ALLCORN, WILLIAM & CHRIS TAYLOR

The Maginot Line 1928

New York: Osprey Publishing, 2003. First Edition; Sixth Printing. Softcover. ISBN: 1841766461. Card cover show very light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book.; B&W and Colour illustrations; 9.7 X 7.1 X 0.3 inches; 64 pages; "The Maginot Line, the massive series of fortifications built by France in the 1930s to defend its borders with Germany and Italy, is perhaps the most maligned collection of fortifications ever built. Despite being a technological marvel, and the most sophisticated and complex set of fortifications built up to that time, it failed to save France from crushing defeat in 1940. Yet there are those who argue that it accomplished exactly what it was designed to do. This book provides a concise and informative treatment of the Maginot Line, from North-East France to the Mediterranean. Packed with plans, contemporary and modern images, plus digital artwork, it presents a detailed visual exploration of this famous fortification system.". Very Good .

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Book number: 19136

Catalogue: Militaria::France

Keywords: 1841766461 Maginot WWII Militaria

COLLIER, RICHARD

Ten Thousand Eyes . . . And the Wall Came Tumbling Down

London: Collins, 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. Boards show light shelf wear, DJ shows heavier wear with short tears, chipping & creasing. Price-clipped. ; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. Map endpapers, B&W photographs ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 320 pages; "Days after France fell in June 1940, Charles de Gaulle appointed André Dewavrin to create, from scratch, the Free French Intelligence Service. Recruiting agents among the sailors, farmers, painters, housewives and children of Occupied France, he managed cells of spies across the country, and focused their attention on one goal: preparing for the Allied invasion of France, even at the risk of torture and death. Using a wealth of material both published and unpublished, including interviews with Dewavrin and de Gaulle himself, Collier has produced an authentic record of one of the most remarkable episodes of the Second World War; a human story of a group of ordinary people whose faith paved the way for Eisenhower’s great sweep across Europe. ". Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket .

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Book number: 21369

Catalogue: Militaria::WWII::France

Keywords: WWII Intelligence service underground André Dewavrin Charles De Gaulle Free french HISTORY Militaria

LEFEBVRE, GEORGES

The French Revolution Vol. 1 from Its Origins to 1793 & Vol. 2 from 1793 to 1799

New York: Columbia University Press, circa 1970s. Later Printing. Hardcover. DJ and boards show light shelf wear, short tears on edges of Vol 2. ; A tight solid 2-volume set. Dust jackets in Mylar jacket protector. Translated from the original French - originally titled La Révolution française.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Vol. 1 366, Vol. 2 430 pages; "Internationally renowned as the greatest authority on the French Revolution, Georges Lefebvre combined impeccable scholarship with a lively writing style. His masterly overview of the history of the French Revolution has taken its rightful place as the definitive account. A vivid narrative of events in France and across Europe is combined with acute insights into the underlying forces that created the dynamics of the revolution, as well as the personalities responsible for day-to-day decisions during this momentous period.". Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 21193

Catalogue: Militaria::France::Revolution

Keywords: French Revolution guillotine Marie antoinette Louis XVI bastille

MOOREHEAD, CAROLINE

A Train in Winter an Extraordinary Story of Women, Friendship and Survival in World War Two

Toronto: Vintage Canada, 2012. Later Printing. Softcover. ISBN: 0307356957. Card covers show light shelf wear, light corner curl.; A bright, solid book.; Trade PB; 6.1 X 1 X 9.2 inches; 384 pages; "On an icy morning in Paris in January 1943, 230 French women resisters were rounded up from the Gestapo detention camps and sent on a train to Auschwitz--the only train, in the four years of German occupation, to take women of the Resistance to a death camp. The youngest was a schoolgirl of 15, the eldest a farmer's wife of 68; among them were teachers, biochemists, salesgirls, secretaries, housewives and university lecturers. Six of the women were still alive in 2010 and able to tell their stories of the great affection and camaraderie that took hold among the group. They became friends, and it was precisely this friendship that kept so many of them alive. Drawing on interviews with survivors and their families, on German, French and Polish archives, and on documents held by WWII resistance organisations, A Train in Winter covers a harrowing part of history that is, ultimately, a portrait of ordinary people, of bravery and endurance, and of the particular qualities of female friendship.". Very Good+ .

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Book number: 21055

Catalogue: Militaria::France::WWII

Keywords: 0307356957 resistance auschwitz Occupation gestapo France Militaria

MOOREHEAD, CAROLINE

Village of Secrets: Defying the Nazis in Vichy France

Toronto: Random House Canada, 2014. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0307363082. Only slight wear ; A near-fine volume in a near-fine DJ, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. B&W photos and maps ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 374 pages; " Le Chambon-sur-Lignon is a small village of scattered houses high in the mountains of the Ardèche. Surrounded by pastures and thick forests of oak and pine, the plateau Vivarais lies in one of the most remote and inaccessible parts of Eastern France, cut off for long stretches of the winter by snow. During the Second World War, the inhabitants of the area saved thousands wanted by the Gestapo: resisters, freemasons, communists, downed Allied airmen and above all Jews. Many of these were children and babies, whose parents had been deported to the death camps in Poland. After the war, Le Chambon became the only village to be listed in its entirety in Yad Vashem's Dictionary of the Just.". Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 21350

Catalogue: Militaria::WWII::France

Keywords: 0307363082 yad vashem gestapo Holocaust Militaria

SHIRER, WILLIAM L

Collapse of the Third Republic: An Inquiry Into the Fall of France in 1940

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1969. Second Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0671203371. Boards show some shelf wear, front page edges stained, does not affect text surfaces. DJ is more heavily worn with tears, creasing and chipping, large piece missing from bottom front right corner of DJ. Price-clipped. ; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 1082 pages; "On 6/17/40 Shirer stood in the streets of Paris watching the flow of gray German uniforms along its boulevards. In just 6 lovely weeks in the spring and summer of 1940 a single battle defeated one of the world's oldest, greatest & most civilized powers—the 2nd mightiest empire on earth & the possessor of one of the finest military machines. How did it happen? After nearly a decade of research in the archives left from WWII & after hundreds of conversations with the 3rd Republic’s leaders, generals, diplomats & ordinary citizens, he presents the definitive answer in his recreation of why & how France fell before Hitler." An excellent companion volume to 'Rise and Fall of the Third Reich'.. Very Good in Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 21332

Catalogue: Militaria::WWII::France

Keywords: 0671203371 WWII France Vichy Militaria