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Gamelin or the Constrained Strategy Gamelin or the Constrained Strategy 2
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The name of Maurice Gamelin inevitably calls to mind the generalissimo held responsible for the defeat of 1940, a military disaster of incalculable consequences. His condemnation seems beyond appeal. Yet a thorough study of the man tends to challenge many certainties about his actual culpability. Casting a dispassionate eye — far removed from bitter...
THE FAR EAST SERVICE ACTION 1944–1945 – First... THE FAR EAST SERVICE ACTION 1944–1945 – First... 2
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In Indochina, in late 1944 and early 1945, the internal resistance, the emissaries of Fighting France and the DGER's parachute commandos — supported by the British Force 136 — were actively preparing to confront the Japanese adversary when the Japanese coup of 9 March 1945 jeopardised the takeover of the territory by the Provisional Government of the...
THE BERLIET PCM, THE URBAN BUS PAR EXCELLENCE THE BERLIET PCM, THE URBAN BUS PAR EXCELLENCE 2
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A general-purpose manufacturer, Berliet left its mark on the coach and bus market. In the early 1960s, the Lyon-based manufacturer was a key player in the study of a new standard bus for the RATP, intended to replace all rolling stock then in service. Named the PCM R, it was selected by the Régie, which ordered 750 units. An innovative model in more ways...
THE GRAND ALBUM OF ARMOURED CARS OF VICTORY THE GRAND ALBUM OF ARMOURED CARS OF VICTORY 2
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The idea of mounting a machine gun on a car chassis is as old as the automobile itself. In the very beginning, around 1900, the words used to describe this combination were varied: some spoke of a « mitrailleuse automobile », others used the expression « automobile de guerre ». Often these were simply open tourers fitted with machine gun mountings, like...
FIGHTING FOR HONOUR - 13 Heroic Battles FIGHTING FOR HONOUR - 13 Heroic Battles 2
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Alamo, Sidi-Brahim, Camerone, Bazeilles, Fort de Vaux, the Alcázar of Toledo, Westerplatte, Wizna, Saumur, Bir Hakeim, Les Glières, Iwo Jima, Diên Biên Phu. What do Alamo, Camerone, Iwo Jima, and Bir Hakeim have in common? The determination of the defenders who, without faltering, face an adversary vastly superior in numbers and materiel. Surrounded and...
THE LORRAINE GROUP - From the Libyan Desert to the... THE LORRAINE GROUP - From the Libyan Desert to the... 2
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In September 1941, the Forces Aériennes Françaises Libres assigned the names of occupied French provinces to their combat units. Bomber Group No. 1, just formed from the Reserve Bomber Group No. 1 (a veteran of Kufra and Abyssinia), thus took the name "Lorraine". Equipped with Bristol Blenheim aircraft, it took part in Operation Crusader in Libya against...
KÉPI: A French Headpiece. Volume 2: the military képi... KÉPI: A French Headpiece. Volume 2: the military képi... 2
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PRE-ORDER ONLINE - BOOK AVAILABLE FROM 30 MAY 2023 The history of the képi is covered here in its entirety for the first time. This headpiece alone symbolizes the French soldier, but it is also, by extension, the official representation of the military man and the civil servant. A képi conveys a great deal of information about its wearer, beginning with...
TRACTORS & SEMI-TRAILERS OF THE U.S. ARMY TRACTORS & SEMI-TRAILERS OF THE U.S. ARMY 2
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US Army WW2 trucks, tractors and semi-trailers, by Didier Andres. In the late 1930s, two major schools of thought clashed within the United States Army, which had embarked on a profound restructuring of its units and vehicle fleet. In the field of logistical support, the advocates of the trailer and semi-trailer concept championed a physical separation...
THE CANADIAN SOLDIER OF THE LIBERATION 1944-1945: From... THE CANADIAN SOLDIER OF THE LIBERATION 1944-1945: From... 2
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New Expanded Edition An attractive presentation of the material details surrounding the Canadian soldier, the "Canuck". This long-awaited new revised and expanded edition provides essential reference material for military history enthusiasts hungry for detailed information, for collectors of historical memorabilia and vehicles, for scale modellers, and...
THE 36TH AMERICAN INFANTRY DIVISION "TEXAS DIVISION" THE 36TH AMERICAN INFANTRY DIVISION "TEXAS DIVISION" 2
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The 36th American Infantry Division "Texas Division". The Allied liberation units — Italy, Provence, Rhône Valley, Vosges, Germany Delivery from 22 September This work is the only one in French recounting the history of the 36th Infantry Division of the United States Army, from its creation to the present day. This major unit, nicknamed the "Texas...
FRENCH MOTORISED ARTILLERY, FROM ITS ORIGINS TO 1919 FRENCH MOTORISED ARTILLERY, FROM ITS ORIGINS TO 1919 2
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Delivery from 13 October 2023 During the Great War, the French army went from a single motorised heavy artillery group comprising four batteries to a vast array of motorised equipment fitted with more than 2,000 field, heavy and high-powered artillery pieces, representing nearly 15% of the French artillery park. Guy François traces the genesis of this...
THE JEEP IN THE FRENCH ARMY VOLUME 1: 1943 - 1954 THE JEEP IN THE FRENCH ARMY VOLUME 1: 1943 - 1954 2
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«My first jeep, I saw it on 23 August 1944 in Toulon. It belonged — I would learn this much later — to the 3rd squadron of the 1st Naval Fusiliers Regiment, which had infiltrated towards the districts of Cap Brun…» It was in this way that the author discovered this marvellous little vehicle, which served sixty years within the French Army, taking part in...
ALESIA, THE TRIUMPH OF ROMAN ORGANISATION ALESIA, THE TRIUMPH OF ROMAN ORGANISATION 2
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Alesia, the culmination of centuries of defiance between the Gauls and the Romans. In the 4th century BC, Brennus uttered his famous "Vae Victis", sparking the beginning of a long centuries-old animosity between Romans and Gauls. Years of defiance between the two peoples would lead to the famous Battle of Alesia in 52 BC. Caught in Julius Caesar's...
SHERMAN IN THE PACIFIC 1943-1945 SHERMAN IN THE PACIFIC 1943-1945 2
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Following Pearl Harbor, the loss of the Philippines and the threat of an invasion of Australia, the reconquest of the Pacific stands as a unique episode in the annals of modern military history — fought across an ocean and on islands turned into fortresses. Landing, advancing through hostile terrain and fighting an adversary as courageous as he was...
BOB DENARD - THE GREAT MERCENARY OF THE 20th CENTURY BOB DENARD - THE GREAT MERCENARY OF THE 20th CENTURY 2
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The remarkable story of Bob Denard, the mercenary of the Fifth Republic — one of the greatest military figures of the 20th century. This larger-than-life condottiere showed from a very young age a marked taste for adventure and combat. At 16, he enlisted in the Royale, which he left six years later at the end of the Indochina War. This was only the...
RAIDS SPECIAL REPORT No. 3: THE UKRAINIAN ARMY AT WAR
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After more than a year of major fighting in Ukraine between the Russian army and the Ukrainian armed forces, and given our readers' constant interest in this war in Europe, we felt it necessary to present the Ukrainian army in detail. And this through both its general organisation and its special units such as snipers, anti-armour hunters, cyberwarfare...
PAINTING WWII & MODERN ARMOUR PAINTING WWII & MODERN ARMOUR 2
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PAINTING WWII & MODERN ARMOUR

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Far more than a simple technique, this work offers an entirely new approach to painting armour: the black-and-white technique, or how to establish contrasts — as well as numerous visual effects (dirt, wear marks or surface discolouration) — even before the base coat is applied! The author presents, in precise detail and through illustrated step-by-step...
A HISTORY OF OBJECTS OF THE RESISTANCE A HISTORY OF OBJECTS OF THE RESISTANCE 2
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The French Resistance has inspired numerous publications devoted to its clandestine organisations, its leaders and the social groups that composed it. However, very few works have focused on the objects that made up the daily lives of the resistance fighters. The poor relations of this history, these objects have not been studied in their own right and...
FRENCH MILITARY HEADGEAR - GUIDE MILITARIA N°3 FRENCH MILITARY HEADGEAR - GUIDE MILITARIA N°3 2
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This new edition of the work, aimed at a wide audience, illustrates the evolution of headgear worn by French soldiers from the War of 1870 to the present day. While the iconic képi takes pride of place among the nearly 250 items presented, shakos, bicornes, sidecaps, chéchias and berets are not forgotten, nor are sailors' bonnets and peaked caps. This...
FRENCH MILITARY HELMETS - GUIDE MILITARIA N° 9 FRENCH MILITARY HELMETS - GUIDE MILITARIA N° 9 2
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Illustrating the great diversity of helmets worn by French servicemen, this new edition of the reference work will enable readers to understand their evolution from the late nineteenth century to the present day. This panorama of nearly 200 objects focuses on the steel helmet, the emblematic headgear of the French Army, while also illustrating the variety...
MAGIRUS: HISTORY OF FIRE ENGINE VEHICLES MAGIRUS: HISTORY OF FIRE ENGINE VEHICLES 2
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In 1864, Conrad Dietrich Magirus founded the Feuerwehr-Requisiten-Fabrik von C. D. Magirus. Four years later, he presented a first ladder model that immediately captured the attention of German firefighters as well as those of a great many other countries. The great Magirus ladder adventure had begun. Throughout all those years, the Magirus company went...
U.S. ARMY 1944. MARKINGS OF AMERICAN VEHICLES U.S. ARMY 1944. MARKINGS OF AMERICAN VEHICLES 2
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New Edition - April 2024 The authentic markings for American trucks, Jeeps, and tanks of the Second World War have always been a delicate and complex subject, as they are closely linked to the organisation of the U.S. Army. This guide is designed as a simple tool for vehicle collectors and scale modellers alike, to assist them in the accurate restoration...
RAFALE IN COMBAT - Accounts from Pilots, Navigators and... RAFALE IN COMBAT - Accounts from Pilots, Navigators and... 2
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The Rafale: a technical feat and a leap forward in the art of aerial combat. This work is an immersion into 20 years of operations. Afghanistan, Libya, Iraq — names that marked an entire generation of pilots, technicians and sailors. Memories of preparing complex missions, of long and gruelling flights, of the concentration required for carrier deck...
The Liberation Battles for Île-de-France – 19 to 31...
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Here, throughout the pages the author unfolds to feed our curiosity and knowledge, there are no heroes. Only ordinary people who, with fierce determination and unwavering resolve, broke the chains that bound them in their own country. A thousand common and varied stories unfold chapter after chapter; they also intersect with the major figures of the...
The Day Napoleon Almost Got Assassinated
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On 12 October 1809, Napoleon had installed himself in the residence of the Habsburgs, the dynasty ruling over Austria, which he had subjugated. Frédéric Staps, an exalted 18-year-old nationalist student, regarded the Emperor as a despot and intended to rid Europe of him. He had planned to kill Napoleon at a military parade. Blending into the crowd, he...
AUSTERLITZ - Napoleon's Greatest Victory
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On 2 December 1805, exactly one year and one day after his coronation, Emperor Napoleon engaged in battle against the sovereigns of Prussia and Russia. This battle would prove a model of conception, of methodical preparation, of mastery in execution, and stands as a testament to Napoleon's tactical genius. It was studied in war colleges across Europe for...
1940–1944 – The Young Resisters
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1940: secondary school pupils, university students and apprentices, wounded by the humiliation of the defeat, refused to settle into the compromise of collaboration and submission to Nazi Germany. Slowly, in lycées, collèges and universities, resistance networks took shape, led by activists as young as fourteen and no older than eighteen. This movement...
Special Dossier: THE ALGERIAN WAR
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The ordeal of French soldiers, prisoners of the Algerian army, forced to march day and night, to sleep in hollows on bare ground, or to live in natural underground galleries for months on end. The shooting of 26 March 1962 in Algiers, in which the French army fired on a peaceful demonstration by pieds-noirs, killing 80 people and wounding 200. The...
Edouard Brémond - The Anti-Lawrence of Arabia
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Who still remembers the light column launched in the conquest of Antananarivo (Madagascar)? The creation of the first Moroccan tabors? The French military mission to the Hejaz (Saudi Arabia)? The Cilicia campaign (Ottoman Empire)? Who still knows the name of General Édouard Brémond (1868–1948)? And yet! When his retirement entitlements were calculated,...
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