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1917 Canadians in Combat: Vimy, Lens and the Mining Basin 1917 Canadians in Combat: Vimy, Lens and the Mining Basin 2
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1917 Canadians in Combat: Vimy, Lens and the Mining District

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It was in April 1917 that, for the first time, the Canadian infantry divisions were grouped together within a single army corps. This corps achieved a major early success by capturing Vimy Ridge on 9 April 1917 (and in the days that followed). This victory marked the birth of Canadian national identity through a glorious feat of arms.
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US ARMY INSIGNIA 1941-1945
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US ARMY INSIGNIA 1941–1945

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At the end of the First World War, the US Army began identifying its units by cloth insignia sewn onto the sleeve of the uniform.
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MIRAGE 2000N
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MIRAGE 2000N

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In service since 1988, the Mirage 2000N carries out on a daily basis an essential part of France's nuclear deterrence mission through the deployment of the Air Sol Moyenne Portée medium-range air-to-ground thermonuclear missile.
WWI TANK SCALE MODELS WWI TANK SCALE MODELS 2
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WWI TANK SCALE MODELS

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It was on 15 September 1916 at Flers that the first assault tanks in military history made their appearance on the First World War battlefield. These tracked armoured vehicles, armed with guns and machine guns (British Mark I), caused widespread surprise and terror in the opposing camp.
The Death Corridor Mortain-Falaise-Argentan 1944 The Death Corridor Mortain-Falaise-Argentan 1944 2
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The Death Corridor Mortain-Falaise-Argentan 1944

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The "death corridor" is the neck of the famous Falaise-Argentan pocket where the German fighting forces in Normandy were to be crushed by Allied power. The Germans left several thousand dead and 40,000 prisoners in the pocket after roughly half of them managed to force their way through. This work recounts that hell. The Battle of Mortain with sensational...
General Valin. Commander of the Free French Air Forces
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General Valin. Commander of the Free French Air Forces

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The man who gave wings to Free France A discreet yet central figure of Free France, Martial Valin (1898–1980) was the man who gave wings to the Gaullist struggle. A courageous pilot, visionary military commander, outstanding organiser, he embodies the rebirth of French air power at a moment when all seemed lost. In 1941, he took command of the FAFL and...
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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...
JAGUAR, THE FELINE IN ACTION
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JAGUAR, THE FELINE IN ACTION

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In 2007, the Jaguar continued its career in India, before taking a well-earned retirement in the pantheon of legendary aircraft. This work, enriched with nearly 600 photographs, 19 profiles, three-view drawings by Jean-Jacques Petit and numerous operational anecdotes illustrated with action photographs, will take you through the "saga" of the Jaguar, from...
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...
IN THE FRONT LINE - A History of Nurses in the Great War
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IN THE FRONT LINE - A History of Nurses in the Great War

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« Our wounded are admirable, wonderful. Not a single complaint. They let themselves have their arms and legs cut off, their skulls opened without a murmur. (…) It is for France. » « I hurry towards the dressing room, and there unfolds the harrowing procession of hideous wounds, atrocious destruction, a pulp of flesh, bones and splinters. » From the...
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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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THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE - The Second World War in Colour
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THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE - The Second World War in Colour

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The battle that took place in the Ardennes massif between 16 December 1944 and the end of January 1945 is most often referred to as the Battle of the Ardennes. In the United States, this battle — the largest in which American soldiers participated on the Western Front — is known as The Battle of the Bulge. The Americans likened it to a "bulge" of some 80...
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THE KRIEGSMARINE 1935–1945 - HISTORY - UNIFORMS -...
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THE KRIEGSMARINE 1935–1945 - HISTORY - UNIFORMS - INSIGNIA - EQUIPMENT

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2025 REPRINT A magnificent colour album presenting all uniform pieces, rank insignia and badges of the Kriegsmarine, including those of U-Boot crews. This work traces the history, organisation, uniforms and equipment of the German war navy between 1935 and 1945. A formidable weapon which, despite its limited resources, would ultimately prove the only...
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The Soviets at War. 1939–1949
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The Soviets at War. 1939–1949

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Over ten years, between 1939 and 1949, the USSR moved from isolated nation to superpower on equal footing with the United States. For its leaders, the Second World War was marked by a spirit of sacrifice and heroism. For the people, this period meant great catastrophes: the Shoah, the famine of 1946–1947, and civil war in Ukraine and the Baltic states....
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...
Napoleon III, the Misunderstood
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Napoleon III, the Misunderstood

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Napoleon III gave France the foundations of its modernity, yet he remains an unloved figure of the Republic. In this book, two convinced advocates rehabilitate a man and his visionary outlook for France, its society, its economy, its culture, and its influence beyond its borders. Discovering the Second Empire means immersing oneself in an effervescent era...
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TO EARN THE GREEN BERET 1941 - 1944 TO EARN THE GREEN BERET 1941 - 1944 2
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TO EARN THE GREEN BERET 1941 - 1944

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This book recounts how, sometimes at the cost of their lives, young Frenchmen refused to accept defeat and above all the shameful armistice of 22 June 1940. Some of these future commandos, who had endured German oppression and then the harassment and lies of Vichy propaganda, decided to leave France — sometimes by deserting from the Marine Nationale, for...
THE SOLDIER'S PATH – FROM THE UZBIN AMBUSH TO CLOSE...
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THE SOLDIER'S PATH – FROM THE UZBIN AMBUSH TO CLOSE PROTECTION

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A soldier in the 8th Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment, Mayeul fought against the Taliban during the infamous Uzbin ambush on 18 August 2008 in Afghanistan. In his book, he recounts with unprecedented authenticity the fighting of that deadly day during which ten French servicemen lost their lives. Beyond revealing the reality of the parachute soldier's...
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