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LIEUTENANTS - DESTINIES OF FRENCH LIEUTENANTS FROM 1800...
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LIEUTENANTS - DESTINIES OF FRENCH LIEUTENANTS FROM 1800 TO THE PRESENT DAY

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DESTINIES OF FRENCH LIEUTENANTS FROM 1800 TO THE PRESENT DAY WHATEVER THE BATTLEFIELD, EVERYWHERE, ALWAYS, A LIEUTENANT LEADS FROM THE FRONT At twenty, they are leaders in the making yet already on the front line: they are the lieutenants. They bear responsibility for their men, the terrain, the reality of combat — where there is no room for error. They...
American Essex-Class Aircraft Carriers – Volume II
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American Essex-Class Aircraft Carriers – Volume II

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Navires & Histoire du Monde No. 44 The American Essex-class aircraft carriers served from 1943 to 1991, from the second part of the Pacific War to the end of the Cold War. Twenty-four vessels were actually commissioned. No two ships are exactly alike, owing to different shipyards, evolving detection equipment, varying degrees of modernization, repairs...
American Essex-Class Aircraft Carriers – Volume I
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American Essex-Class Aircraft Carriers – Volume I

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Navires & Histoire du Monde Collection N°43 The American Essex-class aircraft carriers served from 1943 to 1991, from the second half of the Pacific War to the end of the Cold War. Twenty-four vessels were actually commissioned. No two ships are exactly alike, owing to different shipyards, evolving detection equipment, varying degrees of modernisation,...
Equipages. Life on Board and Traditions of the Sailors of... Equipages. Life on Board and Traditions of the Sailors of... 2
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Equipages. Life on Board and Traditions of the Sailors of La Royale

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La Marine nationale (La Royale) is one of the last institutions that can pride itself on the human dimension of a crew. When the last mooring line of one of its vessels slips into the water, a very particular world comes into being in an instant. A group of men and women leaves dry land to live a collective experience in a closed environment, far from any...
News from Sainte-Engrâce? Chronicles of an Ordinary Hero
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News from Sainte-Engrâce? Chronicles of an Ordinary Hero

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Chronicles of an Ordinary Intelligence Services Hero ­ y name is Alex. My father is Jewish and my mother is English. An explosive combination during the Second World War. I was fourteen years old when we escaped the Nazis via the Pyrenees, taking refuge first in Spain, then in Portugal. It was in Sainte-Engrâce, an isolated village in...
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THE 159th RIA - The Snow Regiment Vol. 1 1887–1939
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THE 159th RIA - The Snow Regiment Vol. 1 1887–1939

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Period photographs36 uniform silhouettesA wealth of documents, pennants and insignia The 159th RIA is the emblematic regiment of the Hautes-Alpes. Its presence in Briançon from 1890 to 1994 left a very strong impression on local memory and landscape. Many families had one or more members who served in its ranks, sometimes giving their lives. Since the end...
FRENCH AIR FORCE HELICOPTERS - From 1950 to the Present Day
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FRENCH AIR FORCE HELICOPTERS - From 1950 to the Present Day

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Aviation History Collection No. 49 French Air Force helicopters first appeared in 1950 to meet operational needs in Indochina and Algeria at war, where their crews and mechanics wrote the first pages of their glory. Redeployed to metropolitan France in the early 1960s, they were also stationed overseas and deployed on external operations in Africa, the...
De Gaulle and Bayeux – The Call of 16 June 1946 for a... De Gaulle and Bayeux – The Call of 16 June 1946 for a... 2
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De Gaulle and Bayeux – The Call of 16 June 1946 for a Strong State

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this new work — following the same author's volume devoted to 14 June 1944 — reminds us that Bayeux played a central role in de Gaulle's conception of the State; here through the founding speech of the Fifth Republic delivered on 16 June 1946. The author follows it step by step, supported by a richly illustrated iconography.
Aerobatic Display Teams of the World – François Brévot
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Aerobatic Display Teams of the World – François Brévot

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Aerobatic Display Teams of the World is an illustrated book by François Brévot devoted to the great military aerial display teams. The work presents twenty aerobatic formations photographed on five continents, in action, in close-up and from spectacular angles. A superb aviation book ideal for airshow enthusiasts, military display team fans and...
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Spy Planes – Illustrated Guide from the First World War...
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Spy Planes – Illustrated Guide from the First World War to the Present Day

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Spy Planes is an illustrated guide devoted to the history of aerial reconnaissance, from the First World War to modern aviation. Authored by Norman Polmar and John F. Bessette, this work presents spy planes, their military role, their technical evolution and their iconic missions. An ideal book for enthusiasts of military aviation, aerial intelligence and...
World Tour of Second World War Tanks
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World Tour of Second World War Tanks

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Embark on a genuine world tour of Second World War tanks, from the United States to Australia, via Poland, Germany of course, and France. Conceived as a true handbook, the book brings together photographs and technical data to tell you everything you could want to know about these masters of the battlefield.A genuine technical and visual...
VBL Panhard VBL Panhard 2
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VBL Panhard

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VBL Panhard. Always up front. By Charles Maisonneuve. Preface by Major General Benoît Aumonnier.
The Third Reich. From Origins to Collapse. Two-volume... The Third Reich. From Origins to Collapse. Two-volume... 2
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The Third Reich. From Origins to Collapse. Two-volume boxed set

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A masterful and pioneering synthesis, hailed as a masterpiece upon its publication in 1960, William L. Shirer's The Third Reich belongs to that category of reference works that read like a novel. Acclaimed by hundreds of thousands of readers worldwide, this colossal work owes its originality to the fact that the author, residing in Berlin from 1934 to...
THE FIRST OF THE TANKS - The 501st Tank Combat Regiment THE FIRST OF THE TANKS - The 501st Tank Combat Regiment 2
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THE FIRST OF THE TANKS - The 501st Tank Combat Regiment

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This graphic novel, complemented by an illustrated dossier, traces the history of the 501st Tank Combat Regiment since its creation in 1918: participation in the final offensives of the First World War; combat in the Middle East and Africa; the Normandy landing on 3 August 1944, etc. Today, stationed at Mourmelon-le-Grand in Champagne, the regiment is...
THE GREAT NAVAL BATTLES OF HISTORY – 1789–1945
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THE GREAT NAVAL BATTLES OF HISTORY – 1789–1945

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From 1789 to 1945, naval warfare continuously reshaped the balance of power. The French Navy experienced both hours of glory and dark hours, and on every ocean of the world, the fleets of the great nations deployed their ambitions and competed in performance. On this singular epic, Vincent Lanata, General of the Air Army, offers a unique perspective,...
GIGN - The Full Story GIGN - The Full Story 2
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GIGN - The Full Story

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60 OPERATORS RECOUNT THE HISTORY OF A LEGENDARY UNIT GIGN. Four letters that command respect. Since its founding in 1974, this counter-terrorism unit has established itself as a world model, always on the front line against the most extreme threats. Under the leadership of Lieutenant Christian Prouteau, the GIGN forged a unique identity: effectiveness,...
LES AVIONS MARCEL BLOCH - Volume 3: Fighters and Other...
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LES AVIONS MARCEL BLOCH - Volume 3: Fighters and Other Developments

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Marcel Bloch took considerable time before deciding to propose a fighter aircraft. His first attempt was a complete failure — the aircraft could not even take off. Yet the ideas he had instilled in that project would prompt the French government to take notice and, after numerous improvements, industry would make it one of the three principal defenders of...
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The Spirit of Fascism - 1915 - 1945 The Spirit of Fascism - 1915 - 1945 2
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The Spirit of Fascism - 1915 - 1945

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What is fascism? Behind this word, so often used in a vague or polemical manner, lies a complex ideology with deep roots and sometimes contradictory contours. This book offers a rigorous inquiry into the intellectual foundations of Italian fascism, from its beginnings before 1915 to its fall in 1945. Through the study of the thinkers who influenced its...
The Cristero Generalissimo Gorostieta The Cristero Generalissimo Gorostieta 2
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The Cristero Generalissimo Gorostieta

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Organized Catholics were seeking a professional military man to build a real army that would fight for God and Country. General Enrique Gorostieta Velarde, although having received a liberal education in his military training, very quickly reconciled himself with religious mysticism for the struggle he was about to lead. This book is the result of...
MUSSOLINI and the Arcana of Fascism MUSSOLINI and the Arcana of Fascism 2
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MUSSOLINI and the Arcana of Fascism

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Plunge into a captivating journey through the mysterious and occult undercurrents of Benito Mussolini and fascism in this fascinating book, the fruit of years of meticulous research and bold exploration. Based on rare and abundant documentation, this unusual work reveals the deepest secrets and most extraordinary realities of a historical period long kept...
Genesis of Fascism Genesis of Fascism 2
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Genesis of Fascism

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« Genesis of Fascism » is an overview of all those political and social forces, ideas and historical circumstances that made possible the emergence of an ideology such as fascism, from a perspective free of the obsession for or against that unfortunately characterises this subject. Jordi Garriga Clavé (born 1972) is a historian. Specialising in the social...
MERCENARIES - Soldiers Without a Flag MERCENARIES - Soldiers Without a Flag 2
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MERCENARIES - Soldiers Without a Flag

L20260020
€19.91
« The ultimate reason or impulse that drives men to make war on their fellow men will always remain a mystery — sometimes money, politics, or adventure; mere excuses for what drives them to become mercenaries, or simply Soldiers without a flag… » With « Mercenaries, Soldiers Without a Flag », author Joaquín Mañes Postigo unveils the great history of...
BOB DENARD - The Story of a Man BOB DENARD - The Story of a Man 2
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BOB DENARD - The Story of a Man

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€14.12
3rd edition "Bob Denard was '… a man of values (…), but above all a great patriot who was always driven by the feeling of defending the superior interests of France'."— Me Elie Hatem "Alongside Bob Denard, (…) symbol of the French-style mercenary, I had lived more than 15 years of exotic adventures, armed to the teeth, almost like in a film."— Captain...
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