--WITH A FOREWORD BY LORD CRANWORTH-- Numerous Photographs by the Author. SECOND IMPRESSION. --12s.-- net. ‘A book which is singularly attractive and “African” all over. . . . His narrative is essentially the story of three years’ soldiering in Central Africa by a lover of the wild, a traveller in many lands, a naturalist and sportsman.’—_The Times._ ‘Captain Buchanan’s valuable book. . . . It is of great human interest as a record of the admirable work done by the author’s battalion.’—_The Spectator._ ‘Wonderfully interesting—the author gives thrilling accounts of the fighting, but the story is more that of a man possessing the spirit of adventure, an explorer of the wild, a lover of nature, and a sportsman.’—_Naval and Military Record._ ‘This well-written book is intensely inspiring as a study in British pluck.’—_The Graphic._ * * * * * JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET, LONDON, W.I FOOTNOTES: [Footnote 1: Month.] [Footnote 2: Hyenas.] [Footnote 3: Hausa for “lion.”] [Footnote 4: Branded.] [Footnote 5: It is possible, even probable, that, to some extent, better conditions of vegetation and rain prevailed, at one time, throughout the whole Sahara.] [Footnote 6: Tamascheq: The Tuareg Language.] [Footnote 7: _Out of the World North of Nigeria_, p. 167.] [Footnote 8: All the above plants are named in Tamascheq—the Tuareg language.] [Footnote 9: They are a recognised white race, akin to some of the oldest European stocks.] [Footnote 10: When at leisure the Tuareg wears his gown to the ankles.] [Footnote 11: An extremely interesting geographical observation, for no watercourse exists along that line to-day; which suggests further evidence of physical change and decay in the Sahara.] [Footnote 12: Another observation of particular interest. Wells, at places, are all that remain along that line of territory at the present time.] [Footnote 13: The natron is found at Arrighi, about ten hours’ journey north of Bilma.] [Footnote 14: Usually each camel carries away four cones; the maximum load is six cones.] [Footnote 15: I have, so far, failed to elucidate their origin to my entire satisfaction.] [Footnote 16: Raid described in _Out of the World North of Nigeria_.] [Footnote 17: There are times when fuel is one of the most important items that a caravan must carry.] [Footnote 18: Some time later there was a raid some distance away, and my Tuaregs swore that our brief visitors were concerned in it; but by that time we were too far off for me to make sure that there was a definite reason for connecting the two occurrences.] [Footnote 19: For scientific names of all species see Appendix I. M. signifies migrant. B. signifies new subspecies.] [Footnote 20: For scientific names of all species see Appendix II. (A) signifies New Species. (B) signifies New Subspecies.]