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German Army on the Somme, 1914-1916

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German Army on the Somme, 1914-1916German Army on the Somme, 1914-1916 by Jack Sheldon
ISBN: 1844152693
Published by Pen & Sword Books on October 1st 2005
Pages: 432

Len's Summary: Unusual in that the author draws on German sources and tells the story of the Somme battles from that point of view.

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Ypres 1914: Langemarck: Early Battles 1914

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Ypres 1914: Langemarck: Early Battles 1914Ypres 1914: Langemarck: Early Battles 1914 by Jack Sheldon, Nigel Cave
ISBN: 1781591997
Published by Pen & Sword Books on August 19th 2014
Genres: Military
Pages: 208

Len's Summary: The last major battle of 1914 involved British and British Indian Army units. One of a new series by these two authors on the opening BEF battles of the war available from Pen & Sword.

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The Great War Dawning: Germany and its Army at the Start of World War I

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The Great War Dawning: Germany and its Army at the Start of World War IThe Great War Dawning: Germany and its Army at the Start of World War I by Frank Buchholz, Jack Sheldon, Joe Robinson, Janet Robinson
ISBN: 9783902526656
Published by Verlag Militaria on 2013
Pages: 532

Len's Summary: A massive exhaustive analytical primer on the German military, economics, politics, and society on the eve of WWI which helps explain why the Kaiser lost the war. This belongs on your bookshelf for ready reference.

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The German Army in the Spring Offensives 1917: Arras, Aisne and Champagne

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The German Army in the Spring Offensives 1917: Arras, Aisne and ChampagneThe German Army in the Spring Offensives 1917: Arras, Aisne and Champagne by Jack Sheldon
ISBN: 9781783463459
on January 30th 2015
Genres: Great Britain, Military, Germany
Pages: 352

Len's Summary: Battle from the British perspective.

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The German Army at Passchendaele

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The German Army at PasschendaeleThe German Army at Passchendaele by Jack Sheldon
ISBN: 1844155641
Published by Pen & Sword Books on October 1st 2007
Pages: 336

Len's Summary: A history of the Third Battle of Ypres, 1917, from the German point of view. One of several new histories marking the 90th anniversary of this battle of attrition that fell far short of its original objective of overrunning German naval bases at Ostend and Zeebrugge.

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The Battle for Vimy Ridge – 1917

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The Battle for Vimy Ridge – 1917The Battle for Vimy Ridge - 1917 by Jack Sheldon
ISBN: 1844155528
Published by Pen & Sword Books on October 1st 2007
Pages: 236

Len's Summary: A successful British part of the allied 1917 spring offensives most remembered for General Neville’s disastrous attack at the Chemin des Dames. Published in time for the 90th anniversary of Canada’s most famous battle and the rededication of the refurbished Vimy Memorial.

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The German Army at Cambrai

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The German Army at CambraiThe German Army at Cambrai by Jack Sheldon
ISBN: 9781844159444
on September 2009
Genres: History, Europe, Germany, Military, World War I
Pages: 338

Len's Summary: The see-saw November-December 1917 battle from the German point of view based on German archival material.

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The German Army at Ypres 1914 and the Battle for Flanders

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The German Army at Ypres 1914 and the Battle for FlandersThe German Army at Ypres 1914 and the Battle for Flanders by Jack Sheldon
ISBN: 9781848841130
on June 2011
Genres: History, Europe, Germany, Military, World War I
Pages: 382

Len's Summary: Another of Sheldon’s works that draws on German regimental histories to trace the opening battles from the German perspective. // The author draws on regimental histories and memoirs in another of his series of studies of the German army on the Western Front.

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The German Army on the Western Front, 1915

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The German Army on the Western Front, 1915The German Army on the Western Front, 1915 by Jack Sheldon
ISBN: 9781783032266
Published by Casemate Publishers on October 24th 2012
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Germany
Pages: 348

Len's Summary: The other side of the wire. One of a series by Jack Sheldon.

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