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Title: Blade’s Guide to Making Knives

Subtitle: 2^nd Edition

Author/s: Joe Kertzman

RRP: $29.99

ISBN: 9781440228551

Format: Paperback, 160 pages

Dimensions: 271mm x 208mm

Publisher: KP Books

Aust. Release Date: July 2012

Book Description/Synopsis:

What would you give to get the inside scoop on knifemaking tips and techniques from some of the best in the business? The good news is you don't have to give much, because BLADE magazine has brought the masters of knifemaking together in one exciting book for you to learn from and find inspiration in. This new second edition of BLADE's Guide to Making Knives picks up the torch from the first edition with an all-star cast of renowned knifemakers sharing their expertise. You'll glean valuable insight on creating your own art knives from famed fabricator John Lewis Jensen; gain insightful advice about damascus methods from noted Tim Zowada; pick up valuable tips for forging steel from expert sword maker Don Fogg; and much more from an impressive panel of worldly knifemakers.

Title: Home Before the Leaves Fall

Subtitle: A New History of the German

Invasion of 1914

Author/s: Ian Senior

RRP: $37.99

ISBN: 9781849088435

Format: Hardback, 384 pages

Dimensions: 233mm x 152mm

Publisher: Osprey Publishing

Aust. Release Date: July 2012

Book Description/Synopsis:

The German invasion of France and Belgium in August 1914 came close to defeating the French armies, capturing Paris and ending the First World War before the autumn leaves had fallen. But the German armies failed to score the knock-out blow they had planned. The war would drag on for four years of unprecedented slaughter. There are many accounts of 1914 from the British point of view and the achievements of the British Expeditionary Force are the stuff of legend. But in reality, there were only four British divisions in the field, while the French and Germans had more than 60 each. The real story of the battle can only be told by an author with the skill to mine the extensive German and French archives. Ian Senior does this with consummate skill, weaving together strategic analysis with diary entries and interview transcripts from the soldiers on the ground to create a remarkable new history.