LAND AND WATER 
December 26, 1914 
THE COUNTRY 
HOUSE LIBRARY 
THE MASTER MIND * 
THIS work, which appears at the right moment, has been 
translated from the French by Frederic Lees. The 
author is one of the most distinguislied of French 
tacticians and strategists, and he has prepared the book with 
the distinct object of preparing mihtary students for those 
battles of the future which are now the wars of the present. 
The period of the life of the great Corsican which he deals 
with is from the height of his career during the campaign of 
1806. Napoleon was not satisfied with giving orders, but he 
made a point of himself seeing that his commands were 
carried out. When on campaign, no matter what the 
weather might be, he went out and either visited his army 
corps or else strategical positions— inspecting the sites of 
camps, seeing that his men had proper provisions, and that 
there were easy means of communication among them. This 
is a book which our officers should certainly make a point 
of studying. 
• " Napoleon at Work." By Colonel Vach^e. (A. & C. Black.) 
7s. 6d. 
THE EUROPEAN CHANCELLORIES* 
THIS book, which has been very carefully compiled, will 
be read with peculiar interest at the present time. It 
contains a diary of negotiations, of the events that led 
up to the war in the different countries, the mobihsation and 
military preparations in the various countries of Europe. 
Allowing full scope for direction are the copies of official 
documents and treaties — the Austrian Orange Book, the 
Austrian White Paper, the Belgian Grey Book, and the 
English White Paper — pointing out the cause of the war by 
their respective countries, together with the Parliamentary 
speeches in all the European Parliaments. 
* " The Diplomatic History of the War." Edited by M. P. 
Price, M.A. (Geo. Allen & Unwin, Ltd.) 7s. 6d. 
EMBLEM OF NATIONAL LIFE* 
THIS production of the beautiful Britain series deak 
with the history and architecture of Westminster 
Abbey. The plates are exceedingly beautiful, and 
give a good idea of the interior and exterior of this national 
monument ; but, of course, it is impossible to love and under 
stand the Abbey unless one has lived in its precincts, and 
has sought sanctuary within its walls from the rush and 
bustle of London. In spite of the author's opinion, there is 
no cathedral in England, we think, that derives such benefit 
from its environment as Westminster Abbey does. The 
ugly dome of the Wesleyan Church House serves but to 
emphasise its beauty, although it may to some extent 
destroy a panoramic view of Westminster ; and few, and 
they probably only architectural experts, can resist the view 
from Parliament Street. The vast amount of material at the 
hands of Mr. Morris has enabled him to produce a book of 
singular interest. 
•" Westminster Abbey." By Joseph E. Morris. (A. & C. Black.) 
IS. 6d. net. 
CONTINENTAL TRAVEL * 
THIS is a book written for motorists, and should prove 
particularly valuable to those who are fortunate 
enough to be able to tour the Continent by this most 
pleasant means of locomotion. The volume is tastefully got 
up and, beside.i fifty-four tour plans and route maps, contains 
sixteen full-page colour illustrations of great beauty. The 
title above does not quite give a truthful idea of the scope 
of the work, for the routes chosen are not confined to Germany 
altogether, but comprise some through North-Eastern France 
and Holland, all leading, of course, to Germany, and generally 
to the chief touring centres — the valley of the Rhine and 
the Moselle, the Black Forest, the Thuringian Forest, the 
Taunus, and Bavaria. Much useful . and interesting infor- 
mation of the places of interest on the various routes is 
* ■■ The Motor Routes of Germany." 
and C. Black.) 5s. net. 
By Henry T. Hecht. (A. 
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