20 APRIL 1918, Page 16

The Making of a Modern Army. By Rent Radiguet. Translated

by H. P. Du Ballet. (Putnam. 6s. net.)—General Radiguet, one of the French officers who are giving the new American armies the benefit of their experience of modem war, describes very simply and clearly in this little book the organization of the Allied Armies, and the methods of attack and defence which have been evolved since 1914. He lays great stress on the value of the Air Force. He thinks also that the cavalry is bound to get its chance some day. Since he wrote the book, indeed, the Allied cavalry have done well in covering the retreat of the Fifth Army. The book is illustrated with plans of typical field fortifications and some remarkable air photographs.