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108 THE COAST ARTILLERY JOURNAL ] anl/ary- February 1" , ,.., , , , " , , : ,.., ~ \ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~; PROFESSIONAL BOOKS ~~ ~ . ~ ~ ~ " ~ " ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ i, For the Coast Artilleryman I, ~ ~ ~= eompLeie eoaAi 4'1iilleA.If ;~ .= COAST ARTILLERY No. ',~ I, , " The most complete volume on Coast Arllllery tactics and " " technique available. More than 1600 pages. approximately', " 725 illustrations and numerous tables $6.00 I, ~ ~ ~= IIAU~AJ.. ...,Uhal de Saxe (1732). Frederick the Great (1747). and {~ I, Napoleon. some of them unobtainable in English. have ~' )~',~'"~imar~e~~Ok tr~n.s~~~~~.. ~~~... a.~~~~~~~: ~ .. ~~~.~~~$~~gJ • PRINCIPLES OF WAR No. 46 ~ Carl yon Clausewitz " A historical distillation of Vom Kriege done by Clausewitz , 'i himself. and translated. edited and annotated by Hans W. ~, 'i Gatzke of Williams College. "The Nazis," says Major I, " Miksche. author of B/itzkreig, "apply Clausewitz in an " " even more total manner than Ludendorff ever thoul(ht of " I, doinl(." This vital book is the Blueprint for German " ~: conquests $l.()I) ~~ ~~~$ ~~ M~1f 1nie/1.i~e ~$ ~ ~ ~$ 5-2 IN ACTION No. 33 ~~ " Lt. Co!. Shipley Thomas I, ~~ The technique of securing combat information. Not a cut-
3 BOOK REVIE\VS 109 .....wg to the front of the book when the reader becomes _fused. f . h' " h bJstead 0 compartmentmg IS narratIve mto c apters or .,cnons on each leader. the author has very wisely kept to J1IDninostory, bringing his characters fom'ard when they &. intO ~he narrative. Thus, describing the influence of ,.dt ~neral upon the course of the war is kept as the ~ purpose of the book-we have a study in command iIIber than a series of biographies. At a time when we are cIIoosingleaders to carry the United States through a critical military period, Dr. Freeman's intelligent study of the ~ths and weaknesses of the leaders in our "classic" .. ~ especially timely. No military student needs to be assured of Dr. Freeman's cpali6cations, either in the literary or military fields. The hopes of those who knew Lee's Lieutenants was in prepa. IIbOI1 ha\'e been more thPn fulfilled. f f Military Hiscory DECISIVE BATTLES OF THE U.S.A. By Major-General J. F. C. Fuller. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1942.401 Pages; Index; 1\ laps; $4.00. General Fuller, the champion of the tank and mass tank IICtics long before the world heard of "Blitzkrieg," and Down widely as a sound, if unorthodox, military writer. turned out what the publishers call "/\ one-volume Eitary history of the United States." 'VeIl foot-noted IDdOtherwiseauthenticated, the actual battles, as described General Fuller, bring nothing to the reader that has appeared elsewhere except that the author's estimates IDd analyses are valuable for two reasons-he has always Ileen a progressive (many say a radical) in military thought, IDd be beats the drums for neither side. His handling of battles of the Revolution is particularly free from the that might be expected of an officer in the British From the Boston Tea Part" to the Meuse-Aroonne, the -1. __ ' b ..wr has analyzed our politics that led to war, as well as important battles of each war. He does not harp on llistakes, nor take a patronizing tone toward "bungling OlIonials"; he gives our country and its leaders, political militarv, credit where he believes credit is due and wh~n that is indicated. This is a book for soidiers study, particularly because it is as free from bias as it is ble to be, and because the author, although accused of a military faddist, writes rings around some of his orthodox critics. f f The Cold Land Don LAI\'D. By Vilhjalmur Stefansson. New York: R.1J~eday, Doran and Company, Inc., 1942. 316 Pages; -~raphy; Index; Illustrated; $3.50. The present war has brought Greenland into the news, «!Yenmore into the minds of those who deal with . strategy. Americans know little about this land island, or small continent); it has never appeared t to them before. 'Vhen we placed Greenland OUrprotection for the duration of the war, many of titre prone to mutter "So what," and let it rest. f f i """ , :*"' ," , ' , : ,"1 ~ ~ ~~PROFESSIONAL BOOKS ~~ . ,~ For the Coast Artilleryman ~, ~ ~ ,~ ~, ~ / ~~ Map- cuuL ,4e/Ua1 Photo. R~ =: ~ ~ " To the well known Map and Aerial Photo Readinp-Sinl- " ~, plijied by Brig. Gen. W. F. Heavey ($1.00. No. 40 on the ,', " Journal booklist) has been added another Map and Ae""1 I, Photo Reading-Complete. This new book ($1.00. No. 92 " ~.', on the Journal booklist) has been keyed directly to the ~~ war time needs of officers and men. Two chapters on , ~, foreign map reading. and man)' field expedients make ': / this easily understood book the most complete. of its kind. " / It starts right from the beginning and gives a step by', 1-: step procedure for readin/( and using tactical maps and ~I I,' aerial photos. It does not cover strate/(ic maps. but Is ,', ( confined wholly to the maps you need and use every day. ~~ MAP AND AERIAL PHOTO READINC-SIMPLIFIED No. 40 .. $1.00 ~: l MAP AND AERIAL PHOTO READINc-COMPLETE No. 92 .... $1.00 " ? ~ ~~ eompkte MeM.M~ ~~ $.: ARMY FOOD AND MESSING . No. 31 ~~ l Formerly titled Manual of Mess Management. this new', / edition has been extensively revised. Material has been '1 ,~I added on thE' new methods of meat cuttin/(o information on kitchen trucks and gasoline field ranges. Of course. ~:' , ~ I- :~?n~t~~in~~ra~i;t~n~~~e°fn:~~ :;;:~;g~~~~~a~io~~-~~~he~ ~, I 'washable : ARTICLES OF WAR ANNOTATED No. 47 ~, Col. Lee S. Tillotson ,: ~I cover complete the best. most comprehensive I' , and up to date book on messin/( $2.00 1-,' ( • j ~ M~.P(UA) ~ ~ The Articles of War have been interpreted by civil and I, military courts over a Ion/( period of years. Like civil ~ ~ laws. the wordings of the Articles may not tell the whole $' ~ story. To understand their meanings fully. it is necessary : to know what the courts say they mean. and how past , ( decisions will affect the ones you are called on to make. I, ~ An absolute necessity for any officer liable for court ;< ~( martial duty-and who isn't.! $2.50 ~: ~ THE SOLDIER AND THE LAW No. 30 ~: ~( McComsey alld Edwards ~~ l The second edition of this invaluable standby is even I, l better than the first-and. naturally. up-to-date. Thousands " / of readers have found this the best guide to courts-martial. I, ! (Major General R. L. Eichelberger. Superintendent. USMA. 1-, , says the book has a two-fold mission. "first to prevent " ( military delinq!lency and second to provide practical as- :< ~ slstance to those concerned with the administration of 7 ~< military justice." $1.50 I~ ~ COURT MARTIAL-Practical Guide No. 76 ~~ ~~ Lt. Col. T. F. McCarthy ~: / Desil:ned not to take the place of the Manual fOT Courts- 'I I 'Martial but to supplement it. this convenient reference I, : will save crucial minutes in court. Spiral bound. it lies ~~ ( flat and opens at the selected page. It is arranged so you '( , can find what you want immediately $1.00 'i ( ~ , MANUAL OF MARTIAL LAW .... No. 29 ' ~$ Lt. Col. F, B. Wiener ~~ ~S This book tells what can and what can't be done by ~, Ii military forces to sustain or restore civil authority, in- " II cludinl! the rights and liabilities of military personnel in / ~< such ~ituations. There is just enough of the underlying ~: 'l doctrine to clarify and show the reasons for the de- " ~j cisions $2.00 ;~ / RIOT CONTROL No. 35 " ~~ Colonel Sterling A. Wood :: ij This second edition has been completely rewritten. brought " ~~ entirely up-to-date and had many illustrations added. It ~, {I explains riot control weapons. how to use them; riot ': ';,I control formations for cities and country; it covers street "
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