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“Sims—Admiral—U.S.” explains the title of the book. It was the cable address of Admiral Sims’ headquarters in London. The author was connected with the Intelligence section of Admiral Sims’ staff and as such is conversant with the inside facts and history of our naval operations. The book gives his personal impressions and disclaims official sanction. A partial list of the contents: The situation in April, 1917; Admiral Sims in London; The establishment of bases; Submarines off the American coast; A discussion of submarines and their methods; The distraction of submarines; Why American troopships were not sunk; The end of the submarine campaign; The man on the bridge (in homage); Appendix, charts and illustrations.
“After the host of war books which have kept our heads buzzing with anecdotes and statistics incoherently packed into a jumbled whole it is not only refreshing but instructive to read a clear, sane, and comprehensive exposition of our naval activities in Europe as set forth by Mr Leighton.” P. E. Stevenson
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“It is something of a relief to find a war-book that does not strain one’s nerves, or overwhelm one with facts, and that has hardly any note in it of propaganda, or eulogy, or criticism. Mr Leighton has given a clear-cut, well-ordered account of what our navy did in connection with the British navy.”
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“Pervading his book is a whole-hearted devotion to his chief, which goes beyond mere professional loyalty and suggests kinship with the spirit that surrounded Nelson. Readers of Admiral Sims’s own book can hardly fail to discern the secret of this spirit and it is pleasant to find it reflected from the pages of his subordinate.”
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LE QUEUX, WILLIAM TUFNELL. Doctor of Pimlico; being the disclosure of a great crime. *$1.75 Macaulay co.