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  • The German Army on Vimy Ridge, 1914–1917

    by Jack Sheldon ...
    The book starts with on the capture of Vimy Ridge and the nearly spur of Notre Dame de Lorette in October 1914. The major battles of spring and autumn 1915 is described as is the twelve month period from late autumn 1915 when British forces occupied the lines on the western Ridge. The period from late autumn 1916 onwards when the Canadian Corps was preparing for the April 1917 assault on the ridge ... Read more

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  • The German Army on the Somme, 1914–1916

    by Jack Sheldon ...
    This groundbreaking WWI history presents a detailed narrative of German Army operations from the start of the war to the 1st Battle of the Somme.A renowned expert on the German Army during the First World War, historian Jack Sheldon draws on his extensive research into German sources to shed new light on the famous battleground. In an account filled with graphic descriptions of life and death in ... Read more

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  • The German Army at Ypres 1914

    by Jack Sheldon ...
    The WWI military expert presents his authoritative study of the German Army's operations during the First Battle of Ypres.Soon after the First World War broke out in 1914, Allied and German forces attempted to outflank each other in a series of battles along the Western Front. Some of the most intense fighting came in Flanders, Belgium, at the First Battle of Ypres. It was during this battle that ... Read more

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  • The German Army at Cambrai

    by Jack Sheldon ...
    This latest German Army book by Jack Sheldon covers a shorter (three week) timeframe than his earlier works. After an introductory chapter tracing the development of the Hindenburg Line, the author concentrates on German aspects of the bitterly fought battle of Cambrai from 20 November to 6 December 1917.The narrative splits easily into two parts. First the defensive battle 20 29 November followed ... Read more

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  • Ypres 1914: Messines

    by Nigel Cave, Jack Sheldon ...
    Series series Battleground Early Battles 1914
    These three Battleground Europe books on Ypres 1914 mark the centenary of the final major battle of the 1914 campaign on the Western Front. Although fought over a relatively small area and short time span, the fighting was even more than usually chaotic and the stakes were extremely high. Authors Nigel Cave and Jack Sheldon combine their respective expertise to tell the story of the men British, ... Read more

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  • The German Army at Passchendaele

    by Jack Sheldon ...
    This WWI military history presents a detailed account of the third Battle of Ypres, in the Belgian village of Passchendaele , from the German perspective.More than a century since the epic battle, the name Passchendaele has lost none of its power to shock and dismay. Reeling from the huge losses in earlier battles, the German army was in no shape to absorb the impact of the Battle of Messines and ... Read more

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  • The German Army in the Spring Offensives 1917

    Arras, Aisne & Champagne

    by Jack Sheldon ...
    "A detailed and vivid account of the battles on three deadly fronts. The research is breathtaking, the assembly of the story is masterful."—The Long, Long TrailAfter the great battles of 1916, the Allied Armies planned to launch massive attacks North and South of the Somme. The German withdrawal to the Hindenburg Line in March 1917 forced the new French CinC General Nivelle to rethink and the ... Read more

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  • The German Army on the Western Front 1915

    by Jack Sheldon ...
    Jack Sheldon examines the German mindset at the close of 1914 when it became apparent that a quick victory was no longer a possibility. Both sides were temporarily exhausted in static positions from the Channel to the Swiss Border. In a reversal of roles, the French launched major offensives in Champagne and Artois, while the British Army, adapting to the demands of large scale continental warfare ... Read more

    $11.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Fighting the Somme

    German Challenges, Dilemmas and Solutions

    by Jack Sheldon ...
    A fresh look at the German defense in the WW1 battle, "jam packed with history [and] tons of firsthand accounts . . . superb" ( A Wargamers Needful Things).Rather than a rehashed narrative history of the Battle of the Somme, this book draws heavily on examples that can be illustrated through exploitation of the primary sources still available in abundance in the archives at Stuttgart and Munich, ... Read more

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  • Le Cateau

    by Nigel Cave, Jack Sheldon ...
    Series series Battleground Early Battles 1914
    Le Cateau (26–27 August 1914) was the second major action fought by the BEF in the Great War. His men exhausted after fighting at Mons and by the subsequent speedy retreat, Lieutenant-General Horace Smith-Dorrien (commanding II Corps) decided that he had to make a stand in the vicinity of Le Cateau.There his men took on elements of four German corps in an action that succeeded in giving the BEF a ... Read more

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  • The Germans at Thiepval

    by Jack Sheldon ...
    Series series Battleground Somme
    Ninety years after the Battle of the Somme was fought, visitors continue to flock in very large numbers to the massive Memorial to the Missing at Thiepval, site of a bitter three-month struggle during the summer of 1916. This book explains in detail how, from the autumn of 1914 onwards, the German defenders turned this key feature into a virtually impregnable position, from which they were able ... Read more

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  • The Germans at Beaumont Hamel

    by Jack Sheldon ...
    Series series Battleground Somme
    Beaumont Hamel is a name which conjures up appalling visions of the catastrophic reverse suffered by men of VIII Corps, British Fourth Army on 1st July 1916, when thousands of men were killed and wounded for no gains whatsoever. Ninety years on, the events of that day still exert a powerful fascination for those interested in the great trench battles. This book, which covers the Old Front Line ... Read more

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