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quirements. could not permit in earlier aCCOunts. Johnston
was aboard the Lexington in the battle of the Coral Sea,
and ,,'as on the proud carrier when she was lost. His story
IS ,tirring. and at the same time instructi,'e. Very skillfully
be brings out the important e,'ents through the medium
of little intimate details about men and materiel. to paint
the large. well-balanced picture.
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Periscope View
SERPE:\T OF THE SEAS. By Commander Harley F.
0Jpe. U.S.N. New York: Funk and Wagnalls Company.
1942. 246 Pages; Illustrated; Index; $2.50 ..
\mong the many books written about submarines durmg
the past few years, this one is a novelty. It was written
b,: a submarine commander! Commander Cope has been at
both ends of the torpedo run-he has fired torpedoes, and
wa, commander of the Salinas when she was hit bv torprdoes
in the North Atlantic ..
The book is informative, and at the same time lightly
written and well-sprinkled with informative anecdotes.
Commander Cope knows the submarine skippers who are
blasting .lap ships within sight of Nippon, and tells their
storics well. He steers clear of technical data about the
-rsscls.which after all would not fit into this type of book.
Unfortunately, the book is slightly repetitious in spots.
and shows other signs of hurried editing, but this does not
detract appreciably from its value as a portrayal of the
work of an important but little publicized branch of the
naral service.
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Naval Heroes
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I\KERS OF NAVAL TRADITION. By Carroll Storrs
\Iden and Ralph Earle. New York: Ginn and Company,
]942. 370 Pages; Index; Illustrated.
From John Paul Jones to James P. S. Devereux, this book
a parade of naval heroes, ships, and Rags. \Vritten for
rst-ycar midshipmen at the Naval Academy to indoctrinate
these youngsters into the traditions of their service,
the book is written in restrained, adult language, but pulls
110 punches in fulfilling its function of pointing a path
thc futurc naval officers to follow.
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Neighborly City
O.\TREAL: SEAPORTAND CITY. By Stephen Leacock.
i\ew York: Doubleday, Doran and Company, Inc., 328
Pa~cs: Index; Illustrated; $3.50.
Whcn the publishers chose Stephen Leacock to write
\'olume of their popular Seaport Series, they were
ed by inspiration. Known all over the English-speaking
Id as a humorist, and making his living as a professor
Political Science at i\IcGill University, in l\lontreal,
ock's background could not help but produce a
lar!y history and description of the city, interlarded
hIS OWndeft humor.
Montreal, like San Francisco, is a city that is easy to
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