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Some Uses Of Some History

German Rule in Russia, 1941-1945. By Alexander Dallin. (Macmillan, 60s.) IN Germany history is traditionally an instrument of politics. After the First World War, German......

Corners Of The Earth

Afghan Interlude. By Oliver Rudston de Baer. (Chatto and Windus, 21s.) MR. CHASELING is a missionary, but not a mis- sionary whom Mr. Maugham would ever have fallen foul of. So......