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acknowledgements This volume of germany’s western front, the first to be published in the series, is the work of many hands. This book—and series—began in 2006 with a search for existing translations of scattered German-language sources in Ottawa, Pennsylvania,Washington, Kansas, and London. In Ottawa, Owen Cooke, Sarah Cozzi, Steve Harris,Andrew Iarocci, Barbara Wilson, the staff of the Directorate of History and Heritage, the Canadian War Museum, and Library and Archives Canada were all enormously helpful in tracking down unutilized German sources and translations in Canada. At the United States Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, we were assisted most ably by the circulation and reference staffs, especially David Keough. The circulation and reference staffs of the National Archives and Records Administration in Washington, the Combined Arms Research Library at the Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth , Kansas, and the National Archives, Kew, were also most helpful. Many others have contributed to this project in one way or another at conferences or in private discussion. Tim Cook especially has been a friend and has pushed us towards realizing our goals in this project—he also provided funding for translations that will appear in later volumes. At Wilfrid Laurier University Press the editors want to thank Brian Henderson for being flexible on timelines and willing to think in grand terms, not single books. We’d also like to acknowledge the work of Lisa Quinn, Rob Kohlmeier, Penelope Grows, Clare Hitchens, Leslie Macredie, Heather BlainYanke , and Cheryl Beaupré. All of these people contributed to the book in one way or another. At Mount Royal, Mark Humphries wants to thank Tom Brown, Scott Murray, Manuel Mertin, and Jennifer Pettit and to acknowledge that he was afforded more time to finish up the project during the winter of 2009 with course release funding from the Faculty of Arts. At the University of Western Ontario he would like to thank Roger Hall, Luz Maria Hernández-Sáenz, Francine McKenzie, and Robert Wardhaugh. Most of all Mark thanks Jonathan Vance, his doctoral supervisor, who gave him the confidence, time, and the financial assistance necessary to complete this book. At the University of Ottawa, John thanks Jeffrey Keshen, Rich Connors, and Galen Perras for their support and guidance. His colleagues in the Ph.D. program Nicholas Clarke, Mark Bourrie, Daniel Macfarlane, Max Dagenais , and Juraj Hochman provided support and encouragement. John also wishes to thank Brian McKillop at Carleton University. John is most grateful to Serge Durflinger, whose patient guidance, advice, and support have helped him navigate some rough waters. The Laurier Centre for Military Strategic and Disarmament Studies (LCMSDS) at Wilfrid Laurier University—home to Mark Humphries between 2003 and 2008 and to John Maker during 2003 and 2004 when both were students of Terry Copp, Roger Sarty, and John Laband—has provided the funding for the majority of the translations. A centre of excellence in the Department of National Defence’s Security and Defence Forum program, the centre provides an academic home for students and researchers alike. Both editors have had the pleasure to work there with Brandy Barton, Mike Bechthold, Michelle Fowler, Geoff Keelan, Kellen Kurschinski, Kathryn Rose, Vanessa McMackin, Andrew Thompson, Jane Whalen, and Jim Wood. Travelling, obtaining copies of the German official history, and the process of translation were costly. While Mr. Kiesselbach and Mr. Meinlschmidt were generous enough to work for a pittance, as they believed in the project, the cost was borne by several organizations and this project could never have been started (or the first volume completed) without them. Both editors therefore owe the following organizations and people a great debt of gratitude.Alexander Freund, the Chair in German-Canadian Studies at the University of Winnipeg, and the Spletzer Family Foundation provided a generous grant for translation, materials acquisition , and travel in 2007. Dr. Jonathan Vance, Canada Research Chair in Conflict and Culture at the University of Western Ontario, provided funding in the form of a graduate student research assistantship in the summer of 2007. Dr. Humphries also benefited from a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Canadian Graduate Scholarship while completing his Ph.D. Our families have been the only casualties in this endeavour, having been forced to discuss ad nauseam the finer points of the translation process and Germany in the First World War. Mark thanks his partner, Lianne Leddy, for her xxii acknowledgements [3.227.239.160] Project MUSE (2024-03-28 14:20 GMT) understanding and love...