+ Dial. 40: 359. Je. 1, ’06. 530w.
“Whoever obtains this volume as an accession to his library of Whiteana may possibly be disappointed, but nevertheless will get his money’s worth in cheerful gossip about matters that certainly would have interested Gilbert White.”
+ Nation. 82: 415. My. 17, ’06. 880w.
“This is in truth a delightful book, set apart and above so much of the rural reporting of the day, by keen observation, a clearness of narrative, and distinct literary quality.” Mabel Osgood Wright.
+ + N. Y. Times. 11: 406. Je. 23, ’06. 300w. + Putnam’s. 1: 128. O. ’06. 90w. + Spec. 96: 584. Ap. 14, ’06. 250w.
Vaux, Patrick. Shock of battle, †$1.50. Putnam.
“A war between Great Britain and Germany, supposed to take place after the opening of the Panama canal, serves as an opportunity to develop the horrible scenes of a twentieth century conflict. Political causes are merely touched upon and the author confines himself to the presentation of the actual battles, in which even the trained and scientific fighters of this century fall back to a certain degree upon their primal instincts. This record of a naval battle bounds in pictures so revolting and at the same time so realistic that it brings home once more the terrible discrepancy between the methods of modern warfare and the ideals of our civilization.”—Outlook.
“He writes with animation and vividness. As a piece of imaginative journalism the book may rank about with Mr. Well’s prophetic flights.”
+ – Nation. 83: 228. S. 13, ’06. 190w.