Reviews of Books

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Abstract The Real War By Richard M. Nixon (Sidgwick and Jackson, London, 1980), £8.95, 341 pages. Reviewed by John Barraclough. Strategic chess?The Brink. The Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 By David Detzer (J. M. Dent & Sons, London, 1980), £6.95, 299 pages. Reviewed by Phil Williams. Racey accountA Short Thousand Years: The end of Rhodesia's rebellion By Paul L. Moorcraft (Galaxie Press, Salisbury, Zimbabwe-Rhodesia, 1979), RS 9.95, 280 pages. Reviewed by John Day. A sordid businessFortune's Hostages: Kidnapping in the World Today By Caroline Moorehead (Hamish Hamilton, London, 1980), £8.95, 256 pages. Reviewed by John Terraine. Wings across the AtlanticA Few Great CaptainsBy D. S. Copp (Doubleday & Co, Inc, New York, 1980), SI7.50, 552 pages. Reviewed by H.A. Probert. The hunter and the huntedHistory of the German Night Fighter Force 1917–1945 By Gebhard Aders (Jane's Publishing Company, London, 1979), £9.95, 284 pages. Reviewed by R.A. Mason. 40th anniversaryTarget EnglandBy Derek Wood (Jane's Publishing Company, London, 1980), £8.95, 192 pages. Reviewed by C.N. Foxley-Norris. Aircraft of the Battle of Britain By William Green (Jane's Publishing Company, London, 1980), £1.95, 64 pages. Reviewed by C.N. Foxley-Norris. Silhouettes Jane's World Aircraft Recognition Handbook By Derek Wood (Jane's Publishing Company, London, 1979), £4.95, 512 pages. Reviewed by F.W. Thompson. A military form bookWorld Armies By John Keegan et al. (Macmillan, London, 1979), £22.50, 834 pages. Reviewed by Michael Hickey. Moore naval reflections Jane's Fighting Ships 1980–1981 Edited by Captain John E. Moore, RN (Jane's Publishing Company, London, 1980), £40, 780 pages. Reviewed by B.B. Schofield. A genuine grievanceThe Great Gunnery Scandal: The Mystery of Jutland By Anthony Pollen (Collins, London, 1980), £7.50, 280 pages. Reviewed by Bryna Ranft. Tipping the balanceNight Strike from Malta: 830 Squadron R.N. and Rommel's Convoys By Kenneth Poolman (Jane's Publishing Company, London, 1980), £7.95, 192 pages. Reviewed by C.N. Foxley-Norris. On to GermanyOne More River, The Rhine Crossings of 1945 By Peter Allen (J. M. Dent & Sons, London, 1980), £9.95, 320 pages. Reviewed by P.H.C. Hayward. Without bitternessChinditBy Richard Rhodes James (John Murray, London, 1980), £10.50, 214 pages. Reviewed by Shelford Bidwell. The top league Fit to Lead? By Hugh L'Etang£(Heinemann, London, 1980), £4.50, 199 pages. Reviewed by E.F. Gueritz. World Leaders By Jean Blondel (Sage Publications, London, 1980), £12.60 cloth, £6.25 paper, 270 pages. Reviewed by E.F. Gueritz. Secret thoughts on show Intercept: Secrets of the Enigma War By Jóseph Garlińiski (J. M. Dent & Sons, London, 1979), £7.95, 219 pages. Reviewed by H.G. Woods. Ultra in the West: The Normandy Campaign of 1944–45 By Ralph Bennett (Hutchinson Publishing Group, London, 1979), £9.95, 305 pages. Reviewed by H.G. Woods. Female intelligenceThe Enemy is ListeningBy Aileen Clayton (Hutchinson Publishing Group, London, 1980), £9.95, 355 pages. Reviewed by E.B. Haslam. Tank tacticsArmour in Conflict: The Design and Tactics of Armoured Fighting Vehicles By Ian V. Hogg (Jane's Publishing Company, London, 1980), £8.75, 208 pages. Reviewed by Charles Messenger. Front line experiencesThe Sharp End of War. The Fighting Man in World War II By John Ellis (David and Charles, London, 1979), £8.95, 400 pages. Reviewed by P.H.C. Hayward. Happy memoriesBrightly Shone the DawnBy Garry Johnson and Christopher Dunphie (Frederick Warne, Dorking, 1980), £7.50, 138 pages. Reviewed by Peter Inge. Scholarly tomesThe Study and Teaching of International Relations Edited by R. C. Kent and G. P. Nielsson (Frances Pinter, London, 1980), £15.00, 358 pages. Reviewed by Brian White. The Scientific Study of Foreign Policy By James N. Rosenau (Frances Pinter, London, 198O), £6.95 paperback, £15.00 hardback, 577 pages. Reviewed by Brian White. Below parUncertain Judgment. A Bibliography of War Crimes Trials Compiled by John R. Lewis (American Bibliographical Center, Clio Press, Santa Barbara and Oxford, 1979), £10.95, 251 pages. Reviewed by Geoffrey Best.