This Edition of General von Schellendorffs "The Duties of the General Staff" has been translated by Major H. A. Bethell, Royal Field Artillery, Major J. H. V. Crowe, Royal Field Artillery, and Brevet Major F. B. Maurice, The Sherwood Foresters.<br><br>The reasons which led to its publication are given in the preface, and it will be noted that the work of the General Staff in War and in Peace has now been dealt with in greater detail than in previous editions.