... struggles with France in the American Wars of 1775-1783 and 1812-15 wce find bodies of seamen doing duty on land. Sailors and guns were landed to aid Wellington in besieging San Sebastian during the Peninsular War, and it was only bad luck that prevented ...

... THE WAR IN SOUTH AFIUCA. VOLUME 1. THE publication at the present moment of the first volume of *1,, Times Historyof the Campaign comes particilarlyoppoittiell this period in the war. This statement may sould stranw e, beari in mind the wave of war literature ...

... the cost of a terrible War, Incidentally, he applies tile samo prin- ciplo (supreinnev of the senste of duty) to tihe %war in South Africa. Eiiglishmen liheve iu their conscience that their cants to dotain- anee in South Africa is justified by natural ...

... everywhere in South Africa be placed on one footing, andgiven the benefit of training which may fit them one day to take a higher position. No attempts should be made at hasty or premature legislation, but the ideal of a Confederated South Africa should be kept ...

... That this is obvious one can now prove by a comparison of any collection of war photographs with the excel- lent selection of pictures in The Work of War Artists in South Africa, edited by Mr. A. C. R. Carter, and now published by Messrs. Virtue as their ...

... supporters of the Government insist that the General Elections should be held whilst the country is still influenced by the war in South Africa, and that several Ministers are opposed to this proposal. The anti-foreign outbreak in China had weakened the position ...

... (under 1 L~ord Methuen). In the Spaunsh-American War, as in the South African War, now in pro- gress, the War Ccrreipondent was a source of anxiety to commanders and Giovernments. Bullt in South Africa the Censorship has been far more effective. Savs ...

... presented to Parliament last night Further Correspondence relating to South Africa --a Blue Book of supreme importance. Its official number, 1y which students of the history of the war can order it from Evre and Spottiswoode's or the booksellers, is FCd-43z ...

... II c If WAR PICTURES TIre great struggle in South Africa has left its mark on Christmas literature as on everything else in this year of grace I900. Not the most exciting campaign of past history can compare with the living interest of the war which has ...

... word of praise is due to the London Lester ' 'War Directory (The London Letter Publishing Co.), with about three thousand names of naval and military officers and the nursing staffserving in South Africa, with notification up to date of officers who ...

... Spenser Wilkinson establishes an analogy h bew';een war in South Africa and the American a h-il War. Great Britain, he notes, is fighting a in toe cause of personal freedom, as was the h. North in the Civil War, and the Boers sare o fighting for independence ...

... Confederation. An interesting little war book is My Diocese During the War (Bell), by the Right Rev. Arthur Hamilton Baynes, D.D., Bishop of Natal. Like many others, the author never really believed that war would come, but imagined that when firm ...