New-York tribune., 1918-06-08
In Air and Sea
Volumes About Aviation and
Submarine Warfare

edited do by ,, 1a'li,las Dogcy illustrated. Folio.
TlIEa WONDERS OF THE WAR IN THE AIR
ByTrancis Rolt Wheeler. Illustrated l2mo. pp
BAY. Lohrop. Lee & Shepard Co
THE EYES or THE ARMY AND NAVY. B,
Albert H. Muday Illustrated. l2mo. pp 227
THE JOURNAL OF SUBMARINE COMMANDER
CCoN FORSTNER Translated by Mrs Russell!
Uodmsan with an Introduction by John Hays Ham
Iioushton Mifrlin Company ~ '''' i'' ''''
TIE f. BOYS BOOK OF SUBMARINES. BY A.
ao 1e ffads4ck r"s s0ss amo pp H
Mr.. D'Orcy has compiled a singularlv
timely and useful work, which does
for the aerial navies of the world
something like what "Brassey's An
nual" does for the marine fleets. It
ls compendium of the elementary
mechanics Of airships, and also inter-
national register thereof. 1t is de-
voted, it is true, solely to the Fighter
than air" vessels, or dirigible balloons,
and does not concern itself with aero
planes. But despite the failure of Ger
many's attempt to conquer the world
with Zeppeins. that general type of
airship is still of sufficient Importance
to warrant the preparation of this vol
ume.
purports to be book for boys. and to
every boy who is worth raising it ought
to prove as fascinating as ever was Old
Sleuth or Nick Carter But it is so au
thentic and informing that adults also
will find it we'll worth reading, for the
sake of getting realistic impression
of "the nations airy navies graphing
in the central blue"
Flight Lieutenant Munday has writ
ten handbook of military aviation
which must at once take foremost rank
among standard treatises. 1t is suffi-
GENTLY technical to be of instructive
yet not too much SO to be beyond the
ken of the layman. Diagrams and for
mulas, added to Photographic illustra-
tions, elucidate the text. 1t is good
pocket wade mecum for the aviator and
valuable work Of instruction and ref
erence for the general public.
Commander Won Forstner's account of
his U-boat experiences is written in
temperate and modest spirit, and is
lacking in elements of grewsomeness
and horror, though he tells of his par
ticpation in the destruction of num-
Der of vessels. He gives an excellent
marine and of the sensations felt in
being on one. Mr.. Hammond's intro
duction is valuable expert study of
the submarine problem.
Mr.. Collins gives detailed, lucid and
authentic description of the building
equipment and operation of submarine
vessels, such as should prove highly
interesting and instructive to boys, and
no less SO to adults.
A we'll ordered introduction to the
study of origins and outlooks is offered
in a handbook, "The Development Of
China (Houghton. Mifflin Company,
by Kenneth Scott Latourette, formerly
of the College of Yale in China. The
chapters are chiefly designed for the
needs of college courses dealing with
the Far East, but they are bound to be
Of use to the plain citizen who is not
yet ready to turn to the larger and
more specialized works in the subject.
The sketch covers the national develop
ment to 1882, the time when European
contact began to show its influence, snd
puts in contrast the civilization before
and the civilization after such contact
had achieved results. The strength OF
the sleeping giant has often been
dilated upon, but Mr.. Latourette would
have the United States wake up to the
vast power coming to self-cor scousness
| on the other side of the Pacific.