choc - Le Centre National d'Entraînement Commando

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Under the direction of Colonel Vivien Bureu, this work retraces the history of the 1er Régiment de Choc – Centre national d'entraînement commando, an emblematic unit of the French Army since 1964. From its creation in 1964 to the present day, the 1er Régiment de Choc – Centre national d'entraînement commando has continually evolved to provide training...
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De Tribord à Bobard De Tribord à Bobard 2
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De Tribord à Bobard

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Being born in the middle of the century of the two world wars offered the opportunity for exceptional encounters: with the ghosts of the First, with the legends of the Second in the shadow of General de Gaulle. Having become a naval officer without always quite understanding why, flights and voyages at sea followed one another amid minefields and missile...
L'Affaire de Tunisie 1881–1883
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L'Affaire de Tunisie 1881–1883

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€23.60
From the "bandit hunt" to the Protectorate, 1881–1883. How could a reader in 1881 be informed about a war in Tunisia leading to the establishment of a "protectorate" that same year, during a period when France was in a state of intense political, industrial, economic, and artistic upheaval? The press was the only link, allowing readers to follow, almost...
The Wars of Afghanistan
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The Wars of Afghanistan

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Afghanistan: the epicentre of wars for two centuries. The history of Afghanistan is above all a military history — the history of a country perpetually embroiled in conflict due to foreign invasions or power struggles. It is the history of a nation that fought to assert its independence in the face of expansionist powers. Its unity and the power of its...
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