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February 15, 1941.
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Wavell's Biography of Allenby
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"Final Edition." By E. F.
ness. The biography of Field to some cooks of a London re- mascus with T. E. Lawrence. Benson. (Lougmans, 158.).
According to Wavell, Law- Marshal Viscount Allenby of giment who had lost their way,
MrBenson died last Febru- Megiddo and Felixstowe." By to a sergeant on outpost duty, rence's story of the events in
and to some artillery oflicers. Damascus after the entry, and ary, 10 days before he delivered General Sir Archibald Wavell, None of these felt equal to of his dealings with Chauvel, is to his publishers the manuscript Middle the historic occasion. Finally not the whole truth, and is un- of this book, the final part of his
General Shea, commander of fair to Chauvel.
autobiography. There passed the 60th Division, accepted the Lawrence's account of his away a cultured and gracious surrender,
meetings and conversations with writer, and Final Edition" is might have known what was
Gen. Barrow at Deran and olse- as characteristic as anything *
whore is described as inaccur- he wrote. It retains a touch of coming to his forces in the. Allenby entered Jerusalem on nto.
the charming wit of "Dodo," Western Desert,
foot on Dec. 11. With him
While Wavell admits that which brought him fame and
fortune as a young man. Wavell served under Allenby were English, Scottish, Irish, Lawrence had great courage. in the Great War, and his recent Welsh, Australian, and New versatility, and quickness of He makes an interesting as- dashing attack on the Italian Zealand troops. forces threatening Egypt and The Palestine campaign the Suez Canal from the west very thoroughly planned. obviously owes much to his close lenty relied much on the
study of Allen- ment of surprise.
Wavell gives some wwed by's strategy
against the means used to deceive and min-s Turks and their lead the enemy.
that it does not need to be sharp The most successful was the like a razor." German instrue- haversack ruse. An officer con- Wavell himself, on the evi- trived to be chased by Turkish dence of this book, has a clear, outposts and to lose a haversack logical, well-ordered mind. stuffed full of papers prepared with intent to deceive.
He tells a good, plain tale with no attempt at fine writing.
The whole world knows now what
but just on this side of idolatry, he Imbued
Ile admires Allenly greatly, fanatle talked his way to power, how Hitler stands for. But how the
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tors in Palestine and Syria.
In мін pre face, written at his headquarters in Egypt in June, 1940, Wavell points out that the war cane before he had finished his biography of "Bull" Allenby.
mind, he claims that Allenby sessment of his own contribu- was was unquestionably the stronger tions to literature, but even Al- and greater character of the two. more important are the critical cle-
Lawrence himself said of Al- appreciations of his brother's lenby: "His mind is like the books and the intimate portraits. of the prow of the Mauretania. There both of them and the mother. so much.weight behind it the wife of Archbishop Benson.
Allenby worked out the same thorough plans for the final cam- paign in 1918, which drove the Turks out of Syria.
*
"They, Wanted War." By Otto D, Tolischus. (Hamish Hamil ton. 10s. 6d.)
A race with his Own
He points out Allenby's con- mystic and wholly pagan doctrine of monsense realism, his flair for. "blood and soil-this is still for concealing his intentions and from clear to the tolerant, sensible He adds: "As there is little
The outstanding feature of ciation of the value of good ad-
surprising the enemy, his appre- Engilatuman. chance of my having time to
Mr Tolischus's exposition is clear, write the remaining chapters at the early part of this campaign ministration, but admits his lack
Megiddo of the human touch. present, I have arranged to was the Battle of
cavalry
publish at once the completed (Armageddon).
Here Allenby's
parts, which deal with Lord
adequately documented, and
con-
per-
vincitur. Discussing Hitler's sonality, he sketches the very ordin- ary "te man" that the Fuehrer is in private life, and the sudden and startling transition when he steps into his role of war lord.
Allenby's military life and cam- charged over the field of Arsuf.. There is nothing in the story where, in 1191, Richard the to suggest that Allenby could paigns."
Lion-hearted (a skilful and have written such a historie do-
This Hitler, as Mr Tolischus Roys, The book ends, therefore, with prudent general though a rash cument
ns Wavell's own fine is inhuman, the Incarnation of an the capture of Aleppo and the and unprofitable king,' as Wa- order of the day about the battle idea. "They Wanted War" explains armistice with Turkey.
vell remarks) had defeated the in the Western Desert.
how, by conscripting a whole nation Allenby went to Egypt in host of Saladin, with Its swarm He claims that Allenby's suc- and its wealth, by spizing the Press June, 1917, with instructions of Turkish bow men,
cess in Palestine and Syria and every means of influencing from Mr Lloyd George to take Later came the taking of marks him as the best British opinion, and putting religion and art in uniform, he and his gangsters rúc- Jerusalem as "a Christmas pre- Damascus by the Australian general of the Great War.
ceeded in producing the greatest and sent for the British nation." Light Horse, who passed quick- Wavell's work in a somewhat most roulless machine for war that
On Dec. 9, 1917, the Mayor of ly through in pursuit of a Tur- similar campaign puts him well the world has ever seen. Jerusalem came out with a kish column which had retired ahead of any British general Mr Tollschus was the "New York white flag to hand over the keys to the northward.
who has yet appeared in this Times" correspondent in Berlin. He of the city to the British.
Wavell mentions the trouble war.
was recently assigned to Tokyo.
Why Is It..?
BY KEMP STARRETT ·
THERE, HOLD THIS IN
YOUR MOUTIL, I THINK I'D BETTER GET
THE DOCTOR...
WUY IS IT WHEN A MAN AGREES WE'D BETTER GET TO BED EARLY FOR ONCE UIS WIFE IS SURE HE'S COMING DOWN WITH SOMETUING SERIOUS?
"SHALL I DRIVE
THE CAR UPONTO
THE PORCH SO
YOU CAN HEAR AN -
OTHER PROGRAM ON, "THAT RADIO, TOO?
F YOU'D USE MY DIET_ YOU'D BE MUCH BETTER OFF... AND IF YOU ATE MORE VEGETABLES AND NOT SO MUCHI FRIED STUFF. ANOTHER THING YOU OUGHT TO EAT LOTS MORE FRUIT...OW, YOU
JUST THINK IT DOESN'T
AGREE WITH YOUL THAT'S BECAUSE YOU SMOKE TOO MUCH, ANYWAY. ETC.
E(C.
"WELL, I WENT TO
THE OCCULISTS TODAY. HOW DO YOU LIKE MY
NEW BI-FUDDLES
WHY IS IT THAT THE VISITING RELATIVE...VIO ALWAYS HAS INDIGESTION SPENDS ALL HER TIME AT TABLE TELLING YOU WIAT YOU SHOULD EAT TO BE AS HEALTHY AS SHE IS.
WHY DOES YOUR YELLOW CAT ALWAYS"
PICK YOUR BEST
BLACK COAT
SLEEP ON?
#DECIDED WE'D EAT OUT FOR A CHANGE....WE'LL GO AROUND TO THE TEA-ROOM
DON'T YOU
MEAN BI-FOCALS
· AND WHY, WHEN YOU'VE THOUGHT UPA FAIRLY GOOD GAG, AND TRY IT OUT
ON THE WIFE, DOES SHE PROMPTLY
"ASSUME YOU'RE AI IGNORAMOUS?
| WHEN THE RADIO PROGRAMS ARE SHIFTED ABOUT WHY IS IT THAT ALL YOUR FAVORITES MANAGE TO GO ON THE AIR AT THE SAME TIME?
WHY IS IT WHEN YOU PUT A
FEW THINGS ON A TRAY A KNIFE, OR FORK OR BOTH ALWAYS SEEM TO PREFER TO BE ON THE FLOOR.
WHY WHEN YOU DO GET AVALENTINE DOES IT HAVE TO BL FROM THE WRONG-MAN-
Ledger Syndicate
AND WHY IS IT THAT WHEN YOU DRAG A COUPLE OF THE BOYS OUT FOR A "GOOD HOME-COOKED HEAL (WITHOUT NOTICE) THE MIRSUS HAS MADE OTHER PLANK (ALSO WITHOUT NOTICE.
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