Excerpt from The Army on Itself Army. But the machine itself remains as it was, to a great extent. We have done all that is possible to render those who are to direct its energy along proper lines capable of doing so with full knowledge. But to secure perfection the machine itself has to be thoroughly overhauled, so that it will work easily and smoothly. This task yet remains to be done, and I hope that the following pages will help the public to understand the needs, and will be of some use to those who will have to try to satisfy them. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.