This is the first Pocket Manual to be dedicated to the German Army in the First World War, with chapters comprising of complete documents or extracts drawn from two major sources - the German Army of 1914-1918 itself, or the intelligence sections of other armies.

It describes the new tactics and units developed by the German army during the war, including the myths surrounding Stormtrooper units. These new methods used were a result of interaction between the opposing forces and incremental in their appearance. Nevertheless the new ideas were hugely influential and important not only to the German army but to others as well, including British and American forces.

Utilising a wide range of sources, including various pamphlets and manuals that were produced throughout World War I, this fascinating pocket manual gives a German perspective to World War I.

Chapters include:

• Der Spatenkrieg: a translation of the January 1915 manual by Heinrich Fitschen 'Sweat saves blood'
• Der Dienst im Schützengraben: translation of undated instructions for service in the trenches at company level giving the duties of different ranks.
• Proposals for Technical Methods
• Flammenwerfer: German Instructions for the Employment of Flame Projectors
• Orders and Reports on the German Raid on the 'Spion', La Boisselle
• Regulations for Machine Gun Officers, 1916
• Nahkampfmittel: Part 3 of the Manual of position warfare 1917
• Anleitung fur Kompagniefuhrer 1917: selection from a German official document giving a standard training regime for an infantry company
• German Company attack diagram
• The Attack in Position Warfare

Details: Non-fiction, published 2018.

Format: Hard cover, illustrations, 144 pages.

Dimensions: 18.5 cm (h) x 12.6 cm (w) x 1.5 cm (d) / 184 grams.