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This book's contribution to the discussion on the origin's of the First World War is a pioneering study of both the British General Staff and the evolution of military strategy in the period immediately prior to the war. It describes the development of the General Staff, Britain's agency for strategic planning, and goes on to give an account of its role in devising strategy. Problems are examined as they arose at grass-roots level in the War Office and progressed upward towards the Cabinet. The complex cross-currents involving the Admiralty, Foreign Office, Treasury and individuals from...

Memorable moments What will be forever remembered by your grandchild when they look back at time spent together? How You Can Be an Awesome Grandpa presents a collection of ideas, suggestions, techniques, experiences, and thoughts that can make anyone's experience as a grandpa more successful and rewarding. From learning to give your grandchild meaningful compliments to fi nding activities that help to build his or her self-esteem, author James Gooch offers several techniques that are designed to create stronger relationships between grandpas and their grandchildren.

Gooch interviewed...

Most outdoor enthusiasts in Virginia have hiked, camped, paddled, hunted, or fished in the state's many parks, refuges, and other public lands, from the barrier islands to the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests, but few know about another wonderful resource, the Commonwealth's wildlife management areas.

The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries maintains twenty-nine of these areas. From the 5,574-acre Saxis wildlife management area on the Eastern Shore to the 25,477-acre Clinch Mountain wildlife management area deep in Southwest Virginia--180,000 acres in...

Lake Brittle, Gardy's Millpond, Powhatan Ponds, Keokee Lake, Lake Shenandoah... The number of lakes that offer great fishing in Virginia is substantial, from 3-acre Phelps Pond in Fauquier County to 50,000-acre Buggs Island Lake. Now trusted outdoorsman Bob Gooch has written the only comprehensive book on the state's still-water fishing.

Virginia has only two natural lakes but numerous impounded still waters that offer exceptional and diverse fishing. Thirty-two of these lakes are owned by the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, and managed specifically for fishing. The managers...

The author traces the development of Rudolf Otto's attempt to construct a normative science of religion. This should respond to concerns facing Protestant theologians in Germany at the turn of the century. Moreover, he examines the reception of Otto's ideas after World War One. The volume contains name and subject indexes.