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BOOKS RECOMMENDED FOR THE PROMOTION 
AND STAFF COLLEGE EXAMINATIONS. 
BY 
LIEUT.-COLONEL EDEN BAKER, R.A. 
[Always closely follow the Syllabus in the Queen’s Regulations.] 
MILITARY LAW. 
LizuTenants.—Army Annual Act, 1895. 
Manual of Military Law, 1894.—Army Act. Parts I., IL, 
and V. (Sections 175 to 184 and 190). Rules of Pro- 
cedure. 
Queen’s Regulations, 1895. Sections VI., XIX. and XXII. 
Military Law, by Lieut.-Col. S.C. Pratt. 9th dition, 1895, 
Military Law Examiner by Lieut.-Col. 8. C. Pratt, 1895. 
CAPTAINS, IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE :— - 
Manual of Military Law, 1894.—Army Act. Parts IIL, IV., 
and V. (Sections 185 to 189), and Schedules. 
FIELD FORTIFICATION. 
Instruction in Military Engineering. Part I., Field Defences 1892 (omi 
fougasses and large inundations.) 
Manual of Military Engineering, 1893, (omit Sections 11 12, 17 and 20). 
Lor Staff College.—Fie'd Works by Col. C. B. Brackenbury, R.A. 
MILITARY TOPOGRAPHY. 
Text-book of Military Topography, 1888 (omit pages 110 to 158, and 181 
to 227). 
TACTICS. 
Infantry Drill, 1893. Read the tactical part on pages xxiv, xxvi, 11, 50 
51, 87, 90, 94 to 192, 244 to 249. 
Précis of Modern Tactics by Home-Pratt. 
Minor Tactics by Colonel Clery. 12th Edition. Omit examples except for 
the Staff College Examination. 
Field Artillery, by Pratt-Baker, 1896. The tactical portion only. 
ARTILLERY .—Lieutenants R.A. only. 
Text-book of Gunnery, 1887. Chapters I., II., XII., XIV., and XVII. A 
new Edition is in the Press). 
Treatise on Service Ordnance, 1893. 
Treatise on Military Carriages, 1895. 
Treatise on Ammunition, 1892. (A new Edition is in the Press). 
Regulations for Magazines, &c., 1894. Also see Amendments published with 
Army Orders, 20th January, 1896. 
Manual of Field Range-finding, 1890. 
Hand-book for the Depression Range-finder, 1895. Alternative. 
Musketry Instruction, 1894. The Mekometer, p. 136. 
Field Artillery Drill, 1893, For Horse and Field Batteries only. 
Garrison Artillery Drill, Vol. I, 1895; Vol. II., 1891. For Garrison 
Siege Artillery Drill, 1891. ; Artillery only. 
Field Artillery Service Handbook, 1896. (Now in the Press). 
Handbook for Telescopic Sights, Land Service, 1894. 
