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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.
€54.98
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...
€18.48
In the night of 5 to 6 June 1944, while the American airborne divisions and the British Airborne were preparing to jump over Normandy, 36 French commandos were dropped over Brittany.
€55.92
At the end of the Second World War, in December 1944, Hitler caught the entire world off guard by launching a powerful counter-offensive in the Ardennes.
€75.78
The most complete and detailed study of the uniforms and equipment of the German paratroopers (Fallschirmjäger) of the Second World War.
€75.78
The most complete and detailed study of the uniforms and equipment of the German paratroopers (Fallschirmjäger) of the Second World War.
€37.44
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.
€41.71
In 1945, the French army chose to equip itself with a new, young and dynamic arm, embodied by the metropolitan airborne troops.
€53.08
This detailed study presents the uniforms of the Foreign Legion during the Algerian War.
€27.96
«The Guard advances!» The Imperial Guard, that glorious phalanx, the fruit of all the attentions of Emperor Napoleon I, is in a sense a small army within the "Grande Armée"... This study of its organization, as well as its uniforms and equipment, is here brought to its highest level of thoroughness.
€18.48
Marcel Migeo is a great name from the heroic age of French aviation, even if he lacks the fame of a Mermoz, a Guillaumet or a Saint-Exupéry — all three of whom he knew personally. Refusing a pre-ordained career as a civil servant at the Ministry of Finance, he chose aviation out of a taste for adventure and travel.
€53.08
Wire communications always played a major role in the German Army.
€27.96
Born at the same time as the French Air Force itself, in the early 1930s, the air wings have symbolised the evolution of French air power for decades.
€55.92
Villers-Bocage
Aunay-sur-Odon
Mont-Pinçon
Condé-sur-Noireau
€37.44
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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HEITAI, Uniforms, Equipment and Personal Kit of the Japanese Infantryman 1931–1945
L20180007
€68.25
Today, little is known about the weapons, uniforms and living conditions of Japanese soldiers (Heitai), the undisputed conquerors of nearly all of East Asia during the Second World War. In this sumptuous illustrated volume, both the general reader and the historian can at last gain a glimpse of the personal effects of the Imperial Army infantryman.
€55.92
On 5 June 1940, the Germans launched their second major offensive of the campaign against a severely weakened French army. The fighting on the Somme and the Aisne was of great intensity before the attacker's numerical and material superiority forced French troops to fall back gradually.
€55.92
May–June 1940. An ill-fated battle lost in forty-five days. Almost everything has been said about those forty-five days, whether through general works covering all or part of the period, or through monographs addressing particular aspects of the battle.
€55.92
May–June 1940. An ill-fated battle lost in forty-five days. Everything has been said, or nearly so, about those forty-five days — whether through general works covering all or part of the period, or monographs addressing particular aspects of the battle.
€27.96
«The Guard advances!» The Imperial Guard, that glorious phalanx, the object of all the attentions of Emperor Napoleon I, is in a sense a small army within the «Grande Armée»... This study of its organisation, its uniforms and its equipment is here brought to its most accomplished degree.
€58.77
This work, a true encyclopaedia, is the result of an exceptional endeavour presenting for the first time and in exhaustive detail the uniforms and equipment of Luftwaffe personnel from 1935 to 1945.
€27.96
This album presents the French armoured forces in the battle of May–June 1940. It covers first the fighting tanks with presentations of the equipment (FT 17, D1, D2, R35, H35, FCM, H39, B1, FCM2C) as well as the units (DCR, BCC and CACC).
€32.23
A collection of first-hand accounts gathered from veterans of this airborne division who were involved in the operations of the Second World War. Unknown to historians, these anecdotes bear witness to dramatic episodes, aborted operations and human error. They are illustrated with period photographs.
€22.75
The D-Day Landings and the Battle of Normandy, from 6 June to 30 August 1944, are recounted day by day. The narrative, illustrated with maps, photographs and period documents, is accompanied by information on the aircraft and military vehicles involved.
€27.96
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.
€14.22
Recipes for vegetables, meat, soups and desserts dating from the First World War, revealing the nutritional needs as well as the culinary desires of French troops during the conflict. With documentary sections on hygiene and diet of the period.
€55.92
Following his works devoted to the Battle of Iwo Jima and the 1st Marine Division, Charles Trang presents an encyclopaedic study of the Marines in the Pacific from 1941 to 1945, in which each of their campaigns is treated in detail with numerous first-hand accounts and photographs, most of them previously unpublished.
€37.44
Far beyond a simple narrative, The Sherman Saga revolves around a tank yet unfolds across multiple facets. Didactic, informal, historical and pragmatic, it highlights the role and the hardships of the crews who served this legendary vehicle.
€18.48
On Tuesday 6 June 1944, 130,000 Allied soldiers landed in Normandy. Among them, 177 Frenchmen. While the figure may seem negligible, the symbolic significance is immense.