New-York tribune., 1918-09-07
Recent War Books
Narrative, Descriptive, Techni-
cal and Didactic

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The Abingdon Press has published d
N a handsome 12mo DR.. W. H. p.
Faunce's Mendenhall Lectures on "Re-
ligion and War" delivered at Dc pauw
University; thoughtful and inspiring
volume.
FROM Brentano's come "The Avia.
'ors's Elementary Handbook" and "The
Aviator's Pocket Dictionary and Tab,c.
Book" both by A. de Gramont de
Guiche, and both technical manuals Of
high value.
r. d. Appleton & Co. send "Hunting the
nun by Captain BeIton and Lieuten-
ant f. q. Odell, an illustrated l2mo.
giving an uncommonly direct and H.
lumlnating account Of Vimy Ridge and
other actions and the manner in which
Shey were waged. We have seen no
cetter popular description Of battle or
ganization and conduct.
., me Century Company publishes
Keeping Our Fighters Fit" by Edward
Frank Allen, written under the super
vision of Raymond B. Fosdick. chair
man OF the Army and Navy Commits
sions on Training Camp Activities: an
Illustrated 12mo descriptive of the
care that is taken of the men in train
Frand Ward oMailey's ,'s'SS %The f"'''SVar War
Whirl in Washington an illustrated
l2mo describing in semi-humorous
fashion the activities of Congress and
the executive departments in wartime
The George n. Doran Company's war
budget comprises "The Achievement of
the British Navy in the World War"
by John Leyland, illustrated, 12mo, Civ
ing telse but clectrifying account Of
the salvation of the world through,
British sea power; "On the Fringe of
the Great Fight" by Colonel George G.
Nasmith, illustrated. Svo, a most in
forming and authoritative account of
the inestimablc services of the medical
and sanitary corps. and Germany as 1t
is To day" by Cyril Brown, 12mo,
careful examination into and estimate
of Germany's economic, financial and
social conditions.
f. P. Dutton & Co. publish Bombs
and Hand Grenades." by Captain Ber-
tram Smith, an illustrated 8vo techn-
cal manual
From the Houghton Miff1in Company
comes Germany Her Own Judge" by
II. j. Suter-Lerch, 12mo. the reply of
a cosmopolitan Swiss to German propa-
ganda.
The Marshall Jones Company sends
US Professor Hartley Burr Alexander's
Liberty and Democracy and DR.. Fl.
NJ. Kallen's "The Structure Of Lasting
Peace" uniform 12mos, filled with
thoughtful iderations of great is
sues raised by the war.
Alfred A. Knopf issues Carl H.
Grabo's "The World Peace and After"
12mo; pleading for new social order
based upon the doctrine that God is
not an omnipotent First Cause, but
is a limited and imperfect being, a con
ception not likely to appeal with much
inspiration to the thoughtful mind.
John w. Luce G. Co. publish il 16mo
"The Psychology Of War" by J. T. Mac
Curdy; an analysis and discussion OF
the theories of Freud, James, Trotter,
Jones and others
The Macmillan Company publishes
Edward Liveings Attack" with an in
PRODUCTION by John Masefeld. 12mo.
powerful little description of the storm
ing of Gommecourt; Leo Perla's "What
Is National Honor?" with an introduce
tion by Norman Angel, 12mo, a psyche
logical study from the pacifist point of
view; "The Good Soldier" in 16mo.
compilation of most illuminating let
ters from many soldiers. with comments
by N. P. Dawson, and "The World War
and the Road to Peace" 16mo, by r. B.
Mcleod, with introduction by S. Parkes
Cadman, two names which sufficiently
suggest the sane and robust Christian
manlneSs of the volume.