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Prolific comic book author Pierre Christin, who penned the game-changing classic sci-fi series "Valerian and Laureline," switches to autobiography here to bring us the thoughtful, enlightening tale of two vastly different lands, the American West during the civil rights movement and the...

AFRIKA KORPS: When the Italian Dictator Mussolini’s forces were chased across the North African desert into Libya by inferior British forces, Hitler decided to halt the route by sending a few “light” divisions into Africa to stem another Italian defeat. “The Afrika Korps,” as this force...

This is the true story of William Alexander Morgan, the Yankee Comandante, an idealistic young American who found fame fighting in the Cuban Revolution. The blond American didn't speak a word of Spanish, but he felt his rightful place was among the guerilleros of the Escambray Mountains, fighting...

Les chroniques d'une guerre. Le récit d'une déchirure. Alger, octobre 1954. Une poignée d’hommes met au point les derniers préparatifs d’une opération militaire qui durera huit ans. Ils sont six. Six hommes pour gagner l’indépendance de leur pays. L’Histoire les appellera les...

This is an autobiographical tale in which Michel Kichka goes back over the significant moments of a childhood, an adolescence, and a life overshadowed by the Holocaust, from Belgium to The Promised Land, from nightmares to funny anecdotes, moments of joy and liberation.

Pour affronter un renard, il fallait des loups.L'histoire vraie du SAS, les forces spéciales de l'armée britannique. Pour faire face à l'écrasante supériorité de l'Afrikakorps de Rommel, des officiers ont l'idée de créer un petit régiment d'hommes surentraînés, voué à combattre exclusivement...

Guía visual de la historia de España. Una novela gráfica que en clave de humor, cuenta todo lo que no conoces sobre nuestro país. Mucho se nos ha contado sobre la historia de España pero... ¿nos cuenta realmente lo importante? Y, sobre todo,... ¿nos cuentan toda la verdad? Javier...

Jeanne d’Arc, Molière, Marie Curie, l’historien Jules Michelet et le général républicain Alexandre Dumas dérobent sur l’île d’Yeu le cercueil du maréchal Pétain, embarquant son occupant dans une folle équipée à travers la France. Chemin faisant, ils croisent de nombreux habitants,...

When they destroyed the bridge of Lobau island, the Austrian army put an end to Napoleon's offensive. After two days of absolute carnage, all that's left is for Massena to organize the withdrawal. Three weeks later, the fighting will start again, this time at Wagram. But that's another story...

WAFFEN GRENADIERS: The Waffen SS, the fighting arm of the notorious SS was employed in every bitter battle on the Eastern and Western fronts in World War 2. They were used as “Fire Brigades” to bolster and hold the line when it appeared that all else was lost, and many times they snatched victory...

Rommel: When Hitler sent Rommel to Libya to command the Africa Korps, his purpose was to help the Italians contain and “hold the line” defensively, but Hitler underestimated Rommel’s ability and his resourcefulness. Outwitting his British opponents at every turn he pushed them back to the Egyptian...

By June of 1942, the Japanese had finished their stunning victories across the Pacific and down the Indo-China peninsula all the way to the Dutch East Indies, Sweeping all British, American and Dutch Forces before them. To solidify their Island Fortresses in the Pacific, and to finish off the remaining...

On August 23rd 1942, the German Sixth army opened the siege of Stalingrad on the Volga River with a massive bombing attack from the air. It was to be an easy victory, so easy that Hitler split half of the forces in the South and sent them down into the Caucasus to capture the oil fields of Baku. From...

Journey to the West is one of the greatest treats in Chinese literature. A fantastic tale of the Buddhist monk Xuanzang as he travels west in search of Buddhist sutras with his three disciples, it has enertained readers for more than four centuries with the trials and tribulations strewn on the pilgrims'...