The Czechoslovak Review/Volume 1/New Books (2)

NEW BOOKS

 

The Battle of the Somme. By JOHN BUCHAN. Geo. H. Doran Co., New York.

John Buchan has been known to hundreds of thousands as a novelist; here he appears in the role of a strategist. The battle of the Somme, the bloodiest struggle so far in all history, has in him an excellent chronicler. He brings to the description of the minute and highly technical details of the long drawn-out contest his skill of an accomplished master of English and the professional knowledge of a staff officer. The book is copiously illustrated by photographs and maps.

It will interest every one who is interested in the outcome of the great war. The story is an eloquent testimonial to the gigantic energy of the British general staff.

The Land of Deepening Shadow. By D. THOMAS CURTIN. Geo. H. Doran Co., New York.

Experiences of an American reporter in Germany from 1915 to end of 1916. An extremely fascinating book describing the gradual exhaustion of Germany under the strain of war. A reader who has lived in Germany and Austria and knows the working of the two governments feels convinced that Mr. Curtin has indeed caught the very spirit of the Teutonic regime. To readers of Bohemian descent the most interesting chapter will be the one on Police Rule in Bohemia, which is reprinted in this issue of the Review by permission of the publishers. But the whole book is based on first hand information and reveals the growing weakness of German militarism.