A Doctor's Diary in Damaraland. By Dr. H. F. B.
Walker. (E. Arnold. 7s. Gd. net.)—The author of this agreeable book volunteered as a medical officer in General Botha's force which, by its dashing strategy and its great physical endurance, conquered Getman South-West Africa between March and July, 1915. He does not give a formal history of the campaign, but describes his own experiences in the rear of the army, with an occasional illuminating note on the course of the fighting. The Germans were hopelessly outclassed by the burghers. " Unless they were compelled to do so, they did not leave the railways or roads, and never moved without ample transport and food," but the burghers trekked without transport over the deserts and always took the enemy unawares. Dr. Walker found that the German colonists were afraid of the natives whom they had misruled. He noticed also that the Germans were heavy drinkers, leaving pyramids of empty bottles wherever they had camped. The interior of 8outh-West Africa is a beautiful country, as the author's photo- graphs Show,.
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