27 JULY 1889, Page 25

In "Military Handbooks," edited by Colonel G. B. Brackenbury (Kagan

Paul, Trench, and Co.), we have Field Works, from the pen of the editor. The subject comprises more than the inexpert reader would suppose. Chapters 7-12, for instance, are devoted to a discussion of the methods of attacking and defending farms, houses, and villages. The five last chapters of the work are devoted to historical illustrations.