France News-stand - Partworks

	'Avions de Guerre' [Editions ATLAS, ISSN ?] Published in 120 weekly parts of 20 pages each, from 1986 to 1990. 10 bound volumes total. French text equivalent to the British partwork 'Warplane'. Each issue comprised three feature articles: war zone, a 10 page aircraft type profile, and part of an A-Z survey of modern warplanes. Illustrated with colour photos, colour profile drawings, line drawings etc. Ceased Publication
	'Avions et Helicopteres Militaires' [Fabbri Editori, ISSN ? ] French edition of the Italian title 'Aerei & Elicotteri Militari - Edizione 2002'. Published very two weeks, it comprises a series of 1:100 scale diecast aircraft models, each accompanied by a number of cards giving historical and technical details of the aircraft type modelled and of other types. The series comprises at least 52 models. Current Further information: website: Fabbri Editori
	'Avions de Ligne' [Fabbri Editori, ISSN ? ] A series similar to 'Avions et Helicopteres Militaires' (see below), but covering the world's airliners. Each edition includes a 1/460 scale die-cast model airliner, accompanied by a number of cards giving details of the aircraft type featured. The series comprises at least 39 models. Current Further information: Avions de Ligne
	'Avions et Pilotes' [Editions ATLAS, ISSN 1631-6541] Published in 120 weekly parts of 28 pages each, circa 1990, making a total of 10 bound volumes. Survey of aviation from the pilot's viewpoint. Covered military and civil, modern and historic aircraft types. Each issue comprised: pilot in combat, civil mission, black box, national markings, masters of the sky, guide to aircraft types. The French text equivalent of the British partwork 'Take-Off'. Ceased Publication
	'Combat dans le Air' [? publisher, ISSN ? ] This series was issued as video and magazine combination in 35 weekly parts. The video featured classic film and specially shot footage of military aircraft in action, while the magazine included information on the key aircraft featured in the video, together with details of their missions and the strategies and tactics employed in their operational role. Each issue included a loose leaf encylopedia, which built weekly into a guide to the most important military aircraft of the 20th century. Also published in Spanish and German editions. Ceased publication
	'L'Encyclopédie Illustrée de l'Aviation [Éditions Atlas, ISSN ?] Published in 120 weekly parts of 20 pages each, 1983-86, making a total of 12 volumes. An adaptation of the British partwork 'Airplane' from Orbis Publishing Ltd for the French market. However, it was clearly not a direct translation as a lot of space was devoted to French aviation personalities and to French Air Force squadrons. Each part comprised: aviation history, world's best aircraft - a feature on a specific type (with colour profiles and photos etc), the A-Z of aircraft. Ceased Publication
	'La Dernière Guerre' [Editions Atlas, ISSN ? ] Encyclopedia of WW2 published in 160 parts from 1977. No further information. Ceased publication
	'Les Combats du Ciel' [Delprado Publishers/Osprey Publishing, ISSN ? ] French edition of the UK series 'Aircraft of the Aces: Men and Legends'. This was a series of 60 booklets published fortnightly. Every second issue included a 1/100 scale diecast metal model of an aircraft - usually related to the subject of the booklet. The booklets were abridged versions of the original Osprey editions, with the same cover artwork but with the number of pages reduced from 96 to 64, and featured 150+ illustrations - including 12 pages of colour drawings. Later editions included subjects from the Osprey 'Combat Aircraft' series of unit and aircraft type histories as well as from 'Aircraft of the Aces'. The majority of booklets concentrated on WW2 subjects but Korea, Vietnam and eventually WW1 were also included. The first few issues suffered from a very poor translation into French, but this was corrected in later editions. Current Further information: tba
	'Mach 1' [Éditions Atlas, ISSN ? ] Full title 'Mach 1: l'Encyclopedie de l'Aviation'. Published in 121 weekly parts of 20 pages (excluding covers) each, 1979-1981, making a total of 12 bound volumes with 2372 pages. French text adaptation of the British partwork 'The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft' published by Orbis Publishing Ltd. Ceased Publication
	'Toute l'Aviation' [Editions Atlas, ISSN ? ] Encyclopedia of aviation published in 165 parts, 1992-1994. No further information. Ceased publication