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This second volume, devoted to the drama of May 1940, presents the great turning point of the battle. By the morning of 16 May 1940, the outcome of the battle was already sealed. The French High Command would try by every means to re-establish a front by throwing before the advancing German units formations hurriedly recalled from Holland or Belgium — and...
€18.86
While the liberation of Paris and its suburbs, from 19 to 31 August 1944, did not constitute a major military episode of the second campaign of France — which had begun on 6 June on the beaches of Normandy — it carried a symbolic importance that was recognised as such both within and beyond the borders of metropolitan France.
Day by day, hour by hour,...
€23.60
FIGHTING AMONG DRONES AND ROBOTS
In Ukraine, drones and robots have imposed a new reality of combat. What is at stake in this war is a major break in military history, comparable to the advent of firearms, but infinitely faster. It will shape all future conflicts and spread across the world. Henceforth, war will be waged with systems capable of extending...
€21.71
Bernard de Lattre YOUNGEST MILITARY MEDAL RECIPIENT IN HISTORY, KILLED IN INDOCHINA
Au nom du père
Born in 1928, Bernard de Lattre grew up in the shadow of an extraordinary father, Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, future Marshal of France. Yet very early on, he chose to forge his ownpath: a volunteer at sixteen, decorated with the Médaille Militaire at...
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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...
€18.96
War memoirs of a Finnish fighter pilot
According to Finnish mythology, the roots of the world tree lie in Pohjola — a distant, frozen and dangerous land, the archetype of the mythical North where national memory, wild nature and the legacy of the Kalevala intertwine.
This is the story of the aerial clashes between the Finnish David — a small, ill-equipped...
€23.70
Chronicles of a French soldier on campaign, from Monthermé to Indochina
€21.71
Alsatian by blood shed
At the age of 22, Second Lieutenant Gérald Pau was severely wounded in the right hand during the terrible Battle of Froeschwiller in 1870. Faced with amputation, he asked to be operated on without anaesthesia, so that the small amount of product available could be reserved for the more gravely wounded soldiers.
This gesture, which...
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To prepare and ensure the success of the Normandy landings, the Allied command devised special operations carried out by small units acting in the greatest secrecy to undertake dangerous missions. Gathering intelligence, deceiving the enemy, facilitating the task of the assault forces and recovering enemy military technology — these were their objectives.
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Pike Brothers 1948 Surf Shirt Random Red Hawaiian Shirt - Pike Brothers
P0403-26-0009
€90.83
The Pike Brothers 1948 Surf Shirt Random Red Hawaiian shirt draws inspiration from the early days of modern surfing and the beach spirit of the 1940s. Made from 100% viscose, it is lightweight, breathable and quick-drying. Its classic loose cut, authentic print and coconut buttons make it a standout summer piece for a relaxed vintage outfit.
€36.97
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...
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The SS Totenkopf division was among the Waffen-SS the most fanatical and most feared unit of the Second World War.
This book traces the formation of the unit, including its origins, and the key figures involved in the division throughout its wartime service and its organisation. Initially drawn from the personnel of concentration camp...
€23.60
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,...
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THEORY OF THE COMBATANT – Close Combat: An Eternal Return or a Revolution to Come?
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€22.75
On 18 August 2008, 10 French soldiers were killed and 21 others wounded in the Afghan mountains. No one had seen the ambush set up by the Taliban and their local allies coming. This tragic event is the starting point of Michel Goya's new work, which opens with a description of the fighting in the Uzbin Valley and then analyses its consequences.
A sharp...
€28.34
Omaha Beach is certainly one of the most famous of the five D-Day landing sectors. It was on this 7 km-long beach, backed by cliffs, that American troops suffered their heaviest losses on 6 June 1944.
Facing the Americans, the Wehrmacht's 716th Infantry Division defended the beach with machine-gun nests, kilometres of barbed wire, thousands of mines,...