Shorter Notices
The Diary of a Staff Officer. (Methuen. as.)
Tins diary, by an Air Intelligence Liaison Officer at Advanced Headquarters North, B.A.A.F., covers the period from the German attack on Holland, Belgium and Luxembourg to the French capitulation. It gives the impression of being a genuine diary, not, written with the specific object -of publication, and its merit is that of a straightforward and astute rdsum of the campaign as it appeared at the time to an observer close to, but not personally participating in the actual fighting. This diary does not possess the literary charm of Captain Sir Basil Banlett's book, but as a record of military events it is more detailed, more informed and more thorough. It can be recommended to soldier and layman alike.
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