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THE JACKSON SUN, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1958 3-A Gripping Tale Told Of England During Twelfth Century TO KEEP THIS OATH. By Vl tOookd in the II lews Iff gay 0 'Cffil Edited by Emmo Inman Williams Hebe Weenolsen. Doubleday $4.50. Reviewed by MRS. JAMES BUL LOCK.

Occasionally one finds a book which seems destined to make the best-seller lists. Such is this story of a twelfth century doe 'vf -r ft Soviets Believe War Is Continuous tor in the days when barbers were the only surgeons and the arts of healing were almost unknown in England. People put their trust in many superstitious charms. Against the back SOVIET STRATEGY IN THE NUCLEAR AGE. By uavid Garthoff.

Frederick Praeger: $4.50. Reviewed by MAJOR HERMAN T. HUNT JR. ground of. such ignorance the author presents a story of the development of scientific medi troops gleefully witnessed the rare sight of the enemy's backs.

The 42nd Highlanders, the famous Black Watch, are shown here retreating under a heavy fire. ILLUSTRATIONS from "The American Heritage Book of the Revolution." Published by Simon and Schuster on October 31. At Harlem Heights, a skirmish that almost developed into a full-dress battle, American cine and surgery. Six years of Many will remember Dr. Garthoff for his earlier work, "Soviet Military Doctrine." This book attempts to update that doctrine.

It is a most interesting book, and every American should read it. The author has research went into the preparation of this novel, study con cerning coal mining, religion, English wars as well as the used Soviet military journals for his sources, and his medical arts. American Revolution Brought To Life by American Heritage High Civilization Of Aztecs Pictured DiDiiograpny excellent. In the opinion of this riview- The writer takes a frail boy, Jesu Maria, younger son of Sir Kenric, Lord of Carn-Innis up er, the book has one major les son. The Soviets believe that war is continuous, and they AMERICAN HERITAGE BOOK on the South Devon coast, and traces the incidents of his life that turn him from a lad afraid In Days of Corfez OF THE REVOLUTION.

By Junior High Crowd Can Find Plenty Of Good Reading utilize a varied arsenal. Al Editors of American Heritage. of blood into a skilled surgeon, Introduction by Bruce Cat- THE SUN KINGDOM OF THE originator of a medical college though some of the weapons are economic and political, this ton: Simon and Schuster $12.50. at Oxford. book is concerned with the mili Manwin, his elder brother, is AZTECS.

By Victor W. von Hagen. Illustrated by Alberto Beltran. World: $2.95. One of Cortes soldiers wrote: This new volume produced by the editors of the American The publishers of books for the first loving influence on his life.

It is he who sees the great possibilities in the shy boy who tary side of the picture. Soviet doctrine, unlike that of other nations, does not consider that excessive reliance should be young readers have not overlooked the junior-high crowd while Heritage is truly a magnificent ume, one in which young Americans could find out why the Continental Army holed up so miserable at Valley Forge; how France was pursuaded to come in on our side; what the actual uniform and equipment of '76 looked like; the role of the American Navy during those years. A few of the plates have been taken, published in previous numbers of the American Heritage, but the new volume is in no sense a repeat of the magazine articles. It is an original work, throughout, a thrilling interpretation of the birth of our country. The first big chap loved the out-of-doors, collect one.

"On the morning of November 7, 1519 we at last reached this Mexico. We came "to a broad causeway which ran miles catering to their younger broth Some years ago realizing that ed bones and rocks, and was sensitive to every beauty of his native countryside. Manwin ers and sisters. placed upon one arm of the services. The Soviets believe there was no book which both across the lake to the center Stories of the West are always gives the boy a falcon to train, TELLS and PICTURES the that even if thermonuclear where the city of the great king Moctezuma lay.

All about us popular and horse-and-boy stor and with the gift the belief that complete story of the Ameri he can accomplish this diffi saw cities and villages built weapons are used the coordination of all arms will be neces-sarv to achieve final victorv ies are equally entertaining to youngsters. "Run to by cult task, but the unusual and untimely death of Manwin in the water, their great towers and buildings rising straight can Revolution, the editors of the most popular historical magazine in the country de Robert E. Gard (Duell, Sloan and This does not mean that the sends him from his home. Six Soviets are not building up Pearce: $3.00) is a happy combi out of it. On dry land were other great towns, and with the ter, "The World Beyond Amer teen months later he is with a cided to produce such a vol is wirtten by Dr.

J. H. nation of these two themes. The stockpiles of nuclear weapons lnns ranee air forces, and Ions strange group of people in straight level causeway leading toward Mexico it seemed while longer, and suddenly de Wales. They are the "free-min hero, Tom Butler, leaves his Illi range missiles, but it does "BUSHY-BEARDED" CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH.

Was he a liar or the dashing hero that legend proclaims him? For three and a half centuries, says the October AMERICAN HERITAGE, many historians have attacked Smith's extravagant claims as "pseudo-historical romance." Yet re cent discoveries in Hungarian archives suggest the dramatic stories of his exploits even his rescue by Pocahontas are sober truth. HERITAGE concludes that Captain John Smith was "not only a valiant fighter, but an acute historian and chronicler as well." cided on quite- an opposite ers" of the dark forest of Dean, like the enchantments they tell of in the legends. Some of our Plumb, Cambridge University Lecturer in History, while the rest of the narrative is from the pen of Bruce Lancaster, magazine editor, novelist and who live grim lives in the dark it mean that they also nave a armv eauiDDed to fight nois home because of a fight that is not his fault and lights out for Kansas on his beloved stand. And then, right in the middle of the' whole thing, I ness of the coal mines with few soldiers we were only four a nuclear or a non-nuclear war pleasures other than the brutalities of cock-fighting, bull- hundred even asked whether it were not all a dream. As we and a navy equipped to do the samp author of "From Lexington to mare, Meg, meeting all sorts of found myself writing an elaborate defense of predestination.

This of course, was nonsense: however fascinating; and with little effort I found I could baiting, and general debauch adventures on the way. Tom, a approached Mexico, splendidly One hundred sixty-two of the 618 illustrations are The author explains all this ery. Among them Jesu finds his Secret of Old Diary in full color. They range from fictionized character, meets such well known outlaws as Cole Younger and Jesse James. The first love, Sibbie, and the dressed chieftians came out to meet us and they lodged us in spacious stone places.

When I beheld all this, me thought monk, Father Peter Paul. This prove that I was wrong. Hogarth's biting satire to on-the-spot battle sketches, all 143 pages of this book are packed old man is gifted with great Some hours later, it sudden Revealed in Story For Teenagers superbly reproduced. full of hair-raising events. medical skill, which he learned in detaiL After reviewing me role of the military, he discusses the armed forces and the new doctrines and concepts for the atomic area.

He follows with a discussion of Soviet views on limited war and the Soviet views of their potential enemies. Then land power, air ly occurred to me that Mac-inlay Kantor had never claim Over 200,000 copies of "Book Another book that will appeal in his youth in Italy at Monte this was the garden of the world." This same writer continues to tell of the great wealth, the palace, the market of Great Historic Places" were to boys from 9 to 15 is Margaret Cassino from the great physici ed his book "meant" anything. THE SECRET OF GRAND sold last year. This new volume Ann Hubbard's beautiful story of an Constantine of Africa, a That makes our review quite simple. It's lousy story.

Winning Friends Can Be Simple For Teenagers GUIDE TO WINNING FRIENDS AND POPULARITY. By Joyce Jackson. Prentice Hall. Reviewed by BLANCHE ROUSSEAU-EVANS, Psychologist. This is a fine book for older place, the pyramid temple the "Samt Louis and the Last Crusade" (Farrar, Straus and Cu- man who had been educated in surgery in India.

Jesu becomes FATHER'S DIARY. By Milton Lomask. Farrar, Straus and'Cudahy: $2.75. There was a mystery sur power, and sea power are dis Indians had raised to their god and the acqueduct which sup-j dahy: This is a "Vision the apprentice of Father Peter One can't answer for one's book and worthy to be included will probably exceed that sale. It belongs in the library of any educated American, as well as in every school and public U-brary.

Three cheers for the editors! They have done a magnificent job. E.I.W. Paul and spends several years cussed. A separate cnapier is devoted to missiles. Dr.

Garthoff rasts a dance at the future of useful service, sharing the plied the city with water, of a civilization more luxurious than that of Rome and courage when one has never been in danger. La hard life of the miners. Once but wisely does not attempt to in the list of books so designated. Dealing with the life of Louis IX of France, it demonstrates in a very interesting manner that holiness of purpose, truthfulness, sub rounding Grandmother's house when Denny and Joan arrived for their usual summer-long visit. Three times robbers had again a death brings a change in his life.

On the disappear The author, a well-known ance of Sibbie, Jesu leaves the archaeologist, tells the history mission to God's will, and love of these Aztec Indians, of their entered the house and taken just old toys. Was the intruder forest and, strangely enough, his path crosses that of Henry Plantagenet. Through a curious of one's fellowmen can go hand-in-hand with personal bravery. teen-agers. It was written for them and to them by one who understands their problems.

USETTEM OFT for CHRISTMAS Why did Peter Dun adventure, and leadership. Though civibzation just before the coming of the Spaniards. Although written for high school and junior high readers, the small vol- incident in their youth the two Having had more opportunities appealing especially to young Ro ning, the son of the housekeep for insight into girl's difficulties, man Catholics, it will serve to were already friends. He throws in his lot with Henry, the author addresses herself main call forth from teenagers of au any one interested in popular any one inteersted in popular and as Henry wars, seeking the er, act so strangely: Who made the mysterious telephone calls that seemed to frighten Mrs. Dunning? history.

ly to girls but boys should not object to reading some confidential matters in girl's lives. The denominations a sincere admiration for nobility and heroism. It is most attractive in format an rulership of England, Jesu heals on the battlefields. The volume answers ade OJECD CP GVSD suggestions will be equally help quately the need for simple, un None oi the pieces of the deal gift book. Readers of all ages will find ful to either sex.

derstandable material on the puzzle seemed to work until thrills aplenty in Rita Ritchie's There, are so many conflicts od it old Aztec civilization. E.I.W. 'Work of St. Francis' and uncertainties to settle for those who are Bearing adulthood attention was called to Grandfather's diary and the fact that the last page in the dairy had been removed recently. new book, "The Golden Hawks of Genghis illustrated by Lorence Bjorklund (E.

P. Dutton forecast it. Another interesting facet of the book is that it reveals a greater intedpen dence of thought on doctrine among the Soviet officers since the death of Stalin. It will be interesting to observe the trend in the future, and it is hoped that Dr Garthoff will again come forth with another book. In the opinion of this reviewer there is one fault.

Dr. Garthoff again slurs over the emphasis placed on armored forces by the Soviets. He does make more mention than in his earlier book, but this fact deserves more prominence that he has given it. Vienna in 1946 Setting for Tale Of Suspense APPOINTMENT IN VIENNA. By Sarah Gainham.

E. P. Dutton: $3.00. Reviewed by BILLY G. MOUNT uncertainties which make deci sions difficult and which are and $3.00) Jalair, a Khoresm- The author has produced a Fails to Click harmful if not settled.

ian boy has been told that the The latter part of the book develops the tender love story of Jesu and Geba, a childhood friend. Their story has a happy ending, with the added blessing of their friend and King Henry II bestowing upon Jesu the Abbey an honor of St. Adan's at Oxford. The buildings are to be restored and the infirmary is to be enlarged to hold two hundred beds. Here with three young apprentices Jesu begins his college of medicine.

The interest of the reader never wavers in this story of early medical research. Mongols killed his father, perfect- thrilling story for readers in their early teens, one that should have a wide circulation. THE WORK OF SAINT er of a breed called the "Gold FRANCIS, byMacKinlay Kantor. World: $2.75. Reviewed by JAMES LONG of the Staff, The Jackson Sun 1 started on this review two Tar-Busting' Pals en and that the Mongols plan to kill him.

Jalair decides to make his way to the Court of Genghis Kahn and bring back the fabulous hawks to the Shah of Khoresm. Adventure follows adventure, both on the way Take Spot-Light Gteu era? tmXEIl feD tb (Wit LIFE WITH PAR. By Morie or three times, and two or three times I felt I was wrong. to the Court and after Jalair's Morrison. Doubleday: $1.50.

A clever little cartoon book Miss Jackson talks over the confusions and indecisions due to dating, to popularity, to family and friends, to social status, to early ideas which no longer fit, to sensitiveness, to fear and un-sureness. Some people think the teens are happy years, but for those who are passing through them there is deep unrest and irresolution. As the author says, teen-agers need not suffer as much as they do. If they are willing to take themselves in hand seriously their troubles can be conquered. They can get a better understanding of themselves and others, win friends, be popular, become fine adults, and marry the right per- The first time, I compared arrival there.

The accounts of the hero's work with the hawk mas 'The Work of St. Francis" to 'The Old Man and the Sea," which will be of interest only ter, of his friendship for the and then went on to say that to golfers and would be golf Khan son, his escape with a didn't think, either one of ers. son. Joyce Johnson just talks to her readers in simple understandable language with plenty of examples. All youth and those who deal with them should make this book a MUST on their reading list.

Many will feel they should own Khoresmian prisoner, his decision concerning the Golden The cartoons concern a pair them made a very profound point. I even thought up sever BBS Isle Hospital Is your Bible all run down, torn, worn? Then let us mend it. Hawks, are told against a gen of par busting pals Sandy The novel is one of mystery and intrigue, with the setting in Vienna in 1946. It is the al amusing anecdotes to prove uine historical background. The solving of the mystery and the surprise ending add much to (Sandtrip) and Doc (Divot).

Amusing but short. was right. I thought about the review a anthor's first appearance on the the book. American scene. the interest of this exciting book.

Animals and Men The book gives the impression of being difficult to follow at written and illustrated by Gene first, but it is mostly an ex vieve Vaughan-Jackson (Hastings House: $3.75) cannot fail to in PIMM TY ILECTiBG planation of the background of the various characters met later terest boys of an inquiring mind. "1 in the book. ages 10 to 16. Indeed younger children will be fascinated by the The cast of characters in the many illustrations in this book; book is large but the plot centers THOROUGHLY EQUIPPED FOR for rarely have such remarkable drawings graced the pages of any around a young English Army Captain named Kit Quest. The wiEm books for children.

The author Army officials send him to Vi shows how man has copied the enna, because they have come across some information possibly liking some of Kifs kin to the Germans. The officials tough and scaly covering provided by nature for animals by making armor for man's own pro ELECTRICAL tection. Descriptions and pictures think that by sending Kit to Vi enna he might find out something about a notorious escaped range from the antedeluvian monsters to our present-day alligators, crocodiles, turtles and the rest Nazi named otto uerger. that wear protective covering; Otto Berger was one of the last men to be with Hitler in the bunker before Hitler was killed. Berger escaped from the bunker and was supposedly still living and was thought (from the information the Eng lish officers had received) to be in or around Vienna.

So Kit is sent there because he has some relatives living there. Is at your convenient service Just be sure your wiring is sufficient to handle the load needed by your Electric Appliances so they may work for you at their top capacities cay or night. ENOUGH ELECTRICAL WIRING ADEQUATE OUTLETS SUFFICIENT SWITCHES LIVING W', ij "TT'A ''3 Ui I JfSp i it Kit arrives in Vienna and pretends to his relatives he is on leave and just wanted to see how many of his relatives had survived the war. He finds that his beautiful cousin. Princes Adelina is working in a Russian office.

And that the fam from the crude Stone Man to the knightly Crusaders. Though written by a woman, this is not a girl's book; but most sons and fathers will like it immensely. If you have thought of chess as a game for mature people, you are in for a surprise when you look into chess-authority Fred Reinfeld's recent book "Chess for (Sterling Publishing Co. In his foreword the author mentions numbers of young chess players, pointing out that the present champion for the U. S.

is 14 year-old Bobby Fischer and that many seven year olds are learning the game. This is, of course, not a book to be read at one sitting. It is rather a clearly worded manual for introducing children (and this reviewer would add adults) to the charm and mysteries of the game. Excellent diagrams increase the clarity of the text. A.

G. B. Nothing is more becoming In a great man than courtesv and ily as a whole is nearly starv ing. It seemed tneir anstoc racy crumbled during the war. He stays on witn nis relatives, Countess Katrina, Uncle Bobbi, and Princess Adelina, and gets them on their feet again and finds a trail leading to Otto Berger.

From there on the story will keep your lights from dimming forebearance. Cicero. grows more and more suspense-ful as the chase of Otto Berger is taken up by various other people. The Rusisan forces, the English forces and the persecuted Jews all take part in the chase. The group of Jewish people who were taking part in the hunt for Berger were all, at one time, under Berger in the German concentration camp.

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