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1943 BOOK REVIEWS 239
BLOOD AND BANQUETS. By Bella Fromm. 298 pages;
index. Harper & Bros. $3.50.
With an introduction by Frederick T. Birchall, chief
European correspondent of The New York Times from 1932
to 1939, and dust-jacket comments by George S.
Messersmith and Mrs. Martha Dodd, Blood and Banquets
and its author have an unimpeachable and impeccable
background. Just as well, for this intimate picture of the
growth of Nazi tyranny and Germany's strangulation might
otherwise be somewhat suspect.
You see, it is the diary of a brilliant woman, close friend
of the foreign diplomats in Berlin, columnist (from force of
circumstances) for the powerful publishing firm of
Ullstein, and finally wine merchant to them when Jewish
restrictions forced her from the newspaper field. All doors
were open to her—first because of her family connections,
later because of her own personality and abilities. She
knew everybody who was "anybody" in the aristocracy and
in circles of government, diplomacy, banking, and
business. And at their homes and elsewhere she of course
kept in close touch with events of the day. These she jotted
into a loose-leaf diary which was exported piecemeal by
devious routes, and which forms the backbone of this
excellent book which magnificently rounds out the internal
picture of Germany. The result is so impelling that the
reader welcomes the evidence that the book is authentic,
that its author is to be relied upon.
Unfortunately, numerous typographical errors mar the
book—possibly the publisher thought they would be
overlooked in view of the recital itself. I will admit this
shortcoming is more than balanced by the thoughtful
device of including thumbnail sketches in the index,
making it really a form of dramatis personae.
KNOW YOUR NAVY, NOW! By Lt. Francis A. Ford, USN
(Ret.). 84 pages. Cornell Maritime Press, 1943. $1.00.
This little paper-bound booklet gives the reader a vast
store of naval information by the question-and-answer
method. It covers the navy in general, officers and enlisted
men, the Naval Academy, Marine Corps, ships, and navy
expressions. Cover charts of shoulder and sleeve insignia,
although incomplete, help the tyro get a basic
understanding.
HOW TO ABANDON SHIP. By Richards and Danigan.
Cornell Maritime Press. $1.00.
This compact little book details the necessity for
extensive preparation of our seamen in the practice of
abandoning ship. The authors drive home some good
points by giving the differences in casualty rates in an
untrained and a trained crew.
Although not an extensive study, it is sufficiently
elaborate to give many sound pointers for the training of all
our men who may work or fight on ship.
A. V. R.
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