OFFICIAL ACCOUNT OF THE SECOND AFGHAN WAR, 1878—1880. Produced in the Intelligence Branch, Army Headquarters, India. Abridged Official Account. With numerous Maps and Illustrations. Medium 8vo., 21s. net.
'An excellent compendium of the whole war, clearly written and amply illustrated by photographs, maps, and diagrams.... It is a narrative that will fascinate the many who love to read about warlike movements.... It is a story of wise and patient preparation, carefully arranged generalship, supreme daring, amazing tenacity. Undoubtedly the right thing has been done in giving to the world a stirring story, which has remained too long, many will think, a secret record.'—Sheffield Independent.
THE GERMAN OFFICIAL ACCOUNT OF THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA. Prepared in the Historical Section of the Great General Staff, Berlin. With Maps and Plans. Demy 8vo., 15s. net each.
Part I.—From its Commencement in 1899 the Capture of General Cronje's Forces at Paardeburg. Translated by Colonel W. H. H. Waters, R.A., C.V.O.
Part II.—The Advance to Pretoria, the Upper Tugela Campaign, etc., etc. Translated by Colonel Hubert du Cane, R.A., M.V.O.
'The most valuable work in which, since its close, the war has been discussed. It stands alone, because it is the only work in which the war has been surveyed by trained and competent students of war, the only one of which the judgments are based on a familiarity with the modern theory of war. The best book that has yet appeared on the South African War.'—Morning Post.
THE BATTLE OF WAVRE AND GROUCHY'S RETREAT. A Study of an obscure part of the Waterloo Campaign. By W. Hyde Kelly, R.E. With Maps and Plans. Demy 8vo., 8s. net.
'... brings forward, with a vividness and brilliancy which compel attention throughout one of the most obscure pages in the story of the famous struggle.'—Birmingham Post.
THE BOOK OF WAR. Translated into English by Captain E. F. Calthrop, R.A. Crown 8vo., 2s. 6d. net.
This work, the writings of Suntzu and Wutzu, Chinese strategists of about the fifth century b.c., is the most famous work on the art of war in the Far East. It deals with operations of war, statecraft, moral and training of troops, stratagem, the use of spies, etc., and for twenty-five centuries it has been the bible of the Chinese or Japanese ruler. The book is distinguished alike by the poetry and grandeur of its language and the modernity of its spirit.