List of products by supplier HACHETTE LIVRE DISTRIBUTION

BLACK OPS - Secret Military Operations from 1914 to the...
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Through the extraordinary destinies of spies, soldiers, mercenaries and assassins, Black Ops tells the story of the underground wars of the 20th and 21st centuries. Since the First World War, secret operations have tipped the balance of conflicts, prevented new ones from breaking out, and overturned political equilibria. The story of these men and women...
MUSTANG - A Way of Life MUSTANG - A Way of Life 2
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MUSTANG - A Way of Life

L20220316
€42.65
Encountering the Mustang passion A popular car turned cinema star — with over 500 films to its name — a family pony car transformed into a diabolical muscle car in the Shelby workshops, the Mustang pulls off the feat of being both prestigious and universally loved. Sold in over ten million examples, it embodies the American dream like no other. Whether...
NAPOLÉON - The Collection
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NAPOLÉON - The Collection

L20220317
€14.19 €28.39
Over thirty years of passion for Napoleon and the Empire, Pierre-Jean Chalençon has, through international auction sales, acquired the most precious objects, the rarest relics and the most prestigious works. Today his collection, which rivals those of the greatest museums, covers the entire life of the Emperor, brings together the major figures who shaped...
Intrigues at the French Court - Secrets of History Intrigues at the French Court - Secrets of History 2
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Resounding coups d'état, knife-edge successions, duels, assassination attempts, conspiracies, poisonings and deceptions… intrigues, whether political or amorous, were never in short supply at the French court! From the poisoning of Agnès Sorel, favourite of Charles VII, to the affaire du collier involving Marie-Antoinette, the assassination of the Duc de...
In the Ranks of Napoleon's Grande Armée In the Ranks of Napoleon's Grande Armée 2
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"Soldiers, I am pleased with you! " When he congratulated his men on the evening of the Battle of Austerlitz, Napoleon could not have imagined that thousands of Empire enthusiasts would gather every year to re-enact his major battles. From strategy to tactics, from manoeuvre to shock, from surprise to cunning, immerse yourself in the organisation of the...
From Sedan to Sedan: A History of the French Army, 1870–1940
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The only history of the French Army from 1870 to 1940. Gathered here in a single volume are the texts of the new revised, corrected and expanded edition of the landmark work by General André Bourachot. The history of the French Army between the two great defeats that marked it indelibly is presented here in the most detailed and scrupulous manner...
The Purges of the French Army 1940–1966
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€23.70
From 1940 to 1966, the French Army underwent three successive purges: the first under Marshal Pétain's Vichy government, the second from 1943 through the years following the Liberation, and the last from the end of the Algerian War up to the eve of the May 1968 events. The purge most familiar to the public is the one that affected civilian society at the...
FRENCH SAILORS, 1789–1830 — A Study of the Social Corps...
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Following Les uniformes des officiers de la marine, 1830–1940, published in 2011, and Équipages et fonctionnaires de la marine, corps et uniformes, 1830–1940, published in 2017, Admiral Éric Schérer takes us on a retrospective journey into the navy of the turbulent periods of the French Revolution, the Consulate, the Empire and the Restoration. This book...
FRENCH PRISONERS OF WAR IN 1940
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FRENCH PRISONERS OF WAR IN 1940

L20220398
€27.49
In the summer of 1940, millions of French people began writing — to their mayors, sub-prefects and prefects, but also to international organisations and even to the Pope — to find out what had become of their father, their husband, their children. In barely six weeks, between 13 May and 22 June 1940, military defeat turned into a rout, and captivity now...
LA REVOLTE DES CENTURIONS - An Officer at the Algiers Putsch
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The centurions refers to those French officers of the 1950s. Many served in Indochina and all fought in Algeria. Pierre Montagnon is one of them. From 1954, he fights alongside the parachute légionnaires to keep Algeria French. In early 1961, the Centurions are more committed than ever to "Algérie française" , while the political power in Paris, embodied...
THE GREAT ATLAS OF THE MIDDLE AGES
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€42.65
A reference work for understanding the fascinating period of the Middle Ages. Spanning from the 5th to the 15th century — covering nearly 1,000 years of history — the Middle Ages were long dominated by superstitions and erroneous beliefs, reducing them to a period of obscurantism, regression and violence. A dark age between two golden eras: Antiquity and...
THE BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC - World War II in Colour
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The Battle of the Atlantic was, from September 1939 to May 1945, the longest battle of the entire Second World War. It was also, and remains, the least known. No ruins left by the bombing, no makeshift graves for the sailors, no visible destruction, no scars. Only the ocean. An Atlantic Ocean that was one of the major stakes of the war for both...
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