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British Campaigns in the Nearer East, 1914-1918. British Campaigns in

Africa and the Pacific, 1914-1918. By Edmund Dane. 3 vols. (Hodder and Stoughton. 7s. 6d. net each.)— In these three volumes, two devoted to the Nearer East and one to Africa and the Far East, Mr. Dane has narrated very com- petently the history of the various campaigns in which British troops were engaged outside France and Flanders. As a com- pact account of a large subject, his book may be commended. It is illustrated with useful maps and plans. Mr. Dane has worked in some details that are new to us, and his comments on the operations are instructive.