+ N. Y. Times. 10: 890. D. 16, ’06. 410w.
“Whoever he may be, the ‘Times’ critic is a master of the art of warfare, and the possessor of a singularly vigorous and happy style, and his work is undoubtedly one of the most suggestive and illuminating battle-books in print.”
+ + – Outlook. 81: 943. D. 16, ’05. 250w. R. of Rs. 33: 114. Ja. ’06. 130w.
“Where military questions only are concerned fully bears out the expectations which other works of a similar nature would lead us to expect. And yet there is a good deal too much advertisement about it. We would add too that the comments on the military operations are in their broad features often excellent.”
+ + – Sat. R. 100: 686. N. 25, ’05. 2030w.
“It is a remarkable feat to have given us contemporary accounts of the battles themselves so accurate that when read in conjunction with the maps which show us each phase of these battles ... they may fitly serve as the best general introduction to closer and more detailed study. Even more remarkable still are the ‘appreciations’ which show us the workings of a mind wise before and not after the event.”
+ + + Spec. 96: 221. F. 10, ’06. 1110w.
Ward, Elizabeth Stuart (Phelps) (Mrs. Herbert D. Ward). Man in the case; il. by H: J. Peck. †$1.50. Houghton.
Joan Dare past the first flush of youth withdraws her promise to marry Douglas Ray the day following her betrothal. She enters upon a period of martyrdom which involves the mystery of the tale. “There is nothing sensational about the book but its title, although its theme is a village sensation. It contains some credible new New England villagers, and one old woman who is more than credible. It is, moreover, free from religious or erotic sentimentality.” (Nation).