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The American - Spanish War : a History by the War - Leaders. (Gay

and Bird. 10s. 6d. net.)—General Woodford, who was Spanish Minister to the States, writes the inttoduction. The quarrel of Cuba against Spain is related by General Garcia, the story of the 'Maine' by Lieutenant Hobson, the battle of Manila by Lieu- tenant Holman, and, generally, the various operations of the war by the leaders who conducted them. This is not the way in which actual history is written, but as materials for history nothing could be more valuable.—With this may be mentioned The Making of Hawaii, by William Tremont Blackman (Macmillan and Co., 7s. 6d. net), giving the story of Hawaii as regards both the past and the present.