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Since 2014, Ukraine — and in particular the Donbass region — has been engulfed in a civil war pitting the government against pro-Russian separatist regions.
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Through several testimonies and recollections of veterans, the reader is immersed in the daily life of a unit, the SS-Panzer Regiment 3 « Totenkopf », which fought exclusively on the Russian Front. It would be one of the most formidable. The Kriegstagebuch (war diary) of a tank gunner from this unit serves as the guiding thread of this work, enriched with...
€18.01
February 1976: the gendarmerie deployed to free hostages in Djibouti with the Groupe d'Intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale (GIGN), created by Lieutenant Christian Prouteau. Its sister unit, the Escadron Parachutiste d'Intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale (EPIGN), subsequently developed expertise in the protection of diplomats in war zones.
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Following the success of Jean-Yves Mary's works, in particular Corridor des Panzers and Zur Küste, it was essential to complete this remarkable body of documentation. In this first volume, the German armoured forces, their units, commanders and the history of their engagements are recalled with rich iconography including documents and colour profiles.
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The first combat aircraft to fly at "Mach 2," the Lockheed F-104 Starfighter was, alongside the Dassault Mirage III, the McDonnell F-4 Phantom II and the Mikoyan MiG-21, one of the four iconic fighters of the Cold War.
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Published in 2006 and quickly out of print, the first edition of "Samouraï sur porte-avions" deserved to be revisited. The author now presents a substantially expanded and greatly enriched second edition. The text has indeed been considerably supplemented by the contribution and study of numerous documents — both Japanese and American — that were not...
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One of the aces of the Normandie-Niémen with sixteen confirmed victories, Roger Sauvage published shortly after his return to France the account of his experience within this Franco-Russian fighter unit that became legendary in the history of aviation.
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This substantial work brings together the technical knowledge relating to the British Army engaged in the North-West Europe campaign, from 6 June 1944 to 8 May 1945.
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During the 1960s, plastic scale modelling was still a young hobby in Europe, with a market dominated by British and American products.
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Born in 1921 near Wiener Neustadt, the Austrian Hans Höller would live through an incredible odyssey across the turmoil of the Second World War, into which he plunges us with force in this extraordinary autobiography.
€75.78
The most complete and detailed study of the uniforms and equipment of the German paratroopers (Fallschirmjäger) of the Second World War.
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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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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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LEERNES AND COLLARMONT - 22 AUGUST 1914 - THE FORGOTTEN MEN OF THE BATTLE OF CHARLEROI
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The forgotten men of the Battle of Charleroi
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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.
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During the night of 5–6 June 1944, the U.S. 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions jumped over the Cotentin Peninsula with the aim of isolating the German forces in Normandy from the west.
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Over 300 photographs — 216 pages — Paperback
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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.
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The little-known history of Bonaparte's painful defeat in Palestine.
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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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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...
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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...
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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. »
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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 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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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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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....
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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...
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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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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...
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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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The first French-language biography of "The Angel of Death".
This book comprehensively traces the extraordinary life of a particularly cruel Nazi doctor, Josef Mengele. How did this man come to break the Hippocratic oath in such a monstrous way? The author of The Doctors of Auschwitz recounts Mengele's childhood in Günzburg, his promising future in...