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MILITARY WORKS.

THE GERMAN ARTILLERY IN THE BATTLES NEAR METZ. Based on the official reports of the German Artillery. By Captain Hoffbauer, Instructor in the German Artillery and Engineer School, Translated by Capt. E. O. Hollist.

This history gives a detailed account of the movements of the German artillery in the three days' fighting to the east and west of Metz, which resulted in paralyzing the army under Marshal Bazaine, and its subsequent surrender. The action of the batteries with reference to the other arms is clearly explained, and the valuable maps show the positions taken up by the individual, batteries at each stage of the contests. Tables are also supplied in the

Appendix, furnishing full details as to the number of killed and wounded, expenditure of ammunition, &c. The campaign of 1870-71 having demonstrated the importance of artillery to an extent which has not previously been conceded to it, this work forms a valuable part of the literature of the campaign, and will be read with interest not only by members of the regular but also by those of the auxiliary forces.

THE OPERATIONS OF THE FIRST ARMY, UNDER STEINMETZ. By Von Schell. Translated by Captain E. O. Hollist. Demy 8vo. Uniform with the other volumes in the Series. Price 10s. 6d.

THE OPERATIONS OF THE BAVARIAN ARMY CORPS. By Captain Hugo Helvig. Translated by Captain G. S. Schwabe. With 5 large Maps. Demy 8vo. Uniform with the other Books in the Series.

DRILL REGULATIONS OF THE AUSTRIAN CAVALRY. From an Abridged Edition compiled by CAPTAIN ILLIA WORNOVITS, of the General Staff, on the Tactical Regulations of the Austrian Army, and prefaced by a General Sketch of the Organisation, &c., of the Country. Translated by Captain W. S. Cooke. Crown 8vo, limp cloth.

THE OPERATIONS OF THE FIRST ARMY UNDER GEN. VON GOEBEN. By Major Von Schell. Translated by Col. C. H. Von Wright. Four Maps. Demy 8vo. 95.

History of the Organisation, Equipment, and War Services of

THE REGIMENT OF BENGAL ARTILLERY. Compiled from Published Official and other Records, and various private sources, by Major Francis W. Stubbs, Royal (late Bengal) Artillery. Vol. I. will contain WAR SERVICES. The Second Volume will be published separately, and will contain the HISTORY OF THE ORGANISATION AND EQUIPMENT OF THE REGIMENT. In 2 vols. Svo. With Maps and [Preparing.

Plans.

65, Cornhill; & 12, Paternoster Row, London.

MILITARY WORKS-continued.

THE ABOLITION OF PURCHASE AND THE ARMY REGULATION BILL OF 1871. By Lieut.-Col. the Hon. A. Anson, V.C., M.P. Crown 8vo. Price One Shilling.

THE STORY OF THE SUPERSESSIONS. By Lieut.-Col. the Hon. A. Anson, V.C., M.P. Crown 8vo. Price Sixpence.

ARMY RESERVES

AND

MILITIA REFORMS. By Lieut.Col. the Hon. A. Anson. Crown 8vo. Sewed. Price One Shilling.

VICTORIES AND DEFEATS. An Attempt to explain the Causes which have led to them. An Officer's Manual. By Col. R. P. Anderson. Demy 8vo.

145.

"A delightful military classic, and what
is more, a most useful one.
The young

officer should have it always at hand to
open anywhere and read a bit, and we

warrant him that let that bit be ever so small it will give him material for an hour's thinking.' -United Service Gazette.

THE FRONTAL ATTACK OF INFANTRY. By Capt. Laymann,
Instructor of Tactics at the Military College, Neisse.
Colonel Edward Newdigate. Crown 8vo, limp cloth.

Translated by
Price 2s. 6d.

"This work has met with special attention in our army."-Militarin Wochenblatt.

THE OPERATIONS OF THE FIRST ARMY IN NORTHERN FRANCE AGAINST FAIDHERBE. By Colonel Count Hermann Von Wartensleben, Chief of the Staff of the First Army. Translated by Colonel C. H. Von Wright. In demy 8vo. Uniform with the above.

Price 9s.

"Very clear, simple, yet eminently instructive, is this history. It is not overladen with useless details, is written in good taste, and possesses the inestimable value of being in great measure the record of operations actually witnessed by the author, supplemented by official documents."-Athenæum.

"The work is based on the official war documents-it is especially valuable-the narrative is remarkably vivid and interesting. Two well-executed maps enable the reader to trace out the scenes of General Manteuffel's operations."- Naval and Military Gazette.

ELEMENTARY MILITARY GEOGRAPHY, RECONNOITRING,
AND SKETCHING. Compiled for Non-Commissioned Officers and
Soldiers of all Arms. By Lieut. C. E. H. Vincent, Royal Welsh
Fusileers. Small crown 8vo.
2s. 6d.

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An admirable little manual full of facts and teachings."-United Service Gazette.

65, Cornhill; & 12, Paternoster Row, London.

MILITARY WORKS-continued.

STUDIES IN THE NEW INFANTRY TACTICS.

Parts I. & II.

By Major W. Von Schereff. Translated from the German by Col.
Lumley Graham. Price 7s. 6d.

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TACTICAL DEDUCTIONS FROM THE WAR OF 1870-1. By
Captain A. Von Boguslawski. Translated by Colonel Lumley
Graham, late 18th (Royal Irish) Regiment.
the above. Price 75.

"Major Boguslawski's tactical deductions from the war are, that infantry still preserve their superiority over cavalry, that open order must henceforth be the main principles of all drill, and that the chassepot is the best of all small arms for precision. We must, without delay, impress brain and forethought into the

Demy 8vo.

Uniform with

British Service; and we cannot commence the good work too soon, or better, than by placing the two books (The Operations of the German Armies' and 'Tactical Deductions') we have here criticised, in every military library, and introducing them as class-books in every tactical school."— United Service Gazette.

THE ARMY OF THE NORTH-GERMAN CONFEDERATION. A Brief Description of its Organisation, of the different Branches of the Service and their Rôle' in War, of its Mode of Fighting, &c. By a Prussian General. Translated from the German by Col. Edward Newdigate. Demy 8vo. 5s.

**The authorship of this book was erroneously ascribed to the renowned General von Moltke, but there can be little doubt that it was written under his immediate inspiration.

THE OPERATIONS OF THE GERMAN ARMIES IN FRANCE, FROM SEDAN TO THE END OF THE WAR OF 1870-1. With Large Official Map. From the Journals of the Head-quarters Staff, by Major Wm. Blume. Translated by E. M. Jones, Major 20th Foot, late Professor of Military History, Sandhurst. Demy 8vo. Price 9s. "The book is of absolute necessity to the military student. The work is one of high merit."-United Service Gazette. "The work of translation has been well done. In notes, prefaces, and introductions, much additional information has been given."-Athenæum.

"The work of Major von Blume in its English dress forms the most valuable

addition to our stock of works upon the war that our press has put forth. Major Blume writes with a clear conciseness much wanting in many of his country's historians. Our space forbids our doing more than commending it earnestly as the most authentic and instructive narrative of the second section of the war that has yet appeared."-Saturday Review.

THE OPERATIONS OF THE SOUTH ARMY IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY, 1871. Compiled from the Official War Documents of the Head-quarters of the Southern Army. By Count Hermann Von Wartensleben, Colonel in the Prussian General Staff. Translated by Colonel C. H. Von Wright. Demy 8vo, with Maps. Uniform

with the above. Price 6s.

65, Cornhill; & 12, Paternoster Row, London.

MILITARY WORKS-continued.

HASTY INTRENCHMENTS. By Colonel A. Brialmont. Translated by Lieutenant Charles A. Empson, R.A. Demy 8vo. Nine Plates.

Price 6s.

"A valuable contribution to military literature."-Athenæum.

"In seven short chapters it gives plain directions for forming shelter - trenches, with the best method of carrying the necessary tools, and it offers practical illustrations of the use of hasty intrenchments on the field of battle."-United Service Magazine.

"It supplies that which our own text

books give but imperfectly, viz., hints as to how a position can best be strengthened by means. . . of such extemporised in

trenchments and batteries as can be thrown up by infantry in the space of four or five hours.. deserves to become a standard military work."-Standard. "Clearly and critically written."-Wellington Gazette.

STUDIES IN LEADING TROOPS.

By Colonel Von Verdy Du Vernois. An authorised and accurate Translation by Lieutenant H. J. T. Hildyard, 71st Foot.

** General BEAUCHAMP WALKER says of this work :-"I recommend the first two numbers of Colonel von Verdy's 'Studies' to the attentive perusal of my brother officers. They supply a want which I have often felt during my service in this country, namely, a minuter tactical detail of the minor operations of the war than any but the most observant and for

Parts I. and II. Demy 8vo. Price 75.

tunately-placed staff-officer is in a position to give. I have read and re-read them very carefully, I hope with profit, certainly with great interest, and believe that practice, in the sense of these 'Studies,' would be a valuable preparation for manœuvres on a more extended scale."-Berlin, June, 1872.

THE SUBSTANTIVE SENIORITY ARMY LIST, Majors and Captains. By Captain F. B. P. White, 1st W. I. Regiment. 8vo, sewed. 2s. 6d.

CAVALRY FIELD DUTY. By Major-General Von Mirus. Translated by Captain Frank S. Russell, 14th (King's) Hussars. Crown 8vo, limp cloth. 7s. 6d.

**This is the text-book of instruction in the German cavalry, and comprises all the details connected with the military duties of cavalry soldiers on service. The translation is made from a new edition, which contains the modifications intro

duced consequent on the experiences of the late war. The great interest that students feel in all the German military methods, will, it is believed, render this book especially acceptable at the present time.

DISCIPLINE

AND DRILL. Four Lectures delivered to the London Scottish Rifle Volunteers. By Captain S. Flood Page. A New and Cheaper Edition. Price Is.

"One of the best-known and coolestheaded of the metropolitan regiments, whose adjutant moreover has lately published an admirable collection of lectures

addressed by him to the men of his corps." -Times.

"The very useful and interesting work." -Volunteer Service Gazette.

65, Cornhill; & 12, Paternoster Row, London.

INDIA AND THE EAST.

THE ORIENTAL SPORTING MAGAZINE. A Reprint of the first 5 Volumes, in 2 Volumes, demy 8vo. price 28s.

These volumes contain many quaint and clever papers, among which we may mention the famous Sporting Songs written by S. Y. S., of "The Boar, Saddle, Spur, and Spear," &c., &c.-Capt. MORRIS, of the Bombay Army; as well as descriptions of Hog Hunts, Fox Hunts, Lion Hunts, Tiger Hunts, and Cheeta Hunts; accounts of Shooting Excursions for Snipe, Partridges, Quail, Toucan, Ortolan, and

Wild Fowl; interesting details of Pigeon
Matches, Cock Fights, Horse, Tattoo, and
Donkey Races: descriptions of the Origin,
Regulations, and Uniforms of Hunting
Clubs; Natural History of rare Wild
Animals; Memoranda of Feats of Noted
Horses; and Memoirs and Anecdotes of
celebrated Sporting characters, &c., &c.
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THE EUROPEAN IN INDIA. A Hand-book of Practical Information for those proceeding to, or residing in, the East Indies, relating to Outfits, Routes, Time for Departure, Indian Climate, &c. By Edmund C. P. Hull. With a MEDICAL GUIDE FOR ANGLO-INDIANS. Being a Compendium of Advice to Europeans in India, relating to the Preservation and Regulation of Health. By R. S. Mair, M.D., F.R.C.S.E., Late Deputy Coroner of Madras. In I vol.

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Post 8vo. 65.

a publisher's as well as an author's 'hit,' for it supplies a want which few persons may have discovered, but which everybody will at once recognise when once the contents of the book have been mastered. The medical part of the work is invaluable."-Calcutta Guardian.

THE MEDICAL GUIDE FOR ANGLO-INDIANS. Being a Compendium of advice to Europeans in India, relating to the Preservation and Regulation of Health. By R. S. Mair, F.R.C.S.E., late Deputy Coroner of Madras. Reprinted, with numerous additions and corrections, from "The European in India."

EASTERN EXPERIENCES.

By L. Bowring, C.S.I., Lord Canning's Private Secretary, and for many years the Chief Commissioner of Mysore and Coorg. In I vol. Demy 8vo. 16s. Illustrated with Maps and Diagrams.

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"An admirable and exhaustive graphical, political, and industrial survey." -Athenæum.

"The usefulness of this compact and methodical summary of the most authentic information relating to countries whose welfare is intimately connected with our

own, should obtain for Mr. Lewin Bowring's work a good place among treatises of its kind."-Daily News.

"Interesting even to the general reader, but more especially so to those who may have a special concern in that portion of our Indian Empire."-Post.

TAS-HIL UL KALĀM; OR, HINDUSTANI

MADE EASY. By Captain W. R. M. Holroyd, Bengal Staff Corps, Director of Public Instruction, Punjab. Crown 8vo. Price 5s.

65, Cornhill; & 12, Paternoster Row, London.

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