The modern german shepherd is a working dog, strong, agile, wellmuscled, alert and full of life. It was in the 1890s that he was able to devote his time and talents to developing the shepherd dog. Horand was the first entry in the schaferhunde zuchtbuch sz 1. Shop at the kisselburg military books online bookstore, a bookseller of new and used books in potomac, md. Stephanitz is the man credited with the breed as it is known today. This volume of on war includes topics of the nature, theory, and strategy of war and combat. Grief, the grand sire of horand, was a white shepherd, and horand sired many white pups. The german shepherd dog in word and picture germany, 1925. The story of a young german officer, plots against hitler, and conflicts of loyalty.
A mediumsized yellowandgray wolflike dog caught his attention. Consider the more modern versions and other relevant books shown below. In europe, the germans were confident of their military might. The breed virtually disappeared in world war 1, but was reestablished in 1922 when a colonel brought six dogs back from sikkim. His naval exploits during world war i earned him numerous decorations, including the military order of maria theresa. The 197684 howardparet version is the standard translation today. He had a 70year career in european and american cinema, television and theatre, appearing in more than 150 films and several television series in multiple languages. He had a 70year career in european and american cinema, television and theatre, appearing in more than 150 films and several television series in. The german shepherd dog in word and picture a book by max.
A classic work on military strategy by a veteran of the napoleonic wars. The german shepherd dog in word and picture wikipedia. They had strong armies, extensive training, and detailed plans on their side. German shepherd dog club of america gsdca about gsds. He was big for that period, between 24 and 24 12, even for the present day a good medium size, with powerful frame, beautiful lines, and a nobly formed head. His theories and observations in this work have been heeded by military strategists for nearly two hundred years. The history and origin of the german shepherd dog german. He believed strongly that dogs should be bred for working. Adam little dr adam little 1 september 1919 12 june 2008 was a scottish football player who played during the 1940s and 1950s for rangers and morton. Michael burleigh shelved 2 times as wehrmacht avg rating 4. The scientific american publishes an article about the german shepherd dog together with an illustrative sketch of german shepherd dogs discussing the phylax society. It is a real classic with wonderful pictures and prose. Popular wehrmacht books showing 150 of 114 the third reich. Perhaps best known among his numerous pronouncements is that war is a continuation of politics by other means.
Hektor was the product of few generations of selective breeding and. His parents were kastor pollux x schafermadchen and lene. Many have considered this to be the bible of military strategy and tactics. See more ideas about wooden staircase design, loyal dog breeds and rustic staircase. The german shepherd dog in word and picture a book by. The first is certainly a necessary constituent part of it, but in the same way as bravery, which is a natural gift in some men. Dogs queensland the queensland dog world issue 4 april.
It all started at a dog show in karlsruhe in western germany. Browse books at kisselburg military books online alibris. Twenty years later they published the korbuch breed survey book, which determines a dogs suitability for breeding based on its physical and mental characteristics, and not based solely on show wins. Additionally, with the knowledge that the whole tale is true, enhances the experience so much more. All modern german shepherds can trace their bloodlines to horand van grafrath. See more ideas about world war one, world war and wwi. The battle are exquisite, the planning is perfect, with a few hundred soldier, col. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. These books give the theory and goals of war that can be applied to conquering meeting rooms and empires. Coffee table quality every german shepherd lover needs this in their library. Nov 7, 2019 before you get a german shepherd you should familiarize yourself with not only the temperament, personality, and care requirements of the breed, but also their health problems. Through night and blood to light, and no work yet written conveys to the thinker a clearer conception of all that the red streak in their flag stands for than this deep and philosophical analysis of war by clausewitz.
Susan barwig and stewart hilliard schutzhund theory and. Reading his book, you will find a man of strong opinion, a militant attitude toward control of his working dog and its standards, and a bit of bigotry that reflects the time in which he lived. With an active marketplace of over 175 million items, use the alibris advanced search page to find any item you are looking for through the advanced search, you can find items by searching specific terms such as title, artist, song title, genre, etc or you can narrow. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Zalozil chovatelsky spolek verein fur deutsche schaferhunde. The german shepherd dog hardcover january 1, 1950 by capt. Anneliese seidel is a retired east german slalom canoeist who competed in the late 1950s. The german shepherd dog in word and picture is a book first published in 1923. Dec 12, 2008 a prussian soldier and writer, clausewitz is said to have distilled napoleon into theory. A prussian soldier and writer, clausewitz is said to have distilled napoleon into theory.
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