The various "histories of the war" which have already been
begun will have to do a good deal of " marking time" before they come to the actual fighting. Thus the first volume of The History of the Great European War, by W. S. M. Knight (Caxton Publishing Co., 8s. 6d. net), is entirely devoted to a survey of " the national and international conditions and relations resulting in the war."—The war will no doubt lend additional interest to the volumes just issued on France, by Gordon Home, and Austria-Hungary, by G. E. Mitten. in Messrs. A. and C. Black's series of picturesque topography, with many coloured illustrations (10s. net each).--It is also responsible for the reprint of the excellent articles on France, Germany, and Belgium,Italy, and Switzerland from the eleventh edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica, issued in 1911 (Encyclopaedia Britannica Co., 2s. 6d. net each). A few additions have been made with the view of bringing statistics more up to date ; but the real value of these volumes is to be found in their well-balanced historical survey.--Mr. H. Wickham Steed knows Austria so well that there should be many readers for the new edition of his interesting book on The Hapsburg Monarchy, first issued a year ago (Constable
and Co., 7s. 6d. net).—Many will also be glad to read of our resistance to a previous invasion of Belgium in the new edition of Dr. J. Holland Rose's William Pitt and the Great War (G. Bell and Sons, 7s. 6d. net).
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