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SPECIAL FORCES
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SPECIAL FORCES

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Published to coincide with the release of the film starring D. Kruger, B. Magimel and D. Hounsou among others, this album revisits the story of the shoot. Interviews with the production team, the military advisors who collaborated on its making, and the actors who immersed themselves in the world of special forces are included.
THE SCORPIONS OF SPIN BOLDAK
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THE SCORPIONS OF SPIN BOLDAK

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The author traces the operational history of a Special Operations Command unit. From 1993, the men of CPA 10 (Commando Parachutiste de l'Air No. 10) developed their skills to become specialists in their field, capable of conducting raids and unleashing devastating air strikes (Afghanistan, Libya, Mali, etc.).
THE BIRTH OF A PILOT
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THE BIRTH OF A PILOT

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The fighter pilot retraces his eight years of training, from his admission to the Pupilles de l'Air school in 1990 to the award of his wings.
A LEGIONNAIRE'S LIFE
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A LEGIONNAIRE'S LIFE

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From Kolwezi to Afghanistan with the 2nd REP The first firsthand account by a French legionnaire who took part in the majority of the 2nd REP's operations: at Kolwezi in 1978, in the Central African Republic and Chad, in the former Yugoslavia between 1992 and 1999, in Côte d'Ivoire in 2002, and in Afghanistan in 2010.
THE SOUL OF A WARRIOR
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THE SOUL OF A WARRIOR

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Posthumous publication of notebooks kept by the Colonel from 1941 to 1961, ranging from the Sahara desert to the Indonesian jungle and the Algerian djebel. In this compilation of excerpts from his correspondence and letters he received, he emerges as an unyielding and determined soldier, while also sharing his moments of doubt, despair and anger.
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THE ONE WHO ESCAPED
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THE ONE WHO ESCAPED

L20200184
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In January 1991, during the first Gulf War, a commando of eight men from the British Special Air Service is inserted behind Iraqi lines. The author will be the only one to come out free and alive, surviving 8 days and 7 nights in the desert without water or food. He also recounts his time in the Army as a sniper.
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FOR THE GLORY OF THE PENNANT
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FOR THE GLORY OF THE PENNANT

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The most decorated non-commissioned officer in the French Army, this parachutist major bears witness to his forty years in the service of the Foreign Legion. He recounts his memories of military operations in Vietnam, Indochina and Algeria.
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THE VIOLENCE OF ACTION
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THE VIOLENCE OF ACTION

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Afghanistan, 2009. U.S. Army Sergeant Clinton Romesha and his men begin dismantling Combat Outpost Keating — isolated, barely accessible, difficult to defend and the target of incessant attacks. On 3 October, 300 heavily armed Taliban launch an assault on the outpost, defended by fifty lightly entrenched soldiers. The fighting lasts nearly fourteen hours.
THE CHILDREN OF LOYADA
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THE CHILDREN OF LOYADA

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1976: the French Territory of the Afars and the Issas is gripped by independence unrest. On 3 February, a school bus from the French air base, carrying children on board, is taken hostage and comes to a stop at the Loyada border post. An elite unit still unknown to the public, the GIGN, is dispatched to the scene. After thirty hours of tension, a rescue...
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GIGN - WE WERE THE FIRST
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GIGN - WE WERE THE FIRST

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The history of the first ten years of this elite gendarmerie unit, created in 1973 to combat hostage-taking and respond to the most extreme situations, told by C. Prouteau, the founder of the GIGN.
THE TIP OF THE DIAMOND
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THE DIAMOND'S EDGE

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The author, a Rafale Marine pilot, recounts his airstrike missions over Libya in 2011, following the UN Security Council's vote to establish a no-fly zone. Beyond conveying the electrifying atmosphere in his cockpit, he also gives an account of life aboard the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, with its 2,000 crew members.
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THE OPERATOR
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THE OPERATOR

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The author recounts his twenty years of service in the most secretive special forces unit of the Navy SEALs. He took part notably in the rescue of Marcus Luttrell, the liberation of Captain Richard Phillips, and the assault on Osama bin Laden's compound — whom he killed with three shots.
SEVEN TROOP
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SEVEN TROOP

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An autobiographical account tracing the author's journey from his integration into one of the squadrons of the SAS (Special Air Service) in 1983 to his return to civilian life ten years later. During this period, strong bonds formed between the soldiers, bearing witness to their humanity and their brotherhood of arms in situations that pushed them to...
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AN UNCONVENTIONAL WARRIOR
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AN UNCONVENTIONAL WARRIOR

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The author recounts his enlistment as a seaman in the US Navy as a signalman, his discovery of the SEALs, the Navy's special forces, and his determination to join one of the two existing teams. Deployed twice to Vietnam and subsequently appointed military adviser to Cambodia, he is later given the mission of creating a new exceptional special unit: SEAL...
APACHE
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APACHE

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The memoirs of a British Apache helicopter pilot, from the gruelling training programme to the brutal fighting in Afghanistan.
THE SURVIVOR
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THE SURVIVOR

L20200172
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In June 2005, a Navy SEALs team is inserted into the heart of Afghanistan's Kunar province with the mission of capturing or neutralising an entrenched Taliban commander: this is Operation Redwing. The team falls into an ambush and, despite reinforcements, nineteen Americans are found dead. M. Luttrell, wounded during the fighting, is the sole survivor of...
RETURN TO COMBAT
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BACK TO COMBAT

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In June 2005, M. Luttrell is the sole survivor of Operation Redwing. Repatriated to the United States for medical treatment, his only motivation is to return to combat. In October 2006, he is sent to Iraq to fight in the city of Ramadi, where insurgents reign by terror. Witnessing the deaths of several of his comrades, he recounts his experience of urban...
AMERICAN SNIPER
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AMERICAN SNIPER

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Autobiography of sniper Chris Kyle, a former member of the United States Navy special forces, the Navy SEALs, deployed notably in Iraq. He holds the record for the most confirmed kills in American military history. Adapted for the screen by Clint Eastwood (2015).
FIRE SUPPORT IN AFGHANISTAN
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FIRE SUPPORT IN AFGHANISTAN

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A JTAC (Joint Terminal Attack Controller) sergeant gives a first-hand account of the daily reality faced in Afghanistan by this British Army elite. Deployed on the ground in direct contact with the enemy, these men direct air strikes from the battlefield, enabling pilots to engage the enemy with precision and avoid friendly fire.
HIGHWAY TO HELL
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HIGHWAY TO HELL

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50,000 mercenaries have been deployed in Iraq since the announcement of the end of hostilities in May 2003. This multinational army, comprising more than twenty nationalities, is made up of men who hire out their services and provide protection in particular for businessmen, engineers, surveyors, politicians and journalists. A first-hand account.
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THE FIRST WINGS OF ISRAEL
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THE FIRST WINGS OF ISRAEL

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In May 1948, the Egyptian, Syrian, Iraqi and Transjordanian armies launched an assault on the newly proclaimed State of Israel. Subject to a strict arms embargo, without allies and without a regular army, the country held out thanks to fighter and transport aircraft purchased clandestinely from 1947 onwards and the secret recruitment of veteran pilots...
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ON THE FRONT LINE
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FIRST INTO ACTION

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A first-hand account from the inside by the youngest recruit ever to join the Special Boat Service, one of the most formidable units of the British special forces.
FROM ONE WAR TO ANOTHER
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FROM ONE WAR TO THE NEXT

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The author, a sniper and sergeant in the 2e RIMa, recounts his ten years of service in the French Army, describing the ordeals endured by a regiment whose several men fell in the service of France.
RESCUE DAWN
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RESCUE DAWN

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Dieter Dengler joined the U.S. Air Force in 1958 and was assigned in 1965 to the aircraft carrier USS Ranger, from which he flew missions over North Vietnam. In February 1966, his aircraft was shot down and he was taken prisoner by Communist Pathet Lao militiamen, who subjected him to torture and humiliation. An account later adapted for the screen by...
LEGIONNAIRES PORTRAITS
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LEGIONNAIRES: PORTRAITS

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Portraits of Foreign Legion members at different stages of their careers, in France, Djibouti and French Guiana.
THE MISSION, THE MEN AND ME
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THE MISSION, THE MEN AND ME

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A senior Delta Force officer, the author recounts the involvement of this elite American unit in Afghanistan during Operation Anaconda, as well as other missions in which he participated. He highlights operational shortcomings and sets out his command principles, founded on mutual understanding between those who give and those who receive orders.
THE BET ON THE IMPOSSIBLE
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THE BET ON THE IMPOSSIBLE

L20200159
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A former commander of the Patrouille de France between 2014 and 2015, the aviator delivers the story of his career and his experience as a fighter pilot.
GIGN: A TIME FOR SECRETS
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GIGN: A TIME FOR SECRETS

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The testimony of a gendarme who served in the Groupe d'intervention de la gendarmerie nationale from 1986 to 1997. M. Bernard offers a behind-the-scenes account of the GIGN, revealing a world of camaraderie in which spectacular operations follow one another without respite, and where courage, self-sacrifice and respect for human life are the fundamental...
FALLUJAH
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FALLUJAH

L20200157
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During the night of 6 to 7 November 2004, American and Iraqi forces launched their assault on the Sunni Baathist stronghold of Fallujah, a city located some sixty kilometres from Baghdad. Inside the city, only fighters remained. The men of Staff Sergeant Bellavia's infantry section moved in to take the ground. The fighting would last three weeks. He...
TO RAQQA - With the Kurds Against Daesh
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ALL THE WAY TO RAQQA – With the Kurds against Daesh

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André Hébert is the pseudonym of a young Frenchman who left to fight for fifteen months against the Islamic State alongside the Kurds of Syria. In Jusqu'à Raqqa, the site of the last battle he fought with his comrades of the YPG, "the People's Protection Units", in the jihadists' capital, he delivers the first and essential first-hand account of this...
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VAMPIRE and French MISTRAL. Volume 01
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VAMPIRE and MISTRAL French. Volume 01

L20200046
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During the war, France had remained on the sidelines of the technological revolution represented by jet propulsion. A considerable industrial and financial effort would make it possible to close this gap within a few years.
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The SA 330 PUMA
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The SA 330 PUMA

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OUT OF STOCK Designed to meet the requirements of the ALAT (the Aviation Légère de l'Armée de Terre, in search of a new tactical transport helicopter in the aftermath of the Algerian War), the Puma was a great success in the military sphere, both in France and for export, as well as on the civilian market.
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AML PANHARD
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AML PANHARD

L20200034
€23.70
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.
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