New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-03
War Books
Narrative, Descriptive, Didactic
and Technical

II. Perry Robinson, correspondent of
"The London Times" in THE Turning
Point svo, illustrated, Dodd. Mead
& Coz gives spirited eyewitness
account OF the battle of the Somme.
II. +. B. Walker, in "A Doctor s Diary
in Damaraland" (Svo. illustrated, Ed
ward Arnold, Longmans, Green & Coz,
gives a notably interesting and inform
ing account Of the experiences and OBJ
servations of an ambulance surgeon In
the war which conquered German
Southwest Africa. "On the Road from
Mons" by Captain A. Clifton-Shelton
12mo, illustrated, T.. p. Dutton & co..,
is spirited personal narrative OF
supply train experiences on the vest
ern battlefront, which should be par
ticularly informing to our own army's
Quartermaster's Department. Nv lth a
Reservist in France" by +. A. Bolwell
12mo. illustrated. +. p. Dutton & Co..,
is a personal narrative of lighting SER
vice in the early part Of the war. Wy
TO-" BY Paul Lintier l2mo, George IL;
Doran Company, is a superbly vivid
and vital offering of the "reminiscences
of French gunner, in 1914. Fright
fitness in Retreat (l6mo. Holder
Stoughton), is plain tale from official
sources of German atrocities in North
ern France. "Thc German Fury in
Belgium" BY L. Mokveld war CORE
spondent of "De Tijd" (l2mo, George
II. Doran Company, is an appalling
exposition of German sayagery, from the
personal observations of Netherland
Journalist with the German army. The
First Canadians in France" by +. Nc
Kelvey Bell G2mo. illustrated. George
n. Doran Company, is vivacious
chronicle of the experiences OF mil
itary hospital in the war zone. Best
O. Luck" by Alexander McClintock
(l2mo. George II. Doran Company. is
the spirited personal story Of fight
ing Kentuckan who was with the
Canadians in Flanders and won the
thanks of the King. .,
"Balfour, Viviani and Jofre" (12mo.
Funk & Wagnalls Company is a neat
and useful compilation by Francis W.
Halsey of the public utterances OF the
British, French, Italian, Belgian and
Russian war commissioners in this
country, and an account of their visits.
"Petain, the Prepared" by Edward
Earle Purinton (l2mo, with portrait, +.
II. Revell Company, is brief appre-
citation of the man who said, They
shall not pass" and the significance
of his example. Wartime Speeches"
12mo, George H. Doran Company is
a compilation of public addresses on
various phases of the war, by Cen
eral J. c. SHUTS, Of. South Africa.
"Woodrow Wilson and the Worlds
Peace" by George D. Heron (12mo,
Mitchell kennerley), is compilation
of chapters primarily intended to eX-
plain TO European readers the Presl-
dents policy, but of much value to
American readers as well. The World
PERIL" by members of the faculty OF
Princeton University (l2mo, Princeton
University Press, is thoughtful ana
helpful consideration of Americas in
terest in the war, from patriotic point
OF view.
Through the Iron Bars" is graphic
study OF the German occupation of Bel
GUM, By Emile Cammaerts. illustrated
with cartoons by Louis Raemaekers
(Svo, John Lane Company. The Diary
of Nation" by E. 5. Martin Cl2mo,
Doubleday. Page e. Co: }, is a compiia-
ton OF articles from Life" during the
first three years of the war, telling
about "the war and how we got into it,
hTuS anu lUt W 80" -
nah 12mo. G.. Arnold Shawl, is a
thoughtful review Of the evolution and
status of the various European peoples,
their territorial and political claims,
and the problems of read ustment
which will call for settlement at the
end of the war. 3,
"The Solution Of Tactical Problems,
by Lieutenant Colonel j. Lsyland Need
ham (8yo. L. p. Dutton Coz, Is
purely technical treatise. of interest to
officers and military students. "ihe
Principles of Military Art" by MAJOR
Sir Francis FletcherV BIT. Emo
f. p. Dutton & Co.., is meant for the
Of young officers and SOL
diers. 1.-THE Soldiers Service Diction-
ary." edited by Frank II. Nizeteiiy .
(lSmo. Funk & Wagnalls Company. is
a singularly we'll designed and useful
pocket handbook of English and
French words and phrases, containing
about 10000 OF the terms which VIII
be most used by soldiers at the 'front.'