The engagement was orchestrated on the previous successes of the cavalry of Frederick the Great. It was staged so that the German Fourth Cavalry Division, which was magnificently equipped and trained, would charge into glory with sabers rattling. Hundreds of horses would thunder into combat. Instead, 24 German officers, 468 men and 843 horses were lost during no less than the eight separate charges that were conducted that day. The entire right wing of the imperial German Army included only nine cavalry brigades in the well-known Schlieffen Plan, and in one battle on 12 August 1914; two of those brigades were seriously impacted. The battle has not been explored in the English language because it took place before the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) landed in the channel ports and well before any American involvement. British historians have generally focused on Germany's efforts to enter Belgium through the forts at Liege, which are east of Halen. But the Battle of the Silver Helmets impacted century-old cavalry tradition. An understanding of the battle explains why large-scale cavalry charges would not be attempted on the Western front again.

A practical guide to activating the best times of your life Growing career demands and 24/7 technology are increasingly blurring the lines between work and home, threatening your very identity. Before you know it, your home life is fused with your professional one. You think you are your job and you try to keep your life in balance but you feel as if you are running out of options. Don't Miss Your Life shows why you need a different skill set to live fully-leisure skills. Drawing on the latest research in positive and social psychology, it shows that you are at your happiest when you're engaging in leisure experiences. It then offers a practical roadmap to happiness. * Includes a 7-day plan to break out of the work box, stress less, and activate maximum living * Shows step by step how to build life intelligence and develop life passions * Filled with the author's adventures with inspiring people living their passions * Written by an expert on work-life balance and active leisure Don't Miss Your Life offers a number of practical exercises to build life skills and help you move to a vibrant and balanced place. You're always told to follow your bliss, but until now it hasn't been spelled out how to do that. Don't Miss Your Life gives you the practical steps to make it happen.

What have rabbits, t-shirts and tax bills got to do with spinal cord injury? The Very Alternative Guide to Spinal Cord Injury aims to answer these and many other questions in a way which is unique and different to any other book you've ever seen. Out go complicated medical texts and dull as dishwater hospital booklets. Instead, we get something bright, eye-catching, funny and even sarcastic. You really won't find a book on spinal cord injury like it anywhere. Combining first-hand experience, health information and a ground breaking visual approach, this guide has been written from the point of view of those who have been through it. The book breaks conventions by using humour to tackle issues that are never easy to discuss. Aimed at those with a spinal injury it is also written to support family and friends. Medical professionals will also find it is an invaluable tool for communicating issues related to spinal injury.

This is a reprint of two military effects catalogs from Imperial Germany. Historians and collectors will be amazed at what was offered for private purchase. From medals to swords to horse furniture to guns and spiked helmets, page after page has amazing detail. The width of Mller and the detailed depth of Neumann make these absolutely invaluable. Much of what is reprinted here has never been offered before. Discoveries in the Neumann catalog have revolutionized some thoughts about Imperial German collecting. This is a wonderful trip to the time of Kaiser Wilhelm II before WWI, and a must have resource.