the field artillery journal - Fort Sill - U.S. Army
the field artillery journal - Fort Sill - U.S. Army
the field artillery journal - Fort Sill - U.S. Army
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BOOK REVIEWS<br />
This book includes <strong>the</strong> most careful notes on <strong>the</strong> organization of <strong>the</strong><br />
telegraph troops and <strong>the</strong> flying corps of all <strong>the</strong> principal foreign armies.<br />
These notes alone would establish its value. It is doubtful whe<strong>the</strong>r <strong>the</strong>re<br />
has ever been published in this country such a complete study of <strong>the</strong><br />
activities of any particular corps in foreign armies.<br />
ROADSIDE GLIMPSES OF THE GREAT WAR. By Arthur Sweetser. The<br />
Macmillan Company, New York, 1916. Illustrated. Price, $1.50.<br />
Here is a record of personal experiences during <strong>the</strong> great German<br />
drive on Paris. The author, in <strong>the</strong> first mad days of <strong>the</strong> war, worked his<br />
way north to <strong>the</strong> west of <strong>the</strong> battle line, and succeeded eventually in<br />
completing a bicycle trip from <strong>the</strong> Belgian border to Paris, passing<br />
through both hostile lines. He got out of this trip some very vivid<br />
impressions and a German pass to Paris, which may some day be a<br />
document of considerable historic interest.<br />
Professional readers of this book will envy <strong>the</strong> author his<br />
opportunities for observation, opportunities which are perhaps<br />
inevitably denied <strong>the</strong>m. It has been stated as a curious fact that <strong>the</strong><br />
proportion of professional soldiers privileged to see a part of this great<br />
world war, is much smaller than <strong>the</strong> proportion of o<strong>the</strong>r American<br />
citizens who have at least glimpsed it.<br />
SELF-HELPS FOR THE CITIZEN SOLDIER. By Captain James A. Moss,<br />
29th U. S. Infantry, and Merch B. Stewart, 5th U. S. Infantry.<br />
Illustrated by Lieutenant W. E. Larner, 5th U. S. Infantry. George<br />
Banta Publishing Co., Menasha, Wis. Price, $1.25.<br />
This is a valuable introduction to things military for <strong>the</strong> uninstructed<br />
citizen, free from <strong>the</strong> many shop expressions that mean much to <strong>the</strong><br />
initiate but are puzzling to <strong>the</strong> novice. It should have a ready sale in<br />
<strong>the</strong>se days when interest in military matters is sweeping <strong>the</strong> country.<br />
For <strong>the</strong> regular officer it is not without interest, as many old subjects<br />
are presented in a new and readable light.<br />
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