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1	Inside Power more books like this by Gary Sheffield, David Ritz This above-average sports memoir is peppered with engaging on-the-field anecdotes, forays inside the competitive mind of a world-class athlete, and thoughtfully presented glimpses of the harsh, often uncaring world of big-time sports. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.84! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Forgotten victory : The First World War : myths and realities more books like this by Gary Sheffield This volume offers a revisionist view of World War I. The author contends that the popular view that World War I was, in the words of historian John Keegan, "tragic and unnecessary", is wrong. It is his argued belief that such a conclusion does not represent the cutting edge of research into the most controversial conflict in British history. ... see all copies from $8.09! new only from $11.58! \| first editions
3	Douglas Haig: War Diaries and Letters 1914-1918 more books like this by Gary Sheffield, Sir Douglas Haig There's a commonly held view that Douglas Haig was a bone-headed, callous butcher, who through his incompetence as commander of the British Army in WWI, killed a generation of young men on the Somme and Passchendaele. On the other hand there are those who view Haig as a man who successfully struggled with appalling difficulties to produce an army ... see all copies from $19.00! new only from $99.00! \| first editions
4	The Somme more books like this by Gary Sheffield, Richard Holmes (Foreword by) On 1 July 1916, after a stupendous 7-day artillery preparation, the British Army finally launched its attack on the German line around the River Somme. Over the next four and half months they continued to attack, with little or no gain, and with horrendous losses to both sides. This book, written by the world's foremost expert in the subject, ... see all copies from $2.09! new only from $6.24! \| first editions
5	Bela Lugosi-Dreams and Nightmares by Gary D. Rhodes And Richard Sheffield see all copies from $74.90! new only from $74.90! \| first editions
6	War on the Western Front: In the Trenches of World War I more books like this by Gary Sheffield (Editor) World War I stands as a watershed in the evolution of modern warfare, with the development of sophisticated trench systems forming a battlefield over 400 miles long, notable improvements in weaponry and equipment and the first example of tanks being used in battle. This book examines the day-to-day lives of the British Tommy, the German ... see all copies from $11.74! new only from $12.46! \| first editions \| SVS
7	The Challenges of High Command: The British Experience more books like this by Geoffrey Till, Gary Sheffield (Editor) The command and control of military operations is a difficult art. "The Challenges of High Command" explores British ideas of how this should be done and, with the guidance of some of Britain's leading military historians, looks at the practicalities of British experience in World Wars I and II. The contributors cast new light on themes as diverse ... see all copies from $69.85! new only from $102.32!
8	War on the Western Front more books like this by Gary Sheffield (Editor) World War I stands as a watershed in the evolution of modern warfare, with the development of sophisticated trench systems forming a battlefield over 400 miles long, innovations in weaponry and equipment and the introduction of tanks in battle. Without the ordinary soldier, however, there could have been no war: the Great War was very much a ... see all copies from $11.50! new only from $14.40! \| SVS
9	Lugosi: His Life in Films, on Stage, and in the Hearts of Horror Lovers more books like this by Gary Don Rhodes, F Richard Sheffield (Foreword by) He was born Bla Ferenc Dezso Blasko on October 20, 1882, in Hungary. He joined Budapests National Theater in 1913 and later appeared in several Hungarian films under the pseudonym Arisztid Olt. After World War I, he helped the Communist regime nationalize Hungarys film industry, but barely escaped arrest when the government was deposed, fleeing to ... see all copies from $35.00! new only from $35.00! \| first editions
10	The Last Ditch: Britain's Secret Resistance and the Nazi Invasion Plan more books like this by David Lampe, Gary Sheffield (Introduction by) Novelists, playwrights and theorists have often toyed with the question what would have happened if the Germans had occupied Britain in 1940? It was not until the publication of this compelling study that it was revealed exactly what was intended by both sides. It investigates the German plans and the countermeasures undertaken through the ... see all copies from $20.00! new only from $21.84! \| first editions \| SVS
11	The Western Front Experience more books like this by Gary Sheffield Ninety years after the Armistice of 1918, we are still fascinated with the First World War. The Western Front Experience describes the development of the fighting from 1914-1918, spotlighting some of the obscure but important actions and as well as the major battles. From the appalling conditions endured by the soldiers in the trenches, to the ... see all copies from $32.40! new only from $32.40! \| SVS
12 view cover	Command and Control on the Western Front: The British Army's Experience 1914-18 more books like this by Gary Sheffield (Editor), Dan Todman (Editor) This path-breaking study by leading historians of the First World War considers all aspects of command at all levels on the Western Front. Drawing upon a wealth of original material, a mixture of established historians and younger scholars consider such topics as the adjustment to static warfare; the role of GHQ; Hubert Gough's style of command at ... see all copies from $22.54! new only from $22.54! \| SVS
13 view cover	Command and Control on the Western Front: The British Army's Experience 1914-1918 more books like this by Dan Todman (Editor), Gary Sheffield (Editor) A radical new interpretation of British command and generalship in the First World War which debunks the 'donkey' myth--leading historians examine the practicalities of command on the Western Front and British command emerges as much more effective than many believe which helps to explain why the British Army reached a peak of military excellence ... see all copies from $34.95! new only from $34.95!
14 view cover	War Diaries and Letters 1914-18 more books like this by Sir Douglas Haig, John Bourne (Editor), Gary Sheffield (Editor) There's a commonly held view that Douglas Haig was a bone-headed, callous butcher, who through his incompetence as commander of the British Army in WWI, killed a generation of young men on the Somme and Passchendaele. On the other hand there are those who view Haig as a man who successfully struggled with appalling difficulties to produce an army ... see all copies from $15.00! new only from $16.71!

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