Apart from politico-military subjects treated of in such articles as
"The Coming War Ministry," and "Party Politics and the Navy," the April number of the United Service Magazine is a very interesting one. Colonel Maurice, under the title of "Round Foreign Battlefields," begins a series of papers dealing with the leading battles in the great struggle between Germany and France, which is now nearly a quarter of a century old. In his first paper Colonel Maurice confines himself to showing that, in the course of a nine days' trip, one "will have time to visit the field of Waterloo, and also to see Weissenburg, Woerth, Spicheren, Colombey-Nouilly, Mars-la-Tour, Gravelotte, and Sedan," and to giving good general advices. The special enthusiasm of the military expert, however, comes out curiously in this :—" In Strassburg it is worth while to visit the old cathedral. The architecture of some of the fronts is very elaborate and striking, and the view of the terrace just below the spire, to which you ascend, is magnificent." Mr. Archibald Forbes also begins a series of interesting papers upon Bourbaki, who played his part— such as that was—in the Franco-German War,—and who by blood was a curious blend of the Morean Greek and the Basque of the Basses Pyrgnees. " Bazaine and Macmahon " is the title of an article by Colonel Alfred Turner. Colonel Turner acquits Bazaine of treachery, but not of incompetency to direct a large army.
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