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FORTIFICATION: Its Past Achievements, Recent Developments, Future
Progress. By Colonel Sir GEORGE S. CLARKE, R.E., K.C.M.G., F.R.S.,
Governor of Bombay. New Edition, enlarged. With numerous
Illustrations. Medium 8vo., 18s. net.

'The reflections of this great soldier-statesman will be found as
fascinating as they are instructive, and that reasonable intelligence
is the only essential qualification for reading them with profit as
well as with interest and pleasure.'--_Westminster Gazette._

THE TRUTH ABOUT PORT ARTHUR. By Monsieur E. K. NOJINE, Accredited
Russian War Correspondent during the Siege. Translated and abridged by
Captain A. B. LINDSAY. Edited by Major E. D. SWINTON, D.S.O. With Maps
and Illustrations. Demy 8vo., 15s. net.

'M. Nojine is unusually well qualified to offer testimony on the long
beleaguerment. He writes with vivacity and force, and the translation
is competent and spirited, both on account of its vivid narrative and
by reason of the extraordinary revelations it contains.... It is the
most remarkable book about the war yet issued.'--_Times._

THE BATTLE OF TSU-SHIMA. Between the Japanese and Russian Fleets,
fought on 27th May, 1905. By Captain VLADIMIR SEMENOFF (one of the
survivors). Translated by Captain A. B. LINDSAY. Crown 8vo., 3s. 6d.
net.

'The most thrilling and touching records of naval warfare that we have
ever read, and its very simplicity and lack of literary ornament make
it the more impressive.... We share the emotions on board, feel the
nervous thrill behind the gallant spirit and the cheerful
countenance,'--_Westminster Gazette._

FROM LIBAU TO TSU-SHIMA. A Narrative of the Voyage of Admiral
Rojdestvensky's Squadron to the East, including a Detailed Account of
the Dogger Bank Incident. By the late EUGENE POLITOVSKY, Chief
Engineer of the Squadron. Translated by Major F. R. GODFREY, R.M.L.I.
Large Crown 8vo., 2s. 6d. net.

'Among terrible stories of the sea this is unique. In sentences whose
graphic power Defoe did not exceed, he jots down from day to day what he
sees and suffers.... The story of the sinking of the British
fishing-boats in the North Sea is told with superb simplicity.'--PUNCH.

OFFICIAL ACCOUNT OF THE SECOND AFGHAN WAR, 1878--1880. Produced in the
Intelligence Branch, Army Headquarters, India. Abridged Official
Account. With numerous Maps and Illustrations. Medium 8vo., 21s. net.

'An excellent compendium of the whole war, clearly written an