BOOKS 2012-2013
English
CATALOGUE
LIVRES
MAGAZINES POLICE PRO Men and equipment for law enforcement. 6 issues a year
RAIDS Elite forces, equipment and conflicts today. 12 issues a year RAIDS special issue In-depth thematic studies. 4 issues a year RAIDS AVIATION Aircraft forces today 6 issues a year
TANK & MILITARY VEHICLES The history of armour, guns and Motorized Cavalry, from the origin to the Cold War 6 issues a year
Histoire de GUERRE BLINDÉS & MATÉRIEL The history of French armour, motor and heavy equipment, from the early times to WWII. Images de l’armée française The history of French soldier during the XXth century 6 issues a year
MILITARIA Uniforms, equipment and insignia from 1914 to 1970. 12 issues a year
MILITARIA special issue Great battles of the XXth Century. 4 issues a year
DOSSIERS MILITARIA
BATAILLES Military History of XXe century 6 issues a year
STEELMASTERS AFVs and military equipment: history through plastic kits. 6 issues a year
WINGMASTERS The History of military Aviation through plastic kits 6 issues a year
STEELMASTERS special issue Great historical themes. 4 issues a year FIGURINES Technics, collection and news about model figures. 4 issues a year
VAE VICTIS The world-famous wargame magazine. 6 issues a year VAE VICTIS «SPÉCIAL JEU» The magazine includes a game with die-cut counters 6 issues a year
TRACTEURS The history and news of the field tractors world. 6 issues a year TRACTEURS special issue
CHARGE UTILE The fabulous history of trucks, lorries,buses, coaches, etc. 12 issues a year CHARGE UTILE special issue A special in-depth look at a manufacturer or a transport company. 4 issues a year DESSINS & PEINTURES How to use pencils and brushes, how to improve your skill at art. 6 issues a year DESSINS & PEINTURES special issue A step-by-step thematic view. 4 issues a year
contents Magazines Histoire & Collections...........................2
Since 1984, Histoire & Collections has grown to become the leading publisher of French-language magazines in the fields of militaria and related hobbies. In the same period, we have produced hundreds of books in both English and French. Our books have gained a reputation for excellence, both in terms of the information they contain and the unprecedented level of detail in their production. Depicted in this Catalog are two main types of books, as follows : • Monographs, quality paperback, square spine volumes, comprising 68 or 84 pages according to title, 200 x 240 mm or 210 x 250 mm size. This later size gathers books with more pages but a smaller retailer price than large books • Large Books, quality hardbacks, large size (225 x 293 mm to 235 x 316 mm), between 100 to 288 pages, in a wide variety of fields. In a similar category, the volumes of L’Encyclopédie de l’Armée française (French Army Encyclopædia, page 8), 245 x 316 mm, also feature a dust jacket. This Catalog shows each English edition where available. The other books and publications are available in French only, but the wealth of high quality illustrations make them a valuable purchase for enthusiasts all over the world. trade sales Fax : +33 (0) 147 005 1 1 Foreign Rights and Export Sales Manager Nathalie Toutain Tel. : +33 140 211 539 n.toutain@histecoll.com Advertising Staff Sandra VillerMois Tel. : +33 (0) 140 211 294 sandra@histecolll.com Séverine Piffret Tel : +33 0(1) 140 211 799 s.piffret@histecoll.com
Modern Armies and equipment.......................... 4 - 5 French army WWI.......................................... 5 - 6 World War Two
French army.......................................... 6 - 10
German army..................................... 10 - 13
Allied armies....................................... 14 - 16
Operations and battles................................17
Middle-Ages......................................................18 Ancient - 18th Century........................................19 First Empire
Men & Battles............................................20
Uniforms of the 1st Empire...................... 21 - 23
Napoleonic great battles...................... 24 - 25
Combat Aircraft
Planes and Pilots series......................... 26 - 29
Great American Combat Aircraft...................29
French Air Force Equipment series........... 30 - 31
Aircraft.............................................. 32 - 34
Models and Planes.....................................35
Figurines, models and toys...................................36 Art & Paintings...................................................37 Civilian vehicles
Tractors, agricultural vehicles........................38
Automobiles, buses and coaches...................39 All prices in euros Exclusive of Taxes
MODERN ARMIES AND EQUIPMENT CIA, 60 ANS D’ACTIONS CLANDESTINES
CIA : sixty years of secret operations. From the end of WWII to the operations tracking Ben Laden in Pakistan in 2008, the activities of the famous American secret service are analysed in this work. CIA agents have been present for more than 60 years in all the operational theatres and the world’s trouble spots.There is not a single war, not a coup d’état where America’s men in the shadows have not been involved. Never has a secret service been so powerful: its representatives in post in a number of capitals dealt directly with the most highly-placed politicians.
HIs0341 • 38,82 € 978-2-35250-110-7
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FRENCH ONLY
Size : 23 x 32 cm 184 pages Hardback
M4 CARBINE
The M4 Rifle is the development of the famous M 16. Several experts see in it the archetypal assault rifle, i.e. a compromise between a rifle and a sub-machine gun: from the former it has retained long distance precision and from the latter ease of handling and large capacity magazine feeding. For the first time this book gives an account of this weapon, used nowadays by hundreds of thousands of combatants in all theatres of operations.
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HIs0329 • 15,64 € 978-2-35250-097-1
Size : 20 x 40 cm 64 pages • Square spine
HIs0330 • 15,64 € 978-2-35250-098-8
ENGLISH VERSION
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THE MINIMI MACHINE GUN
The FNH Minimi light machine gun was initially developed to respond to the technological leap forward made by the Soviet PKM whose lightness was due to the way it was made, by stamping. Ever since 1974, because of its lightness and its firepower, FN Herstal’s light machine gun has illustrated how sound the concept of the direct infantry support weapon is and has been selected by more than 45 user countries and used in fifteen or so conflicts including two major ones: Iraq and Afghanistan.
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HIs0401• 15,64€ 978-2-35250-171-8
Size : 20 x 24 cm 64 pages • Square spine
HIs0402 • 15,64 € 978-2-35250172-5
LE HUMVEE AU COMBAT
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The Humvee in combat The HMMWV (for High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle), commonly called the Humvee, remains the most produced vehicle in service and the most used within the American armed forces.But for its origins you have to go back to the dawn of WWII, at the time when the US Army needed a light utility vehicle for liaison, recce, transport and combat missions. The Jeep was born from this need and it became the symbol of symbols for military vehicles and a true innovation its day
FR CH ENCH FREN O Y NLY ONL
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ENGLISH VERSION
HIs0334 • 15,64 € 978-2-35250-101-5
Size : 20 x 24 cm 80 pages • Square spine
MODERN ARMIES AND EQUIPMENT CHARS DE COMBAT MODERNES
Encyclopedia of modern tanks volume 1 The first volume introduces about one dozen tanks from four countries: France, USA, Japan, and Germany. The author provides a detailed analysis of each tank, including plans, supporting profiles, and action shots. In addition, there are technical chapters on the machinery, exterior armor, the sight, and weaponry. The second relates the story of the entries into the field of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China,South Africa) but also includes the story of Russian and Birtitish tanks.
HIs0406 • 37,34 € 978-2-35250-176-3 FRENCH ONLY
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Size : 23 x 32 cm 176 pages
Hardback
300 pictures
The present work shows for the first time, in two languages, all the modern tanks and their numerous modifications. It clearly defines the post-war combat tank generations.It reveals the features of each tank with accurate dates and presents each model’s capacities and specifications. A series of four tests will enable you to find out your level and improve your knowledge on the subject.
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HIs0347• 18,64 € 978-2-35250-138-1
HIs0420 • 37,34 € 978-2-35250-192-3
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FRENCH ONLY
INFANTRY FIGHTING VEHICLES
This handbook regroups all tracked IFVs from the world over. Presenting the capacities and technical characteristics for each model in a practical and visual manner, it allows the precise identification of a tracked vehicle from an image, even partial. This manual is an indispensable tool for the armed forces and everyone that has a passion for armored vehicles and military history.
Size : 14 x 19,7 cm 128 pages • Hardback 350 pictures
HIs0419 • 18,64 € 978-2-35250-189-3
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LES ARMES DE LA POLICE NATIONALE de l’ancien régime à nos jours
Making a book about the weapons of the Police was a great challenge, the subject is so complex and the archives rare. Nethertheless, the author succeeded in, and established a substantial inventory - illustrated with many photographs and unpublished documents - of all weapons used by the police forces since the hallebards of the XIIIth century until the recent SIG SP 2022.
HIs0454 • 37,34 € 978-2-35250-225-8
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FRENCH ONLY
Size : 23 x 32 cm 176 pages • Hardback 750 Pictures
GUERRE AERIENNE EN LIBYE
Air Warfare in Libya Eight months of aerial warfare have been gathered together in this exceptional book. For the first time since the end of the operations in October 2011, here is a work illustrating the commitment of the pilots and mechanics in the air force before and after Operation Harmattan in Corsica, Crete, Italy and in the Libyan skies. Jean-Marc Tanguy who writes regularly for Raids, Police Pro and Air et Cosmos, is well-known among the defence correspondents and is a specialist on military questions.
FRENCH ONLY
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HIs0448 • 23,32 € 978-2-35250-219-7
Size : 21 x 25 cm • Square spine 128 pages • 280 Pictures
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FRENCH ARMY • WORLD WAR I CHEMIN DES DAMES
For the whole of WWI, the Aisne Department has been the scene of ferocious fighting and terrible battles. The most sadly famous of them all was the Chemin des Dames in 1917 which has remained engraved in the French collective memory. The author presents daily life on the Aisne front by means of over 400 photos, most of them never published before, and texts taken from letters and narratives which were unknown up till now.
HIs0290 • 40,71 € 978-2-35250-051-3 FRENCH ONLY
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Size : 23 x 32 cm 192 pages Hardback
BATAILLES DE CHAMPAGNE - Battles in Champagne With Artois, Champagne was almost certainly the most murderous battlefield of the front. This book evokes in a most striking manner the twelve months of fighting which the tragic names of Souain, Massige, Tahure, Perthes et Mesnil-les-Hurlus represent. From the bloody winter battle to the great offensive on 25th September, a host of powerful, mainly unpublished pictures, uniforms, weapons, memorabilia, and written accounts shed new light on this page of our history. The authors have also undertaken to recount the main features with an objective, critical evocation of events. HIs0279 • 37,34 € 978-2-35250-063-6 FRENCH ONLY
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Size : 23 x 32 cm 128 pages Hardback
FRENCH ARMY 1914
A little vade-mecum for newcomers to discover the “smartest army in Europe” and for amateurs to have a clear, simple and detailed guide to the main uniforms worn by French troops at the outset of the war.
FRENCH ARMY 1918
Beginning in the winter of 1914-1915 with the first variegations in the uniform with velvet and sky blue, and ending in 1918 with the Adrian helmet, André Jouineau’s book tells the story of the French soldier’s entry into the 20th Century and modern warfare.
ENGLISH VERSION
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HIs0313 • 14,69 € 978-2-35250-104-6
Size : 20 x 24 cm 64 pages • Square spine
HIs0315 • 14,69 € 978-2-35250-105-3
ENGLISH VERSION
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LES COIFFURES MILITAIRES FRANÇAISES
French Military Headgear 1870 - 2000 Illustrating the great variety of headgear worn by French soldiers, this book will help us to understand the evolution of this headgear from 1870 to the present day. This panorama of more than 250 headpieces concentrates mainly on the Képi, the emblematic hat worn by the army, but also illustrates the variety of shakos, bi-corns, caps, chechias and berets, as well as airmen’s and sailors’ caps, not to forget the Gendarmerie. For the connoisseurs, this work will also be an opportunity to discover a lot of rare headpieces, or even very rare ones from the great private and public collections.
FRENCH ONLY
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HIs0469 • 18,64 € 978-2-35250-241-8
Size : 20 x 24 cm • Square spine 84 pages • 280 Pictures
FRENCH ARMY • WORLD WAR I• WORLD WAR II LES GÉNÉRAUX DE LA VICTOIRE Volume 1 : from A to G
FRENCH ONLY
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Volume 2 : from G to W
This work offers thirty or so biographies of French WWI generals of all ranks. Some are famous, others are now unknown to the wider audience. The reader discovers the different careers, which enabled these men to gain their stars. A large selection of generals are mentioned, from the ones of the «14 Generation» to those of 1918, who advanced because of the conflict; also discussed here are the various sackings, the various contexts and the spirit of the time; the different schools, special skills, political affinities and their influence; the generals who fell at the front and the true faces of men praised or reviled by History, all with anecdotes and details never published before.
HIs0259 • 14,17 € 978-2-35250-040-7
Size : 20 x 24 cm 64 pages • Square spine
HIs0260 • 14,17 € 978-2-35250-041-4
FRENCH ONLY
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CANONS DE LA VICTOIRE
Volume 1 : For the first time since the twenties, all the materiel used by the French field artillery (light and heavy) from August 1914 to November 1918, is presented in its historical context and with its principal specifications. Volume 2 : Out of print Volume 3 :This third volume of the Guns of Victory reviews two quite different types of equipment: the Coast Artillery and the Trench Artillery. From the modest grenade launcher to the gigantic 340-mm trench mortar, this very structured volume deals with all the models of this frontline artillery.
FRENCH ONLY
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HIs0337 • 14,69 € 978-2-35250-106-0
Size : 20 x 24 cm 64 pages • Square spine
HIs0392 • 15,17 € 978-2-35250-161-9
FRENCH ONLY
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LES AUTOMITRAILLEUSES DE RECONNAISSANCE
At the outbreak of WWII, the French cavalry comprised a wide number of AFVs that will be «the first and the last to fight», according to the great traditions of this branch of service. Volume 1 : In this first volume, the emphasis is put on the Renault VM model 1933 light cavalry tank. It was a proper tank, although very light and ill-armed, but fast and agile, as should be any cavalry combat vehicle. Volume 2 : It presents the new vehicle adopted in 1935, as the «AMR 35», a light cavalry tank which has been the basis of two different types of radio-equipped command vehicles.
FRENCH ONLY
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HIs0181 • 14,17 € 2-915239-67-3
Size : 20 x 24 cm 64 pages • Square spine
HIs0182 • 14,17 € 2-915239-70-3
FRENCH ONLY
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THE CLANDESTINE RADIO OPERATORS
All Resistance and radio buffs have been waiting for this book, abundantly illustrated and giving an exhaustive account of the real champions of Free France – the Allied underground radio operators parachuted into Occupied Territory. Ruthlessly pursued by the Germans, the radio operators had a life expectancy of six months… For the first time, the training they received in England is described in detail and five accounts describe how these heroes lived daily. Most of the radio equipment, some of which is very rare, is shown for the first time with colour photos.
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HIs0412 • 23,32€ 978-2-35250-182-4
Size : 21 x 25 cm • Square spine 128 pages • 300 Pictures
HIs0413 • 23,32€ 978-2-35250-183-1
ENGLISH VERSION
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FRENCH ARMY • WORLD WAR II LIGNE MAGINOT VOLUME 1 - 3
Volume 1 : History and construction of France’s famous fortified line, plus all details on every fortress infantry regiment facing Germany, 1935-40, with an oustanding selection of period photos and artwork. Volume 2 : Out of Print Volume 3 : The detailed situation of the Maginot Line, in 1939-1940, with the complete list and mapping of every single blockhaus, casemate and «ouvrage», plus the six weeks of campaign, fought inside and around the Maginot Line in May-June 1940. Including 800 illustrations.
HIs0193 • 37,34 € 2-915239-72-X
FRENCH ONLY
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Size : 24 x 32 cm V.1 : 192 pages V.3 : 256 pages Hardback with dust jacket
HIs0134 • 40,71 € 2-913903-88-6
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LIGNE MAGINOT VOLUME 4 - 5
In the fourth volume, the authors study in great detail the fortifications built to face the Italian threat over the Alps and exhaustively reviews the infantry and specific artillery which continuously held the south-eastern barrier from 1935 to 1940. In volume 5 is given the complete order of battle for the fortified sectors of the Alpes. The Mediterranean is then studied presenting two less familiar subjects: the fortifications built in Corsica and in Tunisia. The last chapter deals with the fortifications within the NATO context
HIs0328 • 37,34 € 978-2-915239-46-1 FRENCH ONLY
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Size : 24 x 32 cm 192 pages Hardback with dust jacket
HIs0369 • 37,34 € 978-2-35250-127-5
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FRENCH ONLY
LA 1re DLM AU COMBAT 1939-1940
France had, prior to the war, light mechanized divisions (DLM) who with their 300 armored vehicles, three dragoon battalions and their 36 guns, were more or less, the French equivalent of the Panzer Divisions.. This is the story of the first of these great French units: at dawn on May 10, 1940, the 1st Light Mechanical Division springs on its goal to reach as soon as possible the Netherlands with the Giraud Army. The men of the 1st DLM see through the plains of Belgium and Flanders their finest hour.
HIs0394 • 37,34 € 978-2-35250-163-3
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FRENCH ONLY
Size : 23 x 31 cm 160 pages 500 Pictures Hardback with dust jacket
LE SOLDAT FRANÇAIS 1940 - 1940, the French Soldier The first volume presents the uniforms, headgears and insignias used by infantrymen, gunners, troopers, sappers and medics in the continental and Scandinavian theatres of operations. In the second volume, thanks to more than ten years’ researching and analysing military archives, the author reviews all the equipment and weapons used by french troopers. This work is a must for all French 1940 memorabilia collectors, but also for those who are interested in WWI equipment because of the number of items inherited from this period shown in the book. HIs0395 • 37,34€ 978-2-35250-165-7
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FRENCH ONLY
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Size : 23 x 32 cm 144 pages Hardback
HIs0403 • 37,34 € 978-2-35250-173-2
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FRENCH ONLY
FRENCH ARMY • WORLD WAR II La 2e DB dans la LIBÉRATION de PARIS
The first volume deals with that heroic week in Paris, the bloody clashes in the southern suburbs, the “Leclercs’” entering the capital on the evening of the 24th and their first fights the following day. Only the fighting of the 2nd BD is covered and the authors make no reference to political or resistance matters The second volume describes all the engagements on the 25th, the fighting in the northern suburbs, the troops resting before leaving for Eastern France, etc
HIs0333 • 37,34 € 978-2-915239-27-0
FRENCH ONLY
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Size : 23 x 32 cm T.1 : 208 pages T.2 : 212 pages 1700 photos Hardback
HIs0370 • 37,34 € 978-2-35250-139-8
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LE CEF EN ITALIE
In July 1944, the soldiers of the French Expeditionary Force in Italy wipped off the defeat of 1940. Deserving the admiration of the Americans, they have forced the German defenses untouched for months and by an extraordinary mountain action around the Garigliano, they have turned the German lines, opening the road to Rome for the Allies. This book gives a detailled account of General Juin’s men, their organization, equipment, daily life on the front, etc. About twenty maps and hundreds of photographs are included.
HIs0144 • 18,91 € 2-913903-93-2
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FRENCH ONLY
Size : 23 x 32 cm 174 pages Hardback
FRENCH ARMY 1940
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HIs0408 • 15,17 € 978-2-35250-178-7
This thirteenth book in the “Officers and Soldiers” series, shows the French Army during the Phoney War and the French Campaign in May-June 1940. Continuing the work – started by André Jouineau in the two volumes dealing with the 19141918 armies – given over to an almost exhaustive survey of French Army uniforms and outfits during the two World Wars, this volume shows almost sixty colour plates with no less than 300 uniforms, several dozen insignia and equipment illustrations. Particular attention has been paid to the description of the combat groups and the servants of the unit weapons.
ENGLISH VERSION
HIs0409 • 15,17 € 978-2-35250-179-4
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Size : 20 x 24 cm 64 pages • Square spine
L’ARMÉE FRANÇAISE 1943-1956
After adopting the American uniform in 1943, the high command and the units were constantly improving it with additions conforming to French military traditions. Then once peace had returned, its metropolitan army needed new dress and uniforms. The result of this development bore its fruit in 1954. In that year, the TTA 148 appeared; it was a set of regulations for all the arms, in colour given over to the uniforms and insignia of the French Army. The book includes the plates of a fascicule on the officers’ uniforms which complements the contents of the regulations nicely
FRENCH ONLY
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HIs0423 • 18,64 € 978-2-35250-195-4
Size : 20 x 24 cm 96 pages • Square spine
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FRENCH ARMY • WORLD WAR II PARAS FRANÇAIS EN INDOCHINE 1945-1954
The French paratroops underwent a major expansion during the war in Indochina, after the inception of the Airborne Forces under Allied auspices in 1943-1945. The uniforms and equipment of French paratroopers in Indochina are characterized by their variety, and every original silhouette has been recreated in studio reconstructions. This volume is heavily illustrated with colour pictures of collectible artifacts, and large size period photographs from the French Army archive.
HIs0325 • 37,34 € 978-2-35250-094-0
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FRENCH ONLY
Size : 23 x 32 cm 192 pages Hardback
PARAS FRANÇAIS EN ALGERIE 1954-1962
This new work deals with paratroopers in Algeria, and continues the description of camouflage uniforms, specific cloth and metal badges and wings, the famous red berets, parachutes, drop bags and containers, armament, together with a final chapter on the lesser-known Air Force paratroopers. For the first time, more than 25 studio reconstructions in colour represent the French airborne trooper of the times. The book is heavily illustrated with maps, detailed colour pictures, and period stills chosen from private collections and the French army photo archive.
HIs0376 • 37,34 € 978-2-35250-164-0
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Size : 23 x 32 cm 160 pages g 600 Pictures comin h t r o f Hardback
NORMANDY 44 - GERMAN HELMETS
Impressive by their historical dimension, camouflaged helmets often reproduce the colours and patterns applied to tanks and guns. The wide array of more than 150 original German helmets shown here is only a glimpse of their huge variety, but it captures the general trends in WW2 German equipment camouflage. Most of these helmets originate from private collections and were found on the Normandy battlefield. The majority were photographed in natural light, to enhance the actual efficiency of their camouflage finish.
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HIs0442 • 18,64 € 978-2-35250-213-5
Size : 20 x 24 cm • Square spine 84 pages • 240 Pictures
HIs0443 • 18,64 € 978-2-35250-214-2
ENGLISH VERSION
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GERMAN COMBAT KNIVES 1914-1945
The extraordinary variety of World War One German daggers and dagger-bayonets led Histoire & Collections to publish a book that would be easy to use, relying on photographs of both the knives and their owners, and completed by short texts. More than 140 colour pictures show the weapons used during both world wars, both in their entire length, as well as with their scabbards; with the addition of close-ups of their maker’s marks and markings. The author has made a selection of weapons that have distinctive features, such as personalised markings, a regimental number or patriotic motifs.
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HIs0455 • 18,64 € 978-2-35250-226-5
Size : 20 x 24 cm • Square spine 84 pages • 140 Pictures
HIs0456 • 18,64 € 978-2-35250-227-2
ENGLISH VERSION
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GERMAN ARMY • WORLD WAR I - WORLD WAR II THE KAISER’S U-BOOTE
On 4th August 1906, U1 was delivered to the Imperial German navy by the Germaniawerft shipyards of Kiel. Eight years later, on the eve of the outbreak of the First World War, 28 U-Boote were ready to take to the sea and launch an offensive against Great Britain and its allies. This book tells, for the first time, the story of the submarine war led by Germany against the Allies of 1914 - 1918 by describing in detail all of the operations and the different types of submarines in service with the Kaiser’s navy.
HIs0291 • 37,34 € 978-2-913903-95-1
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Size : 23 x 32 cm 196 pages Hardback
HIs0292 • 37,34 € 978-2-913903-96-8
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ENGLISH VERSION
STURMBATAILLON ROHR 1916-1918
At the beginning of the Great War, assault units did not exist. The book offers among an exceptional number of illustrations in a small format. Indeed it proposes a closer look at this assault unit, showing different aspects over a period of about three years. As for the text, it is drawn from the account written by Schwerin and verified, incorporating as it does information made available by numerous sources, of which the list at the end of the work only gives a rough idea. It particularly studies the circumstances in which the unit’s fighting took place.
FRENCH ONLY
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HIs0396 • 23,32 € 978-2-35250-166-4
Size : 21 x 25 cm 128 pages • Square spine
LES FORTIFICATIONS ALLEMANDES D’ALSACE-LORRAINE - 1870-1918
After the defeat of 1870, Germany annexed the districts of Alsace and Lorraine. During 45 years, Germany built on its frontiers with France a coherent defensive system, consistent with its strategy and adapted to the army’s operational plans proposed by Von Schlieffen.
FRENCH ONLY
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HIs0373 • 14,69 € 978-2-35250-142-8
Size : 20 x 24 cm • Square spine 64 pages • 150 Pictures
GERMAN INFANTRYMAN 1914-1918
The daily life of the ordinary German infantryman from 1914 to 1918, through “Michel” , the archetype of the German soldier, the symbol of German patriotic union. We see his life, his material surroundings, his relationship to authority, mobilisation, moving up to the front, life in the front line and the rear, the fighting, his assignment to the assault troops, care in hospital… the way the uniforms and equipment altered as the war went on.The context of the period is also particularly well rendered thanks to a host of anecdotes and accurate details which make this book something of a novelty.
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HIs0296 • 14,69 € 978-2-35250-048-3
Size : 20 x 24 cm 64 pages • Square spine
HIs0300 • 14,69 € 978-2-35250-071-1
ENGLISH VERSION
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GERMAN ARMY • WORLD WAR II GERMAN SOLDIERS OF WORLD WAR II
This reprint, long awaited for, included new coverages, widening the scope of the former book. Every soldier is shown full page, front and back, with numerous detail views on headdress, equipment, etc. The chronological order is retained, while the widest selection of sihouettes of IIIrd Reich armed forces membres is featured, from the most famous uniforms to the lesser known ones.
HIs0416 • 35,02 € 978-2-35250-186-2
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Size : 23 x 32 cm 144 pages Hardback
HIs0172 • 35,02 € 2-915239-35-5
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ENGLISH VERSION
FELDBLUSE, the German soldier’s field tunic1933-1945
All along this painstaking work, resulting from research in German and French archives,the book offers military history buffs and militaria collectors alike a total immersion in the strictly regulated and sometimes surprising topic of the German soldier’s field tunic.Mostly elaborated from official regulations and circulars, it deals in the utmost detail and in full colour with all the aspects and variants of the issue Feldbluse. A profusion of period photos and reconstitutions in colour illustrate the successive changes underwent by the German soldier’s look in combat
HIs0246 • 35,97 € 978-2-35250-009-4
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Size : 23 x 32 cm 128 pages Hardback
HIs0247 • 35,97 € 978-2-35250-010-0
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FALLSCHIRMJÄGER IN CRETE
Operation « Merkur » through the testimonies of the actors.This precise and vivid book offers around 400 photographs, most of them never published before, on the preparation and development of this operation. Detailed orbats on the opposing forces and photos of insignia and Soldbuchs of German paratroopers and airmen involved in the campaign, give a final touch to this book.
HIs0114 • 17,30€ 2-913903-36-3
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Size : 23 x 32 cm 160 pages 400 Pictures Hardback
HIs0115 • 17,30€ 2-913903-37-1
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U-BOOTE CREWS
This book evokes how the men were recruited and how they went through the long arduous training which started to collapse in 1941. It also covers the main training schools, the principles, tactics, team spirit and politics together with the long test periods for the submarine itself. Many other aspects are evoked like the drive and the spirit with which Admiral Doenitz inspired the men, the different compartments and machines, the men at action stations, daily life aboard with all the inconveniences of this claustrophobic life with its various superstitions...
HIs0248 • 36,92 € 978-2-35250-045-2
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Size : 23 x 32 cm 128 pages Hardback
HIs0249 • 18,48 € 978-2-35250-046-9
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GERMAN ARMY • WORLD WAR II The 116 Panzer-Division’s PANTHER in Normandy
During the night of 19-20 July 1944, 76 Panthers set off in a one kilometre column. There would now be new battles for the veteran Panzerschützen; for the recruits, this would be their baptism of fire. This book by Didier Lodieu traces the odyssey of the 1st Battalion of Panthers of the 24th Regiment of the 116. Panzer Division, just back from the East… From the first engagements in July to the crossing of the Seine at the end of August…a day by day account of the terrible fighting during the “hedgerow” war.
HIs0460 • 32,66 € 978-2-35250-231-9
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Size : 23 x 32 cm 128 pages 200 Pictures Hardback
HIs0461 • 32,66 € 978-2-35250-232-6
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THE IIIrd PANZER KORPS AT KOURSK
The German IIIrd Panzer Korps has suffered hell during the Battle of Kursk, the greatest armoured clash of WWII. This book is an incredibly precise account of the ten days of the battle that was fought on a 6-mile front by the elite of German Panzer forces, opposing the Soviet army. Thanks to first-hand witnesses and photographs provided with accurate captions written by the actor themselves, the author traces the lines of a gigantic fight. Many unpublished photos, never read before accounts and colour profiles of tanks and AFVs make this book a real reference.
HIs0228 • 36,92 € 978-2-915239-83-6
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Size : 23 x 32 cm 144 pages 300 illustrations Hardback
HIs0229 • 18,48 € 978-2-915239-84-3
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GERMAN PIONEER EQUIPMENTS AND VEHICLES
The fruit of the seven years’ research, this book traces the development of amphibious vehicles from the initial hesitations in the thirties to the secret projects at the end of the war which remained on the drawing board. Illustrated with thirty or so colour profiles and more than 200 period photographs, of which a hundred or so are as yet unpublished, this book is the new reference for as yet relatively unstudied subjects such as: The Trippelwagen amphibious cars, the Land-Wasser-Schleppers, the L.W.S. II Panzerfähre, The Skoda LWS III Project, Amphibious trailers...
HIs0390 • 37,34 € 978-2-35250-159-6
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Size : 23 x 32 cm 144 pages 200 Pictures Hardback
HIs0391 • 37,34 € 978-2-35250-160-2
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TIGRE I - FRONT DE L’OUEST
A wide selection of photos, and 48 color plates of identified tanks, provides historians and modellers with a throng of details on the units and machines pitted against the Allies in North Africa ,Italy and North-West Europe
TIGER I - ON THE EASTERN FRONT
With over 250 photos and more than 50 colour plates,Tiger I in the East depicts the markings, insignia and camouflage of the most famous of all German tanks. The history and order of battle of every Tiger unit who faced the Red Army is also featured.
HIs0236 • 34,60€ 978-2-35250-029-2 FRENCH ONLY
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Size : 23 x 32 cm 144 pages Hardback
HIs0237 • 34,60 € 978-2-35250-030-8
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ALLIED ARMIES • WORLD WAR II D-DAY PARATROOPERS VOLUME 1 - THE AMERICANS
In the night of 5-6 June 1944, US paratroopers of the 82nd and 101st Airborne Division were dropped over the Cotentin, on the western part of the Normandy beachhead. Uniforms, equipment and small arms of these men — immortalized by Band of Brothers— are presented here in the sharpest detail as well as orbats and insignia.
HIs0399 • 27,99 € 978-2-35250-169-5
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Size : 23 x 31 cm 144 pages 325 Pictures Square spine
HIs0400 • 27,99 € 978-2-35250-170-1
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LE TOMMY DE LA LIBÉRATION - VOL 2
From the beaches of Normandy to the bank of the Baltic Sea, the British Soldiers have etched their name in History during the liberation of Europe. This volume 2 features organisation, armament, heavy equipment, AVFs as well as field guns and the main types of military transport.
THE CANADIAN SOLDIER
In the same line as The British Soldier , this book is giving a deserved indepth study to the troops of Canada: headgears, uniforms, insignia...
HIs0075 • 30,28 € 2-908182-45-9 FRENCH ONLY
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Size : 23 x 31 cm 144 pages Hardback
HIs0235 • 34,60 € 978-2-35250-028-5
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SPEARHEADING D-DAY
The invasion of Normandy is one of the most written about military events of the 20th Century. However, many of the smaller units have been forgotten or ignored. The author examines the landings at Utah and Omaha with an eye to what other writers have ignored. Utilizing the original military records and extensive veteran interviews, his book covers such diverse topics as how the invasion tactics were developed, the organization of the units involved, as well as uniforms and equipment of the assault troops. For the first time, both Navy officers directly involved with the first waves at Utah Beach speak out on what actually caused the misdirection of the Utah landings.
HIs0430 • 23,32 € 978-2-35250-200-5
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Size : 23 x 31 cm 288 pages Square spine
HIs0431 • 23,32 € 978-2-35250-201-2
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THE SOVIET SOLDIER of World War two
There have been few books on the history and uniforms of the WW2 Soviet Army. The interested reader will find here a coherent wealth of information on the Red Army’s organization and orders of battle, its uniforms,equipment and materiel. The various guises of the Soviet soldier, have been reproduced in color with more than 50 studio reconstructions of infantrymen, artillerymen, parachutists, tankmen, women soldiers, marines, commissars, etc. A large variety of individual equipment, small arms, personal items, insignia and medals are illustrated in detail.
HIs0331 • 37,34 € 978-2-35250-099-5
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Size : 23 x 32 cm 178 pages 800 Pictures Hardback
HIs0332 • 37,34 € 978-2-35250-100-8
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ALLIED ARMIES • WORLD WAR II GI, COLLECTOR’S GUIDE • Volume 1
EVERYTHING of what was issued to the GI in Europe in 1943-45 is to be found in this book. Each chapter follows the spirit of the original QMC catalog, but here, every single item is photographed in colour, after the real thing (with every single label inside the garments and pieces of equipment shown in insert). Not only this book is an absolute must for the collector. It is also, for the general readership interested in military History, a perfect demonstration of what a big, industrialized country is able to provide his boys (and girls!) when the need has come.
HIs0238 • 40,71 € 978-2-35250-031-5
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HIs0309 • 40,71 € 978-2-35250-080-3
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GI, COLLECTOR’S GUIDE • Volume 2
All chapters in volume One have been revised and augmented (among others: uniforms, signal and medical equipment) and new topics added, such as personal equipment, Stateside training, and the life of POWs in German camps. More than 1,000 new artifacts with detailed captions are featured in this totally new work. Volume Two of the “G.I. Collector’s Guide” thus constitutes with volume One a complete and unequalled source of documentation for collectors and enthusiasts alike, focused on the American ground forces of World War two.
HIs0307 • 42,01 € 978-2-35250-078-0
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Size : 23 x 32 cm 272 pages Hardback
HIs0308 • 42,01 € 978-2-35250-079-7
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HELMETS OF THE ETO
This book offers a complete study of the manufacture variants of the M1 helmet and presents a new selection of helmets coming ‘from the woodwork‘, stemming from private collections and museums. The selection of more than 120 helmets evokes, from Normandy to Germany, the battles of the European Theatre of Operations. Numerous photos reveal their peculiarity, pictograms summarize their technical characteristics and legends tell their history.
HIs0261• 41,71 € 978-2-35250-061-2
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Size : 23 x 32 cm 196 pages Hardback
HIs0262 • 20,85 € 978-2-35250-062-9
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AMERICAN PARATROOPER HELMETS
Michel De Trez has agreed to open up the showcases and the reserves of the Centre Historique des Parachutistes du Jour-J to present us with this compendium of American paratrooper helmets.This study stands out from other books of its kind by the quality of the collection presented and by the unpublished photos unearthed from among the veterans’ possessions. Even for the most initiated readers, he will no doubt have kept a few surprises up his sleeve and will delight all amateurs wanting to improve their knowledge.
HIs0371• 42,01 € 978-2-35250-140-4
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Size : 23 x 32 cm 224 pages Hardback
HIs0372 • 42,01 € 978-2-35250-141-1
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ALLIED ARMIES • WORLD WAR II USMC UNIFORMS AND EQUIPMENTS
This heavily illustrated color book presents the large variety of dress uniforms for officers and enlisted men, as well as combat uniforms and specific camouflaged garments, between 1937 and 1946. Hundreds of items of clothing, equipment and insignia are illustrated by reconstructed pictures and large format color plates. Many period photos found in an official American archives also place the reconstructions in their original perspective.
HIs0232 • 37,34 € 978-2-915239-98-0
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Size : 23 x 32 cm 176 pages Hardback
HIs0233 • 18,64 € 978-2-915239-99-7
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BRITISH ARMOUR IN NORMANDY
A detailed account of the Normandy campaign fought by the British Armoured Divisions and independant Armoured Brigades. The Author has divided his work into three parts : the units involved, the AFVs fielded in Normandy, and the doctrine of use of the High Command with its actual effect on the battlefield. Equipped in some cases with obsolescent vehicles, their personnel often under-motivated but sometimes inventive, the British tank formations did not always answer to the hopes of the Allied military planners.
HIs0168 • 18,48 € 2-915239-32-0
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WORLD WAR II TANK ENCYCLOPEDIA 1939-1945
In this volume, the proper tanks (battle tanks and light tanks as well) of every nation involved in the various campaigns of WWII, from Poland to Berlin and from Lybia to Normandie, from the earliest Panzer I to the latest British Cruiser tank, each type is represented in full colour.
HIs0256 • 37,34 € 978-2-915239-04-1
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Size : 23 x 32 cm 176 pages 500 illustrations Hardback
HIs0257 • 37,34 € 978-2-915239-47-8
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THE FIELD ARTILLERY 1941-1945
Upon entering the war, American field artillery had fallen behind both technically and in implementation. The initital effort was made in divisional artillery and then, in 1943, in more powerful heavy artillery. However, although the quality of the materiel and the shells, together with efficient training of the artillerymen were essential, numerous and efficient radio means, observation planes attached to units and artillery tractors enabled the guns to achieve maximum efficiency. Therefore, American field artillery was, with 300 battalions at the beginning of 1945, the most powerful and the most modern in the world.
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HIs0286 • 15,64 € 978-2-35250-047-6
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HIs0287 • 15,64 € 978-2-35250-058-2
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OPERATIONS AND BATTLES OF WORLD WAR II OPERATIONS TOTALIZE AND TRACTABLE
Beginning of August 1944 British and Canadians were still stuck to the south of Caen. The withdrawal of several German armoured units gave the Allies a glimpse of possibility capturing Falaise. Two operations launched in almost as many days, Totalize and Tractable, got the Canadians, British and Poles to the gates of that town. But those few miles were terribly difficult to cover for the 2nd Canadian Corps which was given the task. Despite ingenius planning, superior firepower and air support, the Allied units paid the supreme price to get within sight of the walls of William the Conqueror’s birthplace.
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HIs0271• 15,64 € 978-2-35250-052-0
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HIs0272 • 15,64 € 978-2-35250-053-7
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OPERATION GOODWOOD
This is the story of the 29th Armoured Brigade, engaged for the first time during operation Goodwood, seen through the eyes of the veterans, who take us along through their poignant accounts.The author has sifted through nearly 400 pages of reports supplied by Sandhurst through Simon Trew and presents an extremely accurate account In order to give his readers some new pictures on this subject, Didier Lodieu has rummaged around among the Imperial War Museum Archives and brought out some impressive shots taken by three war reporters.
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HIs0275 • 15,64 € 978-2-35250-038-4
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HIs0276 • 15,64 € 978-2-35250-039-1
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HUNGARY 1944-1945, the Panzers’ last stand
The names Bieske, Debrecen don’t mean very much to us. And yet it was in those far reaches of Hungary that very bitter fighting took place, culminating in one of the toughest sieges on the Eastern Front : Budapest. It also consecrated the last German armoured attack of the conflict. Following the dramatic destruction of Army Group Centre and overshadowed by Koniev’s and Zhukov’s rush on Berlin, this particular theatre of operations has been somewhat ignored. This monograph is an opportunity to go into the details of these clashes whose last convulsions one month and three weeks before the German capitulation at Rheims were definitively the Panzers’ last lunge.
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HIs0385 • 15,64 € 978-2-35250-154-1
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HIs0386 • 15,64 € 978-2-35250-155-8
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HIs0464 • 16,36 € 978-2-35250-236-4
KHARKOV 1943
Between February and March 1943 Ukraine’s second town, Kharkov, was the scene of a fierce struggle between the Red Army and Axis troops. Stalin thought that his adversaries were in full flight. But Feldmarschall von Manstein kept a cool head. Thanks to the SS-Panzerkorps which had just been created, he planned a counteroffensive. In mid-February the SS army corps managed to extricate itself from Kharkov with great difficulty and a few days later launched the great counterattack. In three weeks the Red army found itself in full retreat and with great difficulty managed to get out of the grips of the enemy who demonstrated its great mastery of the war of movement.
Size : 20 x 24 cm 80 pages • Square spine
HIs0465 • 16,36 € 978-2-35250-237-1
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DYING FOR SAINT-LÔ
From 5 to 20 July 1944 American invasion forces ran into fierce resistance around the town of Saint-Lô, an important railway and road communications centre in Normandy. Apart from the Heer divisions such as the Panzer Lehr, GIs had to fight the redoubtable paratroopers and Waffen-SS who made them pay a heavy tribute for each hedge and each village they managed to get hold of.
HIs0250 • 39,76 € 978-2-35250-066-7
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MIDDLE-AGES THE LIFE OF A KNIGHT 1171-1242
Thibaut des Puys de Morsaing, a young and poor bachelor, is about to achieve great success and become a rich land owner. Following his father’s steps, who died during the Crusades, and his godfather’s, Tristan de Maumesnil, he grasps the opportunities offered to him. The many events in the life of this imaginary character are used as a pretext to stage France’s medieval society, from king Philippe Auguste to Saint Louis. The idea of following a character as if he was spied on by a photo-reporter, gives an incredible opportunity of getting closer to our ancestors’ daily life.
HIs0269 • 18,91 € 978-2-35250-066-7
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HIs0270 • 18,91 € 978-2-35250-067-4
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TWILIGHT OF MEDIEVAL CASTLES
After the Hundred Years War, the lords of France changed nothing in their way of life. They remained faithful to the austere, thick stone walls, with crenulated towers topped by machicolations. These fortresses built according to archaic models were no longer able to resist great campaign armies or powerful cannonades. During the second half of the 15th century, the fortresses simply became the symbol of belonging to a social class. Some fortresses now appeared to be simple stone challenges, issued by a nobility in search of its identity to a finally triumphant sovereign power.
HIs0280 • 18,64 € 978-2-35250-068-1
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HIs0281 • 18,64 € 978-2-35250-069-8
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HASTINGS, BATTLE FOR A KINGDOM
The King of England, Edward the Confessor, died on 5 January 1066. The next day Harold had himself crowned. The news surprised all the lords of the Western world and in particular William, Duke of Normandy: the kingdom came down to him. On 28 September, he landed on the English coast near Hastings. For the second edition of the reconstruction of this battle, the organisers managed to gather together 2000 “reconstitutioners” wearing XI Century costumes. Relive this extraordinary day on the very same terrain by means of more than 160 colour photos taken during this battle in which the fate of England was played out.
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HIs0310 • 11,85 € 978-2-35250-081-0
Size : 21 x 25 cm • Square spine 112 pages • 160 Pictures
HIs0311 • 11,85 € 978-2-35250-082-7
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ANCIENT - 18TH CENTURY ALESIA, 52 BC
The Romans had been at odds with the “Gauls” for a very long time indeed. Somewhere between 390 and 386 BC, a Senoni warchief called Brennus managed to capture Rome and ransom the city. The next step was part of the competition between the “Great Powers” of the period. Independent Gaul was implicated in the global expansionist process of Roman might. Finally more pragmatically, Gaul merely became part of Julius Caesar’s political strategy. Alésia was the final manifestation of this deep mistrust between the two peoples.
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HIs0354 • 16,12 € 978-2-35250-122-0
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HIs0355 • 16,12 € 978-2-35250-123-7
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HIs0352 • 15,42€ 978-2-35250-120-6
HATTIN 1187
The Battle of Hattin, Saladin’s greatest victory, and the subsequent conquest of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, marked the end of the first period of Frankish occupation of the Holy Land. Only the survival of Tyre enabled the territories to be re-conquered during the Third Crusade in which Philip-Augustus and especially Richard the Lionheart distinguished themselves. But a page had been turned, and the legacy of the conquerors of 1099 was well and truly lost. This work gives in detail the causes, the circumstances and the consequences of the Crusaders’ most terrible defeat.
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HIs0353 • 15,42 € 978-2-35250-121-3
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THE SIEGE of ORLEANS and the Loire campaign
Year 1428:The war between England and France has been raging for nearly one hundred years. The English control territory to the north of the Loire, but have no control of regions beyond the river. During the summer, Bedford decides to eliminate his enemy and besieges Orléans. Until May 1429, fierce fighting continues around the town. The situation seems to be lost for the besieged, until the arrival of a young peasant girl named Joan. This is an explicit, animated and richly illustrated book which enables the reader to relive these moments of great endeavour.
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HIs0350 • 14,69 € 978-2-35250-118-3
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HIs0351 • 14,69 € 978-2-35250-119-0
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FONTENOY, France dominating europe
In 1745, operations engaged by France sought to finalise the conquest of the Austria Low Countries and isolate the United Provinces from the coalisation which had created the Pragmatic Army. After a crafty diversionary movement, the French army commanded by Maurice de Saxe, threw itself at Tournay which it invested then besieged. Under the command of the Duke of Cumberland, the Allies gathered their forces then advanced towards the town with the intention of lifting the siege and destroying the French army.
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HIs0277 • 15,64 € 978-2-35250-056-8
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HIs0278• 15,64 € 978-2-35250-057-5
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NAPOLEONIC BATTLES - AMERICAN CIVIL WAR ESSLING, Napoleon’s first defeat ?
The Battle of Essling, on 21 and 22 May 1809, brought together the French and Austrian armies in a ferocious combat. The Austrians drove the French divisions, who where only linked to their other corps by a frail bridge, back up against Danube. The ferocious « Kaiserliks » and the capricious Danube in spate finally got the better of the « Furia Francese ». Here Napoleon had to face his first defeat; two months later, however, he had his revenge on the plains of Wagram.
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HIs0273 • 14,69 € 978-2-35250-054-4
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HIs0274 • 14,69 € 978-2-35250-055-1
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HANAU & MONTMIRAIL, the Guard fought and won.
After the disastrous Saxon Campaign, with its lowest point at Leipzig, the French army retreated, withdrawing inside its natural frontiers. After the defeat at La Rothière on 1st February, Napoleon fell back on Troyes. The Allies decided to march on Paris but made the mistake of doing so in dispersed order. Using the capacity for marching of his soldiers, he fell like lightning on the Army of Silesia which he swept aside in five days of battles at Champaubert, Montmirail and Vauchamps.
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HIs0317 • 15,64 € 978-2-35250-086-5
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HIs0318 • 15,64 € 978-2-35250-087-2
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FIRST BULL RUN
The Battle of Bull Run took place in July 1861 and although when all was said and done, its impact was relatively limited, it did have a far-reaching effect on the American Civil War itself. Its psychological impact on the combatants was indeed unquestionable, for the North in particular, and made everyone conscious of the reality of war and the challenges that had to be faced. The first Battle of Manassas was special because it was the first large-scale engagement in which troops were brought to the battle area by train, which in fact enabled the Confederates to win this battle.
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HIs0383 • 15,64 € 978-2-35250-152-7
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HIs0384 • 15,64 € 978-2-35250-153-4
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UNIFORMS OF THE 1st EMPIRE - OFFICERS & SOLDIERS series FRENCH HUSSARS - Volume 2 1804-1812
The first royal Hussars regiment was formed in Strasburg in 1693. Disbanded in 1697, it was reformed four years later and took the name of Saint-Genies Hussars in 1707. In the same way as the other cavalry corps of the ancien Régime, the Hussars survived the Revolution, the Directoire and the Consulate without their uniforms changing substantially. During the Empire, fashion changed and the look of the horseman evolved. This volume will review through 65 plates, the uniforms, equipement, weapons of the NCO, officers and trumpeters from the first to the eighth Hussars regiment.
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HIs0204 • 14,69 2-915239-53-3
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HIs0205 • 14,69 € 2-915239-54-1
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FRENCH HUSSARS - Volume 3 1804-1812
This volume will review the hussars regiments from the 9th to the 12th. It will also look at those curious regiments, the 13th (Bacciochi) Hussars and 14th Hussars both recruited in Italy, not forgetting the Jerome Napoleon Hussars. A chapter is devoted to the famous 1812 Regulations, as a particular attention is paid to the details affecting the Hussars. The author will look at the uniforms worn by the first eight regiments during the 1813-1815 period ,and then will round off the study with the six hussar regiments of the first and second Restoration
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HIs0253 • 14,69 € 978-2-35250-036-0
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HIs0254 • 14,69 € 978-2-35250-037-7
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CUIRASSIERS 1800-1815
Dating back to the Heavy Cavalry of the Ancien Régime, the first Cuirassier regiments were really created in France in 1801 during the Consulate. This new type of cavalry turned out to be one of the essential arms of Napoleon’s tactics. Twelve then soon after fourteen regiments were therefore created to constitute the shock troops of the Napoleonic Wars, together with the two regiments of Carabiniers already formed. They took part for more than ten years in all Napoleon’s campaigns from Austerlitz to Waterloo and from the valleys of Spain to the distant Russian steppes.
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HIs0357• 16,12 € 978-2-35250-125-1
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HIs0358• 16,12 € 978-2-35250-126-8
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GUIDES & GUARDS from great headquarters
The guides, formed by the needs of the war for the headquarters staff were pampered by their generals since they reflected their commanding general’s prestige and even became a sort of Praetorian Guard. The best - those of Bonaparte – developed under Bessières into the basis of the future Imperial Guard. The Guides were present in all the Armies of the Republic, the Consulate and the Empire. They served prestigious leaders, first and foremost among these being the Emperor. They were everywhere the Republic and then the Empire planted a tricolour flag.
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HIs0446 • 15,17€ 978-2-35250-217-3
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HIs0447 • 15,17 € 978-2-35250-218-0
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UNIFORMS OF THE 1st EMPIRE - OFFICERS & SOLDIERS series THE FRENCH IMPERIAL GUARD Volume 1 the foot soldiers 1804-1815
This reference book introduces in a synoptic way soldiers, noncomissioned officers and officers of Napoleon I Imperial Guard uniforms. This first volume deals with foot troops (grenadiers, chasseurs, light infantrymen, artillerymen, men-at-arms and Guard sailors), the «soldiers of the old guard of Napoleon I». Uniforms range and richness, their flags, equipment and organization are faithfully depicted using the most modern technics : the computer graphics. Follow the Europe surveyors, from Marengo to Waterloo.
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HIs0185 • 14,69 € 2-915239-77-0
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HIs0186 • 14,69 € 2-915239-78-9
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THE FRENCH IMPERIAL GUARD Volume 2 Cavalry (Part One)
For the Emperor, the cavalry was the arm with which he was able to command; it gave him information and enabled him to make his action felt in the heart and the heat of engagements. It was essential for him to have a rapid reaction force of cavalry for manoeuvring (Light Cavalry), units to break up engagement (Heavy Cavalry), and units for exploiting the terrain (the Line and the Dragoons). This volume depicts the older regiments of the cavalry of the Guard : the Grenadiers à cheval, the Dragoons and the Chasseurs à cheval.
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HIs0239 • 14,69 € 978-2-35250-032-2
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HIs0123 • 14,17€ 2-913903-45-2
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THE FRENCH IMPERIAL GUARD Volume 3 Cavalry (Part two)
In this third volume, the author will be looking at the units which best incarnated the universal character which Napoleon had wanted for his political edifice. Foreigners in the very heart of the unit entrusted with protecting him, what better proof of the trust he placed in the Poles, Dutch or in the Lithuanian. So will be depicted : the Mamelukes, the Polish Chevau-Legers, the 2nd and 3rd Chevau-Legers Lancers, the Berg Lancers. The Gendarmes d’Elite will end the parade.
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HIs0183 • 14,69 € 2-913903-97-5
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HIs0184 • 14,69 € 2-913903-98-3
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THE FRENCH IMPERIAL GUARD Volume 4 Cavalry (Part three)
The book completes the chapter devoted to the Gendarmes d’elite, and then looks at the other much less known cavalry units of the Guard: first the Gardes d’honneur, sons of the aristocracy and the wealthy bourgeoisie, will follow some light cavalry units armed with lances andable to counter the Russian Cossacks way of fighting, as the Lithuanian Tatars, the Krakus (whom Napoleon called «my pygmy cavalry») and the Eclaireurs (scouts). At the end of the volume starts a study of the Horse Artillery, whose cannons thundered all across Europe.
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HIs0221 • 14,69 € 2-35250-001-X
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HIs0222 • 14,69 € 2-35250-002-8
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UNIFORMS OF THE 1st EMPIRE - OFFICERS & SOLDIERS series THE FRENCH IMPERIAL GUARD Volume 5 Cavalry (Part Four).
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HIs0294 • 15,64 € 978-2-35250-049-0
The book starts with the follow-up of the chapter about Horse Artillery: the Artillery Trains and the Wagon Trains. Then we look at the Administration of the Guard, the Medical Service and his famous mobile ambulances. We finish with the Staff, the indispensable element for the conduct of operations, with the Adjudant-Commandants, their Assistants and their indefatigable aides de camp. Without forgetting the famous Ordnance Officers, overflowing with activity, who were the ”eyes” and the ”ears” and the ”voice” of the Emperor.
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HIs0295 • 15,64 € 978-2-35250-050-6
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CHASSEURS À CHEVAL Volume 1
It was only in 1757 that the first “real” Chasseurs à Cheval units were organised. These troopers made their definitive entry into the Royal Cavalry in 1776 with the creation of a squadron of Chasseurs attached to each Dragoon regiment. The study begins with the first “real” Chasseurs à Cheval, described by the 1779 Regulations, then those of the twelve 1784 regiments and finally the 26 which fought during the Revolution from Valmy to Marengo, from the Constituante to the Consulate, not to forget the volunteer units which came in partly to reinforce the regular units.
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HIs0426 • 16,11 € 978-2-35250-198-5
HIs0427 • 16,11 € 978-2-35250-199-2
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CHASSEURS À CHEVAL Volume 2
This second volume dedicated to those famous cavalrymen depicts their uniforms during the most glorious period of the first Empire, from Marengo in 1800, to Friedland in 1806.
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HIs0351• 16,36 € 978-2-35250-239-5
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HIs0462 • 16,36 € 978-2-35250-234-0
THE SWISS IN FRENCH SERVICE
On the eve of the Revolution there were therefore Swiss units in the government guards or the troops of the Line in France. The revolutionary process in France ran up against their loyalty to their employer: the King, and the sad events of the massacre of the Swiss Guard on 10 August 1792. During the vast European reorganisation, Switzerland furnished France with troops of great worth who upheld their favourite motto “Honneur et Fidélité”. The book skims over the Swiss troops in service with the King, to concentrate on those who served the Republic, the Consulate and then the Empire, focusing on less well-known aspects.
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HIs0463• 16,36 € 978-2-35250-235-7
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NAPOLEONIC GREAT CAMPAIGNS AUSTERLITZ, the empire at its Zenith
At Austerlitz, those professionnal soldiers of the Emperor made short work of the new recruits in certain regiments which opposed them. This exceptionnal tool was forged in the camp at Boulogne and in the campaigns of the Revolution. F-G Hourtoulles depictes the campaign from Boutogne, to the great battle which took place on this 2 December 1805. The corps, divisions and leaders of both opponents are reviewed. The book is illustrated by many maps, historical paintings and uniform plates in full colour.
HIs0474 • 33,13 € 978-2-35250-246-3
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HIs0136 • 26,06 € 2-913903-71-1
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JENA-AUERSTAEDT, the triumph of the eagle
The crushing defeat inflicted on the Prussian Army by Napoleon on 14th october 1806, was actually the combined result of two simultaneous but quite different battles. Napoleon’s army which easily out-numbered its enemies, met the Prussian and Saxon combined force under Hohenlohe at Jena. At Auestaedt Davout with his 3rd Corps isolated, faced the King of Prussia’s main Army, and realized the amazing feat of routing the elite of the army that thought itself the best in the world.
HIs0189 • 27,02 € 2-915239-75-4
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FROM EYLAU TO FRIEDLAND 1807, the Polish campaign
From Berlin to Tilsitt, Napoleon led the French Army in one of his most glorious campaigns. During these eight months, the basic rank-and-file as well as the most legendary general will put their sceal on the land of a reviving Poland. In the snow of Eylau or under the sun of Friedland, the best army in Europe has been the tool of the greatest military leader of all times.
HIs0226 • 17,96 € 978-2-35250-020-9
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HIs0227 • 17,96 € 978-2-35250-021-6
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WAGRAM - the Apogee of the Empire
This battle, an undoubted victory, has not yet become as famous as one might have expected; it was, however the most beautiful demonstration of Napoleon’s genius. During the battle, one has the impression of watching a master craftsman at work, manipulating 200.000 men like chessman across the board, always several moves ahead of his opponent. As the other volumes of the series, the present books depictes the campaign and the battle with detailed maps, and reviews both forces, illustrating the uniforms with the plates in colour of André Jouineau.
HIs0191• 27,02 € 2-915239-73-8
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HIs0192 • 27,02 € 2-915239-74 -6
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NAPOLEONIC GREAT CAMPAIGNS THE BATTLE OF OCAÑA
Although the Battle of Ocana is without doubt the Army of Spain’s greatest victory, there was no monograph on the event. As a matter of national pride Spanish, historians could hardly be expected to tackle the question, for the French, Napoleon was not the Commander-in-Chief, and for the English, since none of their troops took part in the event, they neglected the battle. Now, the French archives are overflowing with information about it, so the author could develop these contemporary sources adding some new Spanish ones, to achieve the present book.
HIs0381 • 30,37 € 978-2-35250-150-3
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HIs0382 • 30,37 € 978-2-35250-151-0
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BORODINO - THE MOSKOWA
When Napoleon and the Great Army are leaving Germany, Napoleon’s aims are: to punish this impudent tsar who dares to challenge his blockade and in the same time to get rid of the last great continental opponent. The campaign opens with a fantastic battle on the Moskowa River. Impressive battle by the number of opposing soldiers and by the fightings density. Also impressive for what it will soon imply : Emperor’s illusions, scorched earth policy and bloody skirmishes on stragglers. The Emperor will pay for this when the general Hiver will go to Koutouzov’s rescue.
HIs0092 • 26,07 € 2-908182-95-5
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HIs0093 • 26,07 € 2-908182-96-3
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THE CROSSING OF THE BEREZINA
In the French collective consciousness, the Battle of the Berezina represents a disaster without precedent or even limits. But at first it was a diversionary manoeuvre in the face of the enemy and also a manoeuvre to cross a major linear obstacle: a river. It was the work of sappers and pontoneers who built a bridge with selflessness, courage and determination under extreme conditions so that the troops could cross over. It was a technical exploit to which these men without rank, led by wilful and competent officers gave themselves, most often at the cost of their lives.
HIs0284 • 32,66 € 978-2-35250-043-8
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1814, LA CAMPAGNE DE FRANCE
Montmirail, Champaubert, Reims, Laon, Craonne, Montereau, Paris… Each of these names is synonymous of tumultuous victories and heroïc fightings. In this book, the Authors survey the whole campaign of France, stating facts and explaining the opponents’ views. Yhey introduce us to the main actors of the drama: marshalls and generals, but also the obscure, ordinary NCOs and privates of Napoleon’s army. As usual in this series, the intricately detailed colour plates by André Jouineau render the richness and diversity of the uniforms of all armies involved in the Emperor’s most dashing campaign.
HIs0187 • 34,60 € 2-915239-55-X FRENCH ONLY
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COMBAT AIRCRAFT - PLANES & PILOTS series n°3 - CURTISS P-40 from 1939 to 1945
The Curtiss P-40 is the first allied fighter of World War II that experienced all the battlefields and almost all the allied nations: Americans, English, Soviets, French, Chinese, South Africans, etc… It is also the famous plane of the Flying Tigers. A mythical aeroplane deserving to be known by the great majority of people. Illustrated by 200 colour profiles, all the versions, the decorations, all the models of this fighter, first democracy’s rampart.
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HIs0206 • 14,69 € 2-35250-012-5
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HIs0207 • 7,35 € 2-35250-013-3
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n°5 - MUSTANG P-51 from 1940 to 1980
Symbol of the American military might, the P-51 in fact owed its existence to Great-Britain which was the first country to have used it in any numbers, and the origin of its excellent Merlin power plant which was installed in all the most important variants. The United States used it as their main single-seat fighter sending it to fight in Europe, in the Far East and the Pacific, where its endurance and amazing range enable it to escort the heavy bombers of the USAAF on their missions. The operational career of the aircraft ended officially in the middle of eighties, after four decades of loyal service.
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HIs0140 • 7,11 € 2-913903-80-0
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n°14 - HAWKER HURRICANE from 1935 to 1945 The Hawker Hurricane is actually Battle of Britain’s number one fighter, even if the Spitfire is better known. Manned by the greatest British, Commonwealth and Allied fighter pilots, the Hurricane has flown its bulky fuselage from the sky of England to the Russian steppes, from the waters of the North Atlantic to the sands of the Western Desert. At last, the extraordinary career, if not the best known, of this unique fighter is given justice by this book.
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HIs0297 • 15,64 € 978-2-915239-86-7
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HIs0298 • 15,64 € 978-2-915239-87-4
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n°9 - FOCKE-WULF 190 from 1940 to 1945
The «other» IIIrd Reich fighter is a symbol of technology as well as sturdyness. A mythical plane, the FW 190 appeared in 1941 and, from then, was to be a real problem to Allied air forces. Successor to the Me Bf 109, this plane was to become one of the best fighters of WWII, with more than 20 000 built in a host of versions. From the Eastern front to the Defence of the Reich, not to forget the Normandy campaign, the fighter that the last German aces flew with distinction, is illustrated in all its variety of camouflage schemes and markings.
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HIs0241• 14,69€ 978-2-915239-24-9
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HIs0242 • 14,69€ 978-2-915239-25-6
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COMBAT AIRCRAFT - PLANES & PILOTS series n°1 - MESSERSCHMITT 109 - Volume 1 from 1936 to 1942
Honour to all Lords, it is Willy Messerschmitt’s little baby which, for obvious reasons is going to start the collection; if there is one fighter which representes WWII, and especially the Luftwaffe, it is the 109. Mass-produced from the Spanish Civil War onwards until the end of the Second World War, it remain in service until 1967, in Spain. It was constantly improved, re-engined, re-armed in order to keep up with its opponents. It fought on all fronts from the Channel to the skies of Russia.
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HIs0101 • 7,11 € 2-913903-07-X
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n°2 - MESSERSCHMITT 109 - Volume 2 from 1942 to 1945
The Me109 was the symbol of the apparency invincible might of the IIIrd Reich air force at the beginning of WWII.It was produced throughout the conflit, the last versions that came off the production lines no longer having much in common with their predecessors. The fearsome single seater of the early days, light and agile like a bird of prey never had a true successor and was never redesigned thoroughly. It was produced in many differents variants and improved on in many different ways with the result that its power was increased and therefore also its weight, making it less manoeuvrable.
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HIs0118 • 7,11 € 2-913903-09-6
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n°11 - MESSERSCHMITT Bf 110, ME 210-240
The Messerschmitt Bf 110, was designed in the middle of the thirties. After a relatively convincing start in Poland, the performance of the Zerstörer (destroyer) units declined rapidly with heavy losses, so much so that at the end of the Battle of Britain, it was decided to withdraw the Bf 110s from service and cease production. After the failure of its designated successor, the Me 210, the Bf 110 started a second career: nightfighter. In this new role the twin-engined plane turned out to be a formidable opponent; it scored more kills than all the aircraft of this type in all the air forces fighting in World War Two…
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HIs0374 • 15,64 € 978-2-35250-143-5
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HIs0375 • 15,64 € 978-2-35250-144-2
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n°4 - JUNKER 87 from 1936 to 1945
The «Stuka» is synonymous with the Junkers Ju-87, the German dive-bomber whose combat efficiency and psychological effect is very well known. During the whole WWII, the Ju-87s were in the middle of the fray and their pilots were considered to have the hardest and most dangerous task to do. The Allies rapidly made up the technological advantage that the Luftwaffe had had since before the beginning of the war and relegated the Stuka to less thankless and more appropriate tasks for which it had not been designed, mainly in Russia.
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HIs0129 • 7,11 € 2-913903-52-5
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HIs0130 • 7,11 € 2-913903-53-3
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COMBAT AIRCRAFT - PLANES & PILOTS series n°6 - MIRAGE III From 1955 to 2000 The first French operational Mach-2 fighter has served in an impressive number of air forces from the Sixties to the present day, in numerous versions of Mirage III and 5 delta combat aircraft. Every variant and every livery - 20 different cockades or so - are included in this book on the ubiquitous French fighter which gained worldwide fame.
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HIs0155 • 14,69 € Size : 20 x 24 cm 80 pages • Square spine 2-913903-91-6
HIs0240 • 7,35 € 978-2-35250-033-9
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n°10 - F-4 PHANTOM - Volume 1 Us Navy and Us Marines Corps
Designed originally as a carrier-borne interceptor armed only with missiles, its beginnings were so promising that the USAF adopted it as a tactical fighter and was quickly followed by an impressive number of other air forces around the world which explains why certain examples are still in service today. The US Navy and the USMC, at the origin of the project used the machine in its four main versions to which were added all the specialised aerial reconnaissance variants.
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HIs0344 • 15,64 € 978-2-35250-113-8
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HIs0345 • 15,64 € 978-2-35250-114-5
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n°13 - F-4 PHANTOM - Volume 2 Us Air Force and Export versions
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HIs0379 • 15,64 € 978-2-35250-148-0
Shortly after the US Navy put the F-4H-1 Phantom II into service in 1960, the US Air Force in turn took an interest in it, and it was in May 1963 that the first USAF F-4C, overall similar to the Navy version, made its first flight and exceeded Mach 2. Apart from the USAF and the various units of the Air National Guard or the United States Reserve,the Phantom IIs were also very successful in the export markets since more than 1 200 examples were flown by ten or so countries, especially NATO ones. Some of them even built them under licence in large numbers and many used them in combat often successfully.
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HIs0380 • 15,64 € 978-2-35250-149-7
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n°12 - MIG 21 FISHBED 1955-2010
Built for almost half a century in twenty or so different versions, in four successive generations, the “Fishbed” was not only the jet which was built in the largest numbers in the whole of aviation history, but also the aircraft which was built in greatest numbers since the end of the Second World War. Used by fifty or so air forces, the MiG-21 took part in most of the major conflicts during the four last decades. At the present time more than a thousand examples of this fighter are still in service, with their career continuing thanks to modernisation programmes for the surviving aircraft.
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HIs0377 • 16,59 € 978-2-35250-146-6
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HIs0378 • 16,59€ 978-2-35250-147-3
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COMBAT AIRCRAFT - PLANES & PILOTS series n°12 - F-8 CRUSADER
After its legendary WWII fighter, the F4U Corsair, the aircraft manufacturer, Vought, built another successful plane – the US Navy’s first supersonic aircraft, the Crusader, of which more than 1 250 examples were built.This fighter made its maiden flight in March 1955 and during a career spanning thirty years, more than seventy Navy and Marine Corps squadrons were equipped with this plane The last F-8 in the world, has been withdrawn from service by the French Navy in October 1999.Essential reading for all “plane” modellers.
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HIs0414 • 16,11 € 978-2-35250-184-8
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HIs0415 • 16,11 € 2-913903-08-8
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n°16 - F-104 STARFIGHTER From 1958 to 2000
It was thanks to the experience gained in aerial combat during the Korean War that the Starfighter’s career began. The USAF needed an air superiority fighter and the high command authorised the launching of a pure interceptor programme. From the legendary interceptor to the planes of the NASA via the Bundesluftwaffe’s widow-makers, the whole story of the Cold War’s fastest fighter put into service for NATO…
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HIs0457 • 16,36 € 978-2-35250-228-9
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HIs0458 • 16,36 € 978-2-35250-229-6
GREAT AMERICAN COMBAT AIRCRAFT
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n°1 - F-14 TOMCAT IN COMBAT
This collection is devoted to the planes used during the five last decades by the USN and USAF. This first volume presents the career of the one of the US Navy’s most legendary planes, the F-14 Tomcat. From its appearance in 1972 to its withdrawal from service in 2006, this fighter has flown through thirty years of history in the air. All the models – including those sold to the Iranians before the 1978 Revolution – as well as all the carrierborne units which used them are shown, described and analysed in this book. More than 200 often unpublished photos and more than 40 profiles illustrate this tribute paid to Grumann’s last Cat.
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HIs0301 • 15,64 € 978-2-35250-072-8
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HIs0302 • 15,64 € 978-2-35250-073-5
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n°2 - F-16 FIGHTING FALCON - Volume 1
The F-16 has lasted a long time. At a time when other planes retire to museums, General Dynamics’ fighter-bomber is still a formidable foe in international competitions against so-called “fifth generation” planes. The first prototype flew for the first time in 1974 and the operational career of the last aircraft built will continue well into the 2040s. Almost seventy-years and still going strong! Meanwhile, this light fighter was optimised for daytime missions and became a formidable fighter-bomber; more than 4 400 were built and used by more than 25 countries.
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HIs0359 • 15,64 € 978-2-35250-128-2
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HIs0360 • 15,64 € 978-2-35250-129-9
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FRENCH AIR FORCE EQUIPMENT SERIES n°1 - MD 450 OURAGAN
Symbol of the rebirth of French aeronautical industry after WWII, the Marcel Dassault 450 Ouragan was the first French jet fighter to enter service and also the first jet fighter of the Israeli Air Force.
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n°4 - P-47 THUNDERBOLT de 1943 à 1960
The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, one of World War Two fighters produced in the highest quantities, is also one of the largest and heaviest piston-engined single-seaters ever designed. Used massively by the United States, in the Pacific as well as in Europe, nearly 450 specimens were provided to France from 1943, which were used by the newly reconstructed Air Force not only in the last months of WWII, but remained in service long enough to take part to the first operations of «law enforcement» in Algeria, as a close-support aircraft, thanks to its robustness and its great capacity of carrying.
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HIs0245 • 14,17€ 978-2-915239-90-4
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n°6 - MIRAGE F1 - Volume 2 : F1 cR et F1 ct
From the basic pure interceptor, Mirage F1, the Dassault company developped two specialized versions, one for allweather low altitude recco, named F1CR and intended to replace the Mirage IIIR and the other designed for tactical attack, named F1CT, which entered service as a successor to the Mirage IIIE. Produced respectively at 66 and 57, the majority of these planes are still in service in the French Air Force and have seen action in recent conflicts, in the First War in the Gulf or in Kosovo in particular. When the production of the F1 Mirage ceased, a total of 731 machines had been built.
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HIs0266 • 14,17 € 978-2-35250-027-8
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n°7 - C160 TRANSALL de 1967 à nos jours
Although its retirement was announced for a while for 2005, the C-160 Transall is still the lynchpin of French military air transport. More than forty years after it went into service, this two-engined tactical transport has been present in all the theatres of operations where the French army has been deployed. The Transall is always impressive when it’s a question of getting down to the nittygritty and showing some muscle in the most unlikely situations, but for how much longer now? It is not wise to ignore the potential difficulties and dangers of using a worn-out and ageing aircraft in combat in spite of all its qualities.
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HIs0323 • 14,69 € 978-2-35250-092-6
Size : 20 x 24 cm 64 pages • Square spine
FRENCH AIR FORCE EQUIPMENT SERIES n°8- MIRAGE III - Volume 1 n°9 - MIRAGE III ET 5 - Volume 2 Designed in response to the official 1953 programme planned to equip the Armée de l’Air with a light supersonic interceptor, the Mirage III is universally acknowledged as one of the most remarkable successes of the French post-war aircraft industry.1400 examples of all variants came off the production lines, purchased by twenty or so countries. This very broad subject has been split into two distinct parts, this first volume dealing with the initial single-seat IIIC and two-seat IIIB versions equipped with the Atar 9B jet engine
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HIs0321 • 14,69€ 978-2-35250-090-2
Size : 20 x 24 cm 64 pages • Square spine
HIs0322 • 14,69€ 978-2-35250-091-9
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n°10 - SUPER ÉTENDARD
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HIs0405 • 15,17€ 978-2-35250-175-6
Until it is definitively replaced by the Rafale M around 2015, the Super Entendard remains in the front line of all combat missions carried out by the French naval air arm. From Lebanon up to Afghanistan, the naval plane has opened fire on its adversaries without losing a single plane in French colours. Since it entered into service in 1978, it has also shown a capacity to adapt, which proves, once more, the genius and common sense of Dassault’s design team. There is no needless sophistication, nor an excess of power in this plane, but a straightforward multi-purpose capability that has made this plane the backbone of carrier-borne French aviation for more than three decades.
Size : 20 x 24 cm 64 pages • Square spine
n°11 - VAUTOUR
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HIs0437 • 15,17€ 978-2-35250-207-4
The Vautour is a turbojet shoulder-wing monoplane with a swept wing and flying tail. Three versions have been built since its inception: version A, the ground attack monoplane; B, a two-seat bomber; and N, a two-seat all-weather interceptor. After an inaugural flight in October 1952, the official delivery of the first Vautour was in May 1956; however, the initial order of 300 aircraft was reduced to 140. Israel purchased close to thirty aircraft many of which remained in service until 1972. As for the French, certain aircraft were used in Polynesia during nuclear testing, where they were used to collect radioactive particles.
Size : 20 x 24 cm 64 pages • Square spine •150 Pictures
n°12 - MIRAGE 2000 N
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HIs0438 • 16,11€ 978-2-35250-208-1
The Mirage 2000N program was launched in 1978 to accomplish intercept missions and medium-range air to surface nuclear attacks. It is equipped with a weapons system organized around an Antelope radar system, enabling automatic navigation and field monitoring, all while maintaining its in-flight auto-defense capabilities. While the first models were only capable of carrying nuclear missiles, the aircraft is now able to undertake conventional ground attack missions, with a large array of traditional bombs. The line of Mirage 2000N aircraft are a key element at the very heart of the French Strategic Air Command.
Size : 20 x 24 cm 84 pages • Square spine • 200 Pictures
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AIRCRAFT LOCKHEED CONSTELLATION From excalibur to starliner, civilian and military variants.
Designed just before World War Two after special requirements from the American tycoon Howard Hughes, the Lockheed Constellation is celebrated today as one of the finest flying machine ever built. As a civilian aircraft, it has been the first airliner able to cross the Atlantic Ocean non stop, but it also has had a respectable military career, thanks to its brilliant characteristics which allowed it to fulfill missions of electronic warfare and AWACS.
HIs0197 • 35,02€ 2-915239-61-4
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Size : 23 x 32 cm 176 pages 400 illustrations Hardback
HIs0198 • 35,02€ 2-915239-62-2
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BOEING 707 AND KC-135
Although the Boeing 707 is known worldwide as the machine which took civil aviation from the piston engine era into that of the jet engine, what is very often not known is that its existence was only made possible by the success of its immediate predecessor, the KC – 135, two radically different machines sharing only a limited number of common features. More than 800 KC – 135s were produced spawning an impressive number of variants and specialised versions, and More than 1000 Boeing 707s were built up to the end of the 20th century.
HIs0303 • 40,71€ 978-2-35250-074-2
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Size : 23 x 32 cm 208 pages 500 illustrations Hardback
HIs0304 • 40,71€ 978-2-35250-075-9
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LE CURTISS AU COMBAT - Curtiss H-75 at war
This book tells the story of the two squadrons which made up the Groupe de Chasse 1/5 during the Campaign for France. A large part has been devoted to the accounts of the pilots and mechanics, and what they lived through together. The Groupe was credited with one hundred and eleven probable and confirmed kills by the Armée de l’Air. Moreover, of the twenty-six best French tallies obtained between 1939 and 1940, fifteen belonged to pilots from the GC I/5, each scoring more than six confirmed kills.
HIs0388 • 37,34€ 978-2-35250-157-2
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Size : 23 x 32 cm 144 pages 150 Pictures Hardback
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CORSAIR, 30 YEARS OF FLIBUSTERING From1940 to 1970
The biggest radial engine ever mounted into a single seat carrier-borne fighter, the unforgettable inverted seagull wings, such a melodious song that the Japanese nicknamed it ‘the whistling Death ’... The Corsair deserved a master treatment. Bruno Pautigny, one of today’s top aviation artists, achieved the challenge. Over 150 profiles, dozens of technical plates, unseeen photograhs, all the ingredients are gathered in this beautiful book.
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HIs0444 • 23,32€ 978-2-35250-215-9
Size : 21 x 25 cm • Square spine 144 pages • 140 profiles 50 new Pictures.
HIs0445 • 23,32 € 978-2-35250-216-6
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AIRCRAFT FRENCH AIRCRAFT 1939-1942
In May 1940, France possessed many aircraft, balancing her fleet between outdated machines and truly modern aircraft, which were nonetheless too weak in number. From Amiot to Potez, all the fighters, bombers, reconnaissance and observation aircraft utilized by the French Air Force between 1939 and 1942, whether they were produced in France or purchased abroad, are presented here in alphabetical order; an overview made complete with the presentation of the principle prototypes that were built but which were never made it to the production line due to a variety of circumstances..
HIs0424 • 33,13 € 978-2-35250-196-1
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Size : 23 x 32 cm 160 pages 50 new pictures Square spine
HIs0425 • 33,13 € 978-2-35250-197-8
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60 YEARS OF COMBAT AIRCRAFT
From the Battle of the Marne to the end of the Vietnam War, this “first half” of the 20th Century must undeniably be considered as quite representative of aerial warfare. With the 400 profiles and illustrations contained in this book, Bruno Pautigny, the world famous illustrator, paints the technical portraits of the most famous fighters and bombers of all the great conflicts of the previous century: First and Second World Wars, Indochina, Korea and Suez, Algeria, Vietnam, etc.
HIs0348 • 40,71€ 978-2-35250-116-9
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Size : 23 x 32 cm 160 pages 400 illustrations Hardback
HIs0349 • 40,71€ 978-2-35250-117-6
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BREGUET 693
Derived from the Breguet 690 built at the beginning of 1936, the Breguet 693 had its baptism by fire in May 1940: eleven aircraft of the GBA 1/54 were engaged in the region of Maastricht. Unfortunately the ground assault tactic utilized proved to be disastrous, and ten among them never returned. The Breguet 693, a two-seat twin-engine bomber carrying a pilot and a machine gun back-to-back, was also one of the first French aircraft to be equipped with radio communication. Like many units however, the assault groups were eventually pulled out of North Africa, and due the German occupation, this particular model saw no other future developments.
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HIs0422 • 23,32€ 978-2-35250-194-7
Size : 21 x 25 cm 112 pages • Square spine
AEROBATIC TEAMS
This book invites you to discover the history of the aircraft, with their often spectacular liveries, of jet equipped display teams which have today disappeared, or those still flying, be it the most famous, such as the American Blue Angels, or the Thunderbirds, the British Red Arrows, the Italian Frecce Tricolori and, of course, the Patrouille de France, or those not often seen in our skies, such as the Indian Surya Kiran or the Singapore Black Knights.
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HIs0397 • 23,32€ 978-2-35250-167-1
Size : 21 x 25 cm 128 pages • Square spine
HIs0398 • 23,32 € 978-2-35250-168-8
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AIRCRAFT 8th AIR FORCE American heavy bomber groups in England, 1942-1945
American strategy for complete victory over Nazi Germany entailed the utter destruction of major industrial areas. These raids were carried out as early as 1942 by hundreds of heavy bombers from the 8th Air Force, based in England. The missions flown by B-17 crews over occupied Europe and the Reich are illustrated with official and private pictures taken from the personal albums of pilots, crew members, mechanics and Airforce photographers.
HIs0213 • 37,34 € 2-915239-81-9
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Size : 23 x 32 cm 192 pages Hardback
HIs0214 • 37,34 € 2-915239-82-7
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9th AIR FORCE
During the preparation of the Normandy Invasion, the American high command realized soon enough that the 8th Air Force, could not undertake the close support of ground units in this major offensive. The keystone of operation “Overlord” would indeed be mastery of the skies. The concept of on-call tactical air support was therefore paramount in the Overlord plans and the 9th Air Force was transferred to England for this purpose. The hundreds of hitherto unpublished photos copied out from the pilots and crews’ albums are a unique testimony.
HIs0305 • 39,76 € 978-2-35250-076-6
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Size : 23 x 32 cm 192 pages 650 illustrations Hardback
HIs0306 • 39,76 € 978-2-35250-077-3
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THE 5th AIR FORCE
he 5th Air force was created in 1941, but was re-organised under its new name in February after its withdrawal from the Philippines. The book tells the story of the different Air units during the war against the japanese force near Australia and New Guinea until June 1945. More than 200 full-color profiles depicte the aircrafts of the Fighter Squadrons (P-38 Lightning, P-39 Airacobra, P-40 Warhawk...), Bombers groups (B-24 Liberator, B-25 Mitchell , B-26, Douglas A-20...), or the Troop Carriers. This is an essential source of information for everyone interested in the Pacific War, or for all the Aircraft modelers.
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HIs0367 • 23,32€ 978-2-35250-136-7
Size : 21 x 25 cm • Square spine 112 pages • 340 illustrations
HIs0368 • 23,32€ 978-2-35250-137-4
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THE 12th AND 15th AIR FORCES
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HIs0439 • 23,32€ 978-2-35250-209-8
Created in 1942, the 12th Air Force was responsible for conducting Operation Torch on November 8, 1942. The unit served with the Northwest African Air Forces then with the Allied Air Forces in the Mediterranean (MAAF) until the end of the war. The other unit presented in this work, the 15th Air Force, formed in November 1943, was established to operate in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations primarily from air fields located in southern Italy . The reader will find a chapter dedicated to the famous Tuskegee airmen—the 322nd Fighter Group of the 15th Air Force, the United States’ first all-black air unit.
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HIs0440 • 23,32€ 978-2-35250-210-4
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Size : 21 x 25 cm • Square spine 128 pages • 450 illustrations
MODELS & PLANES WHEN ART KEPT’EM FLYING
A celebration of American Aviation Artists and their contribution in World War Two This book is not seeking to be a mere collection of beautiful pictures all strung together or a sample from a huge collection; it is above all the testimonial of a period, the reflection of that immense war effort the American people made during the last world war, seen through the kaleidoscope of publicity. It is also a tribute to the most glamorous of our liberators.
HIs0363 • 37,34€ 978-2-35250-132-9
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Size : 23 x 32 cm 176 pages 500 illustrations Hardback
HIs0364 • 37,34€ 978-2-35250-133-6
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GUIDE DU MAQUETTISME AERONAUTIQUE
The very best specialists in the field reveal their modeling and painting techniques for the icons of aviation history. Specific aircraft are highlighted such as the Fokker D.VII and its diamond finishing, the Nieuport Ni 11 with its faux wood grain, and the Yak 3 with its “wave” camouflage. Also included are the F4D-1 Skyray jet and the MH 6 helicopter. In addition to the excellent assemblages, Juan Manuel Villalba provides an overview of various tools and paints. This work speaks to both the novice as well as to the advanced modeler looking to perfect his technique.
HIs0436 • 37,34€ 978-2-35250-206-7
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Size : 21 x 30 cm 200 pages 7 kits in super detail Hardback
ENCYCLOPÉDIE DU MODÉLISME VOLUME 1 : LES AVIONS (Planes)
The different technics, hits and tips to paint, assembly and add realistic details to the models of the most famous airplanes of warfare history: P-40, Messerschmitt Bf109, P47 Thunderbolt, MiG 15 etc.
VOLUME 2 : LES BLINDÉS (Tanks)
This book introduces the most recent assembling, transforming, painting and finishing technics allowing to make AFV’s models (Tiger I, Renault R40, T34 etc.) that each model maker dreams to realize.
HIs0100 • 32,70 € 2-915239-01-0 FRENCH ONLY
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HIs0203 • 33,65€ 2-35250-011-7
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CURTISS P-40
The Warhawk was a machine which took part in the whole conflict and on all the fronts, sporting some of the most highly-coloured insignia and nose-arts of WWII. Each of the four assemblies (P-40B, P-40E, P-40F and P-40N, all 1/48th scale) is centred on one particular theme with the objective of presenting certain “sleights of hand” used by the old modelling veterans in the most dynamic and didactic manner.
HIs0267 • 15,64 € 978-2-35250-064-3
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Size : 20 x 24 cm 84 pages Square spine
HIs0268 • 15,64 € 978-2-35250-065-0
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FIGURINES, MODELS & TOYS FALLSCHIRMJÄGER IN ACTION FIGURES
German paratroopers have always fascinated WWII fans because the exploits of these soldiers “dropping out of the sky” marked the birth of a new legend. It is not surprising then that the makers of 12” Action Figures, have devoted a lot of space to the Fallschirmjäger in their series of WWII soldiers. All throughout these pages, you will find that some “Green Devils” appear several times in different uniforms ands postures; this is evidence of the host of possibilities that the concept offers, a real revolution in the world of military figurine collecting.
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HIs0282 • 14,69€ 978-2-35250-003-2
Size : 20 x 24 cm 80 pages • Square spine
HIs0283 • 14,69€ 978-2-35250-004-9
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AIRFIX LITTLE SOLDIERS
Up until the fifties, children and collectors only had lead soldiers to play with and these were outsize and expensive. In 1958, Airfix revolutionised the toy and collector world with their first box of 1/76 -scale figurines. This work retraces over more than three decades the adventure of these little plastic soldiers and their accessories. A long chapter is given over to competition in the sixties and the explosion of the “little soldier” ranges, particularly Revell, Hät, Emhar and various other East European makes since the middle of the 80s and especially the 90s.
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HIs0319 • 18,64 € 978-2-35250-088-9
HIs0320 • 18,64 € 978-2-35250-089-6
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LA GAMME HELLER MUSÉE - The Heller Musée kit series At the time of the 70th anniversary of the France campaign and “modern” Hi-Tech re-edition of one of this French maker’s kits, it seemed to be in good taste to review the exceptional career of the “Musée” kit series. At the time these kits announced the amateurs’ renewed interest in French aircraft during the French Campaign, and the start of the first true series of purely French kits. This book also shows the make’s competitors and all the new boxes brought out under other names. Essential reading for all “plane” modellers.
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HIs0389 • 15,17€ 978-2-35250-158-9
Size : 20 x 24 cm • Square spine 64 pages • 200 Pictures
1965-2012 LES BLINDÉS ET LES FIGURINES HELLER The Heller armor model kits and figures Heller was founded in 1957 by Léo Jahiel and during its early years built a reputation with a range of French contemporary aircraft model kits, and then in 1960s with original Yacht models. The tank model kits and the figures came on the market only in1974, after a long testing period. Illustrated with 220 photographs, the book chronicles the evolution of this range still produced today.
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HIs0421 • 15,41€ 978-2-35250-193-0
Size : 20 x 24 cm • Square spine 64 pages • 200 Pictures
1973-2000 THE STORY OF MATCHBOX KITS
The Lesney company which used the brand name “Matchbox” was founded in 1953 by Mr Leslie Smith and Mr Rodney Smith. It was this company that thought up these little “pocket money” vehicles and the ingenious packaging which gave them their name. That name came from the box which was the shape, size and colour of a match box. The firm brought out scale models of planes, tanks, boats, motorbikes and cars but also little soldiers which all brightened the childhood days of today’s forty-yearolds…This book retraces the forty glorious years of a firm, of a brand of kits intended for beginners just as much as it was for the most demanding buffs.
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HIs0417 • 16,11€ 978-2-35250-187-9
Size : 20 x 24 cm • Square spine 84 pages • 300 Pictures
HIs0418 • 16,11€ 978-2-35250-188-6
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ART & PAINTINGS L’AQUARELLE PAS À PAS
How to get started with watercolor ? What paint, brushes or paper do you need ? From easy subjects like fruits or flowers to more difficult ones, Albina Simatova will guide the beginners and share her down-to-Earth approach with simple instructions.
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HIs0441 • 18,64€ 978-2-35250-211- 1
Size : 20 x 24 cm 80 pages • Square spine
LE PASTEL PAS À PAS
In this step-by-step guide, Daniel Germain teaches you everything you need to know to make the most of this accessible art form. From selecting the right materials to learning the fundamentals of composition, he starts with the basics and progresses to 12 complete pastel lessons that detail specific painting techniques and effects.
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HIs0407 • 18,64€ 978-2-35250-177-0
Size : 20 x 24 cm 80 pages • Square spine
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HIs0470 • 18,64€ 978-2-35250-242-5
L’ACRYLIQUE PAS À PAS
Through quite twenty very detailed demonstrations, the author Patrice Baffou - a very creative painter - provides information on all the necessary tools, tips, and techniques you will need to create a representational painting. He will teach the beginners basic skills thanks to practicle and accessible exercices which will help them set realistic goal and show how to achieve success.
Size : 20 x 24 cm 80 pages • Square spine
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TRACTORS, AGRICULTURAL VEHICLES SOCIÉTÉ FRANÇAISE DE VIERZON, L’AGE D’OR
The beginning of the fifties was a really golden age for the Société Française de Matériel Agricole et Industriel de Vierzon’s. This venerable French company was present everywhere in the rural world and did not miss any opportunity to remind people that its products were 100% French. Year in year out, farming techniques developed faster and faster and after a prosperous period, the Société Française encountered serious difficulties. This led to SFV’s association with Case: after losing its century-old brand image, the young SFV ended up by vanishing.
HIs0339 • 27,45€ 978-2-35250-108-4
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Size : 23 x 32 cm 128 pages Hardback
LES TRACTEURS CHAMPION ET MOTEURS CÉRES Field tractors CHAMPION and engines ceres
This book is a compendium of almost 270 photographs and illustrations of the history and the activities of “Moteurs Cérès” and its sister company “Tracteurs Champion”. Presented in chronological order, this multitude of documents gives all the materiel the firm built, or which passed through it, to be sold as it was or modified.
HIs0340 • 27,45€ 978-2-35250-109-1
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Size : 23 x 32 cm 128 pages Hardback
LES TRACTEURS VENDEUVRE
During the fifties, the Etablissements de Contructions Mécaniques de Vendeuvre, which was a very modest local Aubois workshop, strengthened its well established reputation by adding the production of farming tractors to its traditional activities. When the period of excitement caused by the advent of motorisation died down, the firm which was second among France’s agricultural machine producers, suffered financial problems and were swallowed up by a manufacturer from the other side of the Atlantic before fading away forever.
HIs0393 • 27,45€ 978-2-35250-162-6
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Size : 23 x 32 cm 128 pages Hardback
AUTOMOBILES, BUSES AND COACHES THE ART OF JEEP from propaganda to advertising
Willys contributed to the development of the jeep’s fame by flooding the press with magnificent colour adverts. The vehicle’s fame was further reinforced thanks to its excellent combat reputation, and its image was used to promote a whole range of products. This book has assembled a fabulous collection of adverts and illustrations portraying the jeep during the Second World War. These were drawn and painted by the greatest illustrators of the period. Each picture is accompanied by a short text in order to place it within its context.
HIs0449 • 37,34€ 978-2-35250-220-3
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Size : 23 x 32 cm 160 pages 350 illustrations Hardback.
HIs0450 • 37,34€ 978-2-35250-221-0
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CITROEN 1919-1945, LA BELLE EPOQUE
Here is the saga of the “double chevron” name up until 1944 – just like a whiff of an era. It shows how Citroen appealed to our grandparents, how Citroen was part of their daily life. You can discover André Citroen’s first steps in industry. His factories, advertising and of course his cars, from the first Type A to the famous “Traction”, all finishing with a flourish with production resuming just after the war and the immediate success of the “11”. It is truly a beauty of a book, full of often unpublished but always authentic and surprising photos and documents.
HIs0356 • 46,68€ 978-2-35250-124-4
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Size : 23 x 32 cm 320 pages 1100 Pictures Hardback
BERLIET : AUTOCARS, AUTOBUS ET TROLLEYBUS
Berliet buses and coaches This book offers a comprehensive and detailed coverage of the public transport vehicles produced by the Lyon’s firm, in four chapters: omnibuses, buses, coaches and trolleybuses. From 1905 to 1979, from the first Type 22 chassis of 1905 to the PER 180, through the “pig noses” or the famous PR coaches and PCME buses, a complete industrial venture and a large part of the History of public transport in France are unveiled to the reader.
HIs0255 • 52,14€ 978-2-35250-059-9
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Size : 23 x 32 cm 216 pages 1200 Pictures Hardback
L’AUBE DU TRACTEUR EN FRANCE
The dawn of field tractor in France : a comprehensive catalog of the world’s agricultural machines in 1917. All in all, a total of 177 different types of field tractors of the 1914-17 vintage were depicted, and are now available again in this unique reprint, each of them comprising a photograph and a technical data. Although written in French as per the original edition, this very handy catalog will be very helpful to the international audience who will find records of a huge number of tractors now completely forgotten in their own country of origin, the United States and Great-Britain.
HIs0265 • 27,45€ 978-2-35250-060-5 FRENCH ONLY
Size : 21 x 27 cm 128 pages • Hardback
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