"My Campatcn In Mesoporamta." By Major-General Sir Charles V. F. Townshend.c.B., D.s.o. London: Thornton Butterworth Ld.
We shall not go far wrong in describing General Townshend's book as one of the most fascinating of the whole war. He is more lucid than Viscount French, he is not overburdened by the' need of explaining things away by reference to political conditions as is the case with Ludendorf. He was a successful General who had bad luck, and he tells us of adventure and heroism—an epic story. But in him lay the spirit moving the 6th Indian Division—the gallant defenders of Kut—to their magni ficent efforts.
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