5 DECEMBER 1903, Page 9

The Red Army Book. By J. H. Settle. (Blackie and

Son. 6s.) —Mr. Settle does not pretend to tell the story of the British Army. That would be a very big task. But he has put together some very interesting chapters on the various arms of the Service, illustrating each with appropriate anecdotes, tales of winning the V.C, pleasant little sketches of amenities in the intervals of war, Ac. There are some good illustrations.