Books
100 photos du Jour J et de la Bataille de Normandie
6 June 1944: the biggest armada ever assembled on sea and in the skies arrives on Normandy's shores. A hundred iconic photos tell the story of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy, which paved the way for the liberation of France and Europe. Text in French, English and German.
Alarm! Les Allemands face au débarquement des Alliés
Book, Alarm! Les Allemands face au débarquement des Alliés. french version only.
Album, Memorial, Normandie
In July 1983 appeared the first "Memorial Album" of 1000 photos. Then it was a great success. Bilingual, it has sold nearly 50,000 copies of a dozen years. The times are not the same, but this album is legendary and it lacks a good work of synthesis on the landing and the Battle of Normandy, richly illustrated. Twenty-eight years later, it will be a nod to all that come! The new Invasion Journal Pictorial of 530 pages is full color, totally new and beautiful, dedicated to this great page of history. A thousand photos (some in color) maps and documents in full color. A must. English version.
American Paratrooper Helmets
American Paratrooper Helmets. All the amateurs of the history of the American parachutists know the author of this work for his multiple publications relative to their story published at D-Day Publishing. Until today, the author had rather accustomed us to produce books accumulating an impressive number of period unpublished photographs dealing with the history or the men, that a study on the equipment. It is here for our biggest pleasure that he agreed to open the display cases and reserves of the D-Day Paratrooper Historical Center, to present this Bible of the American paratrooper helmet. For those who would not know him, for the last three decades, this specialist of the American airborne troops, share his time between Belgium, where he dedicates its time to the publishing, Normandy, where he runs a Historical Center and the United States, where he conducts his researches. Rather known for his certain level of requirement, not only the quality but also the quantity and the rarity of pieces accumulated in his WWII airborne collection make it unequalled. This book is unique, since only this collection could have been its support and only the author’s naughty defect to go dig new images in the drawers of the veterans could have brought the iconography necessary to illustrate the study on the various markings of helmet. This is first of all a magnificent lesson of what a passion can bring to collect. It is then the first study of the complex question of the multiple markings of parachutists' helmet. Always with its singular approach to make an object telling its story, the author has profusely illustrated this work with multiple never before seen period photographs and hundreds of historical pieces. Doubtless, it will reserve to the most advised readers some hidden surprises and will delight the amateurs in search to satisfy their knowledge. Hardback, English version, 272 color pages.
Best of Normandy 2024-2025 petit futé
The majestic Mont-Saint-Michel, which attracts millions of curious people every year, stands almost as an international emblem for this beautiful and vast region. But Normandy is diverse, rich in its landscapes, culture and activities: tumultuous at Cap de la Hague, serene where the Seine meanders, steeped in history at Rouen, chic at Deauville, thermal at Bagnoles-de-l'Orne, original at Le Havre, resort-like at Granville. And of course there's the history: from William the Conqueror to the Allied landing during World War II. Though the price to pay was high, it is a real source of pride for the Normans to have played such a huge role in the liberation of Western Europe. The commemoration of these events holds a special place in the whole region. In short, if you don't have a precise agenda, let yourself drift along its paths and roads: this is perhaps the best way to discover Normandy and its way of life. Lovers of sport (nautical sport, of course, but not only), good meals, architectural discoveries, or just tranquility, Normandy is for you. With this guidebook, Petit Futé has done everything possible to give you a selection of addresses gathering the must-sees as well as the hidden treasures for a successful stay.
Beyond Band of Brothers - Les mémoires de guerre du Major Dick Winters
French version only. Mondialement connu depuis la diffusion de la série à succès HBO " Band of Brothers " produite par Steven Spielberg et Tom Hanks, le Major Dick Winters est un officier de l'US Army et un vétéran de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Durant ce conflit, il commande la " Easy Company " du 506e régiment d'infanterie parachutiste de la 101e division aéroportée, les " Screaming Eagles ". Cette compagnie sera de tous les coups durs du front d'Europe occidentale, du débarquement de Normandie à la bataille des Ardennes en passant par l'opération Market-Garden aux Pays-Bas et finira la guerre en occupant le Nid d'aigle d'Hitler à Berchtesgaden. En 2006, accompagné par Cole C. Kingseed, il raconte son parcours militaire et livre les clés du succès d'un bon meneur d'hommes. 396 pages en N&B Hauteur: 24.8 cm / Largeur: 17.7 cm Couverture souple
Book - Airborne 1940-1945, ETO-MTO, Numbered and signed by the author
Book Airborne 1940-1945, ETO-MTO by Günter G. Gillot, Jr., published by Collector's Academy Press in 1989. This work is dedicated to the US airborne units during the Second World War. Text in French. Soft cover, 285 pages, 8.6 x 11.8 inches. Second hand book, in excellent condition. This copy features number 156 out of 1,000 in total.
Book - Hold The Oak Line, Histoire illustrée de la 7th Canadian Infantry Brigade
Book, Hold The Oak Line, histoire illustrée de la 7th Canadian Infantry Brigade , written by the late author and historian Frédérick Jeanne. Superb illustrated history of the 7th Canadian Infantry Brigade. Training, D-Day, Hitlerjugend counterattack. Unlike the other operations: Epsom, Windsor, Charnwood, Goodwood, the confrontations following D-Day are not as easy to read. The infantry battalions of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division, after having been heavily tested on the beaches, quickly settled on their initial objectives of June 6, the "Oak Line", materialized by the Caen-Bayeux railroad line, while the two German divisions: the SS-Panzergrenadier-Division 12 "Hitlerjugend" and the Panzer-Lehr-division, greatly delayed by the Allied air force, arrived on the front line. These units threw themselves into the battle almost immediately, in almost total confusion and without any knowledge of the forces involved. The 7th Canadian Infantry Brigade held the westernmost part of the Canadian front, at the hinge of the front of the 50th British Division, which had landed on Gold Beach. The front line is very loose, and the roads and sectors controlled are not completely secure. The Germans wanted to send the Allies back to sea, and the Canadians had to hold the Oak Line. French text only , hardcover, 496 pages.
Book - Second World War Inventions
So, it was in the thirties that numerous commodities, appliances and devices taken for granted today were discovered: antibiotics, sulphonamides, radar, turbo-jets, synthetic rubber, mineral oils, radiotelephony, and artificial intelligence... but only the outbreak of the Second World War gave rise to their development and industrial use. The pages that follow offer an account of 50 discoveries chosen at will among many others, that, in giving the reader a wider understanding of technological advances, sheds new light on the scale of Operation Overlord. Thus, visitors to the Landing Beaches can appreciate how humanity as a whole has profi ted from all the inventions collated during the Battle of Normandy. In English. Size : 170x240 mm 80 pages Soft cover
Book, Les poignards français de la Première Guerre mondiale
Nice book Les poignards français de la Première Guerre mondiale , written by Christian Méry, published by Editions du Brevail in 2014. French text only. Hardcover, 80 pages, 20cm x 25cm. Second hand book, in good condition.
