ARMS & ARTILLERY

The Guns of Victory 1914–1918 - Volume 1, Field...
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The French army entered the field in August 1914 with an extraordinary field gun, the 75, which was supposed to do almost everything. At that point, French ranks possessed only a very limited complement of heavy field artillery: barely three hundred guns of 120 and 155 calibre, of which only around one hundred could be considered modern. On the other...
Torpedoes
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Torpedoes

L20210058
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In this work, Eugène Hennebert, a retired lieutenant-colonel of the Engineers, traces the history of torpedoes from antiquity — including certain forms of Greek fire — through to his own era, with the first torpedo boats and submarines. With the aid of numerous illustrations, he describes the various models invented, the means of deploying them and the...
STURMARTILLERIE DE LA WAFFEN-SS Volume 2 Totenkopf -... STURMARTILLERIE DE LA WAFFEN-SS Volume 2 Totenkopf -... 2
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In this second volume on the Sturmgeschütze of the Waffen-SS, the reader will find the history of the assault guns of the "Totenkopf" division, initially organized as a single battery and later expanded into a powerful three-battery Abteilung. Plunged into the ordeal of the Demyansk Pocket in the winter of 1941/42, the Sturmartilleristen endured almost...
NUTS & BOLTS VOL 44 - 15 cm S.I.G. 33 Auf Fgst. Pz.Kpfw.... NUTS & BOLTS VOL 44 - 15 cm S.I.G. 33 Auf Fgst. Pz.Kpfw.... 2
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Complete study of these vehicles. This book contains 275 photographs, of which 199 are period photographs from the front or taken from manuals, 142 colour photographs of restored vehicles with detail photoscopes. 41 colour photographs of 5 models by Tony Greenland, Vinnie Branigan and 3 other modellers. 64 pages of text and technical tables in English and...
ARMOURED TRAINS – Illustrated Encyclopaedia from 1825 to... ARMOURED TRAINS – Illustrated Encyclopaedia from 1825 to... 2
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Paul Malmassari had already published, in the early 1990s with Heimdal, a reference work on the subject of armoured trains — a topic generally little treated. An undisputed specialist in the field, the author this time proposes a new and very different approach to the history of these steel giants dependent on the railways. From their origins to the...
DAGGERS AND KNIVES OF THE THIRD REICH
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This work will soon stand as a reference on a subject that will captivate collectors as well as all those passionate about history, who will find here a richly presented treatment of a particularly abundant topic. Since ancient times, the sword that accompanied the knight carried a highly symbolic value. From the sixteenth century onwards, the sword was...
THE OTHER TERROR AFTER THE LIGHTNING – THE 11th MARINE...
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From the remote reaches of Ouaddaï in Chad to the plains of the Euphrates in Iraq, the Bigors of the 11th have been deployed on every overseas operational theatre for more than 40 years. Heir to the 1st Colonial Artillery Regiment, whose memory it carefully preserves through the battle honours inscribed on its standard, the 11th Marine Artillery Regiment...
GUSTAV MERTSCH - The Artillery of the Leibstandarte SS...
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Through a fascinating collection of testimonies and numerous photographs from veterans of the "LSSAH" division, the German author Thomas Fischer takes us into the world — often poorly understood — of artillery… and what is more, that of the 1st Waffen-SS division! A welcome change from the Panzers or the Grenadiere, the world of the Artilleristen is just...
The Creusot Armor Plates and the Compound Armor Plates
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Octavo paperback, 66 pp. Numerous plates and in-text figures. Armour plating is the armoured cladding applied to warships. The many plates depict armour plates variously affected by shellfire. The iconography is very rich. 
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.
EUROPEAN MISSILES IN COMBAT
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EUROPEAN MISSILES IN COMBAT

L20190055
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A corporate book published in partnership with MBDA (the Franco-British-German-Italian European consortium), issued in 2 languages (FR, GB). European tactical missiles — whether anti-tank, air-to-ground, anti-ship or surface-to-air — have played a decisive role in contemporary conflicts around the world for decades.
WEHRMACHT46 - Volume 1 The Reich's Arsenal
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OUT OF PRINT   Much has been said about "wonder weapons" — as visionary in some respects as they were fantastical in others — studied or deployed in 1944–45 by Nazi Germany in an attempt to reverse the course of the war.
WEHRMACHT FIELD ARTILLERY DURING WORLD WAR II
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On 1 January 1921, in order to comply with the clauses of the Treaty of Versailles, the Reichswehr retained no more than 204 7.7 cm guns and 84 10.5 cm howitzers. With the exception of this meagre allocation, the entire artillery park of the Deutsche Armee existing on 11 November 1918 was seized or scrapped.
THE FORTIFICATIONS OF THE THIRD REICH - PLANS AND 3D MODELS THE FORTIFICATIONS OF THE THIRD REICH - PLANS AND 3D MODELS 2
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With Hitler in power, he renounced the Treaty of Versailles, including its restrictions on the construction of fortifications. This is how the major fortification programmes along the borders of the Reich began. From 1935, several types of modern fortifications were defined, and by 1937, 26 fortified lines had been erected facing France, Czechoslovakia...
THE GUNS OF VICTORY 1914 - 1918. VOLUME 2 THE GUNS OF VICTORY 1914 - 1918. VOLUME 2 2
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With the new and monstrous form taken by the war that began "with a flower in the rifle barrel" on 2 August 1914, both sides developed over four years a formidable artillery of very large calibre.
THE ARTILLERY AND THE GRIBEAUVAL SYSTEM VOLUME 3 THE ARTILLERY AND THE GRIBEAUVAL SYSTEM VOLUME 3 2
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With this final volume, the pontonniers, sedentary artillerymen and coastal artillery gunners — too often left in the shadows — are brought to light, along with the equipment and pieces they served.
US FIELD ARTILLERY 1941–1945
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US FIELD ARTILLERY 1941–1945

L20170068
€15.64
At the time of entry into the war, the American field artillery (Field Artillery) was lagging behind both technically and in terms of doctrine.
Study of Fire Against Aerial Targets - Confidential Report 1917 Study of Fire Against Aerial Targets - Confidential Report 1917 2
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Study of fire against aerial targets by Captain Lévy — 1917 Confidential report on the origins of anti-aircraft artillery (A.A.). Numbered copy 300. Includes a note from the General Staff. RARE
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