The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-01


feminine branch Of the armed sci
MARINES.
In a little volumn entitled Eyes.
Ma'am" by Elizabeth r. Pollock
Gippincott: $1.75), YOU get all the
answers.
Auxiliary Pollock has done, in a
very personal way, a swell job of
describing the life of a WAAC. In
a series of letters that begin at
the time of her induction and carry
her through all the various phases
of training, she has compiled a
honey symposium full of human
interest.
Particularly interesting is one
letter she writes to her sister, Roxe
IN answer to the latterS request fol
advice on joining the WAVES. A
pertinent excerpt:
And some people have to stay
civilian to help when the war is
over. Don't let yourself be carried
away. I should think, if it's adj
venture you want, there would BIZ
more of that after the war, Wher
you can really use your training"
Maybe you've also been asking
questions about the Commands
Their deeds are heroic and, at the
same time, clothed in an aura oil
mystery. Hilary st. George Saunders
official recorder of combined oper-
ations in England. is probably as
close to the accomplishments of this
romantic blood-and-t thunder band
of soldiers as anyone. In Com
bined Operations" official story OF
the Commands MACMILLAN: $2l he
tells the dramatic stories Of Dieppe
the Wedging of the H. M. S. Camp
beltoWn into the canal at ST. Naz-
aire, the Commando attack on
Madagascar, and other heroic as
saults of this famous group.
You get the inside dope an
strategy employed in these and
other attacks, but you don't get
any information on how these tough
guys are trained. That's military
information not to be revealed !;
only time the enemy gets any idea
of just how these fellows operate is
when it's too late for him to think
about it.
THIS is AMERICAN JUSTICE
THOSE who acclaimed Judge
Il John C. KnoX's "A Judge Comes
of Age" will be just as enthusiastic
amout it's sequel, Order in the
Court" (Scribners: $2.75). Once
more Knox succeeds in presenting
a humorous, interesting, and ex-
tremely educating picture of what
goes on in the American court
room, and why. His intent is not
ward sensational exposures;
rather, it is to give a clear picture
of the mechanism of American
justice.
Here are civil and criminal ac-
tons, admiralty cases, damage suits.
Because they are real and not fict-
ional, the characters are even more
colorful than usual. They include
such names as John L. Lewis, Will
liam Green, Richard Bennett, the
ship Moro Castle, and many others.
Judge Knox, with his great appre-
citation of human interest, brings
out the tragic, amusing or bizarre
in each case. He mixes entertain
ment with education, and leaves his
readers with a deeper understand
ing and appreciation of the noble
institution of justice.
DAVID TO EZRA TO TOTO
huff COOPER probably is bet
~ ter known for his statesman
ship than for his book writing. But
in David" (Harper e. Bros: So
the Britisher reveals a penchant for
writing that satisfies the most ex-
acting reader.
Cooper brings out the fact that
David, shepherd, giant killer, phi
losopher. king and soldier, was one
Of the forerunners of modern mill
tary maneuvers. Every inch a mill
tary man, he planned his cam
paigns in terms of attack. AS a
young sheep tender, he moved out
against the staggering Goliath and
defeated the giant.
The author writes wildly on a
subject that is hoary with age. You
witness ringside the supposedly I'M
equal struggle between David anc
the giant of Gath. And you glory
in the accomplishment OF the brains
that developed the slingshot ovel
the Drawn of the giant. And yot
plunge into gloom as you find him
at an old age, tangled In cour
intrigue that ever turns his son
Absalom, against him.
Ezra? You'll find him in Ezra
and Me-" by Harry Persons Tabe
(Coward-McCann: so. Book Is 1
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