Guns and Cavalry. By Major E. S. May, R.I. With
Plans and
Illustrations. (Sampson Low and Co.)—These chapters are, we understand, amplified lectures, and are certainly well worth
printing. Major May has made his analysis of some famous actions where the two arms co-operated successfully, available to the ordinary reader. Most of us cannot, from the usual -description of a fight, follow all the movements and such vitally important details as the handling of the field and horse artillery. Napoleon's masterly use of artillery we all know, but other Generals have only occasionally been able to effect much with their horse artillery, and then it has often been an in- ferior officer whose rapid decision has won. The possi-
bilities of horse artillery are immense, as these truly admirable papers show, and a commander has some trying points to settle in the heat of battle on the spur of the moment. He may have to sacrifice his own cavalry at times in a melee. The portraits of -cavalry leaders and plans of battles are capital. We must thank Major May heartily for this valuable text-book.
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