Download or read book A Perspective on Infantry written by John Alan English and published by Greenwood. This book was released on 1981 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Praise for the first edition: .,."The book should be considered a basic text in understanding maneuver warfare." Marine Corps Gazette
Download or read book Infantry in Battle written by Infantry School (U.S.) and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1934 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Historical Perspective on Light Infantry written by Scott Ray McMichael and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study seeks to clarify the nature of light infantry. General characteristics of light infantry forces are identified, and an analysis of how light forces operate tactically and how they are supported is presented. In the process, the relationship of the light infantry ethic to its organization is evaluated, and the differences between light infantry and conventional infantry is illuminated. For the purpose of this study, the term conventional infantry refers to modern-day motorized and mechanized infantry and to the large dismounted infantry forces typical of the standard infantry divisions of World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. The study concludes that light infantry is unique and distinct. A light infantry ethic exits and manifests itself in a distinctive tactical style, in a special attitude toward the environment, in a freedom from dependence on fixed lines of communication, and in a strong propensity for self-reliance. The study is based on a historical analysis of 4 light infantry forces employed during and since World War II: The Chindits, in the 1944 Burma campaign against the Japanese; The Chinese communist Forces during the Korean War; British operations in Malaya and Borneo 1948-66; and the First Special Service Force in the mountains of Italy 1942-44. -- p. [2] of cover.
Download or read book A Historical Perspective on Light Infantry written by Scott Ray McMichael and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Acceptable Loss written by Kregg P. Jorgenson and published by Presidio Press. This book was released on 2010-08-25 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In just ten months in Vietnam, he was overrun, shot up, but not underworked—he survived fifty-four missions as point man. He has one hell of a story to tell. You didn't get into the Rangers without volunteering, and you didn't stay on point unless you liked it. But after watching most of his buddies die in a firefight when his LRRP team was overrun by the NVA, Kregg Jorgenson volunteered to serve on a Blue Team in the Air Cavalry, racing to the aid of soldiers who faced the same dangers he had barely survived. Whether enduring NVA sapper attacks, surviving “friendly” fire, or landing in hot LZs, Jorgenson discovered that in Vietnam you never knew whether you were paranoid or just painfully aware of the possibilities.
Download or read book A Historical Perspective on Light Infantry written by Scott R. McMichael and published by www.Militarybookshop.CompanyUK. This book was released on 2010-12-01 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The real nature of the term "light infantry" has been subject to much debate. Is it mainly a function of its organization, operating without organic, heavy equipment and, except for its resultant mobility, equivalent to conventional infantry? Or is light infantry a matter of attitude and style, viewing itself as uniquely fleet, nimble, and resourceful and using tactics based on this perception? "A Historical Perspective on Light Infantry" views light infantry as unique and distinct, with its own ethic and tactical style. Yet because no standard light infantry force exists, the book takes a case study approach, with the examples chosen to reflect diversity of size, organization, and purpose. The case studies include: The Chindits of World War II and their exploits behind Japanese lines in Burma; Chinese Communist Forces in the Korean war, using the philosophy of "man over weapons"; British operations in Malaya and Borneo from 1948 to 1966; The First Special Service Force (FSSF), an elite force trained in amphibious and mounted warfare and used in Italy during World War II. This study brings into greater focus the ethic of light infantry forces; the principles that govern its organization, training, deployment, tactics, support, logistics, and leadership; and the role of technology. It also highlights the problems and vulnerabilities of such troops. Strategists, historians, and military history buffs alike can benefit from the examples and analyses in "A Historical Perspective on Light Infantry." Originally published in 1987. 258 pages. ill.
Download or read book Light Infantry written by Scott R. McMichael and published by Nimble Books. This book was released on 2010-06 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The U.S. Army's commitment to light divisions is testimony to the importance of light infantry in modern war. The continuing usefulness of light forces goes beyond their ease of deployment. Light infantry exemplifies a state of mind that reveals itself in a unique tactical style, versatility, and elan that are so vital in battle. While the structure of light infantry makes it admirably equipped to fight in restricted terrain, it operates at considerable disadvantage in areas more suited to heavy forces. As with any military organization, commanders must consider both the capabilities and limitations of light infantry before committing it to battle. Major Scott R, McMichael provides a valuable historical perspective for understanding the characteristics, organization, and operations of light infantry forces. Major McMichael's Research Survey examines four light infantry forces operating in varying settings: the Chindits in the 1944 Burma campaign against the Japanese: the Chinese Communist Forces during the Korean War; British operations in Malaya and Borneo from 1948 to 1966: and the First Special Service Force in its battles in the mountains of Itali during World War II. These examples are diverse in terms of time, areas of operations, and opposing forces, yet they reveal common characteristics of light forces and their operations. A Historical Perspective on Light Infantry is based on extensive research in primary and secondary historical sources. The author has uncovered numerous doctrinal and operational manuals and reports and has gone beyond them to explore the more personal side of light infantry operations. This study is both fascinating reading and a valuable historica, analysis of the capabilities and limitations of light infantry when faced with the test of battle.
Download or read book The Evolution of US Army Tactical Doctrine 1946 76 written by Robert A. Doughty and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper focuses on the formulation of doctrine since World War II. In no comparable period in history have the dimensions of the battlefield been so altered by rapid technological changes. The need for the tactical doctrines of the Army to remain correspondingly abreast of these changes is thus more pressing than ever before. Future conflicts are not likely to develop in the leisurely fashions of the past where tactical doctrines could be refined on the battlefield itself. It is, therefore, imperative that we apprehend future problems with as much accuracy as possible. One means of doing so is to pay particular attention to the business of how the Army's doctrine has developed historically, with a view to improving methods of future development.
Download or read book Toward Combined Arms Warfare written by Jonathan Mallory House and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1985 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Ability of United States Army Infantry Leaders to Shift Perspectives written by John P. Ballenger and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The specific problem addressed in this study is as follows : can United States Army infantry leaders, with experience predominantly in light infantry, take the perspective of mechanization infantry leaders, and can United States Army infantry leaders, with experience predominantly in mechanized infantry, take the perspective of light infantry leaders"--P. 5.
Download or read book The Army of Excellence written by John L. Romjue and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Theory of the Infantry Movements written by Antonio baron López Suasso Diaz de Fonseca and published by . This book was released on 1846 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Engelsksproget værk i tre bind om om infanteriets taktik og anvendelse herunder infanteriets kamporganisation, formationer og kolonner, opstilling og anvendelse af infanterienheder, kamp herunder afgivelse af ild under forskellige forhold. Værkets tekst indeholder eksempler fra krigshistorien, der belyser infanteriets taktik og kamp.
Download or read book Tactical Display for Soldiers written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1997-01-17 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the human factors issues associated with the development, testing, and implementation of helmet-mounted display technology in the 21st Century Land Warrior System. Because the framework of analysis is soldier performance with the system in the full range of environments and missions, the book discusses both the military context and the characteristics of the infantry soldiers who will use the system. The major issues covered include the positive and negative effects of such a display on the local and global situation awareness of the individual soldier, an analysis of the visual and psychomotor factors associated with each design feature, design considerations for auditory displays, and physical sources of stress and the implications of the display for affecting the soldier's workload. The book proposes an innovative approach to research and testing based on a three-stage strategy that begins in the laboratory, moves to controlled field studies, and culminates in operational testing.
Download or read book Infantry written by Richard M. Stannard and published by MacMillan Publishing Company. This book was released on 1993 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In interviews with fifty-four veterans and their wives, the author--himself a rifleman at eighteen--focuses on the period between November 1944 and May 1945, during which the Second Battalion, 410th Infantry, 103d Division was in combat.
Download or read book Vietnam Infantry Tactics written by Gordon L. Rottman and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2013-05-20 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book reveals the evolving US, Viet Cong and NVA tactics at battalion level and below throughout the Vietnam War. Beginning with a description of the terrain, climate and the unique nature of operations in this theatre of war, the author, a Vietnam veteran himself, goes on to explain how unit organisation was broken down by combatant forces and the impact this had on the kind of tactics they employed. In particular, the author highlights how units were organised in reality on the battlefield as opposed to their theoretical tables of organisation. US tactics included the standard US tactical doctrine as prescribed by several field manuals and in which leaders and troops were rigourously trained. But it also reveals how many American units developed innovative small unit tactics specifically tailored to the terrain and enemy practices. In contrast, this book also reveals the tactics employed by Viet Cong and NVA units including their own Offensive Operations, Reconnaissance, Movement Formations and Security, and Ambushes.
Download or read book The theory of the infantry movement written by Antonio López Suasso Diaz de Fonseca and published by . This book was released on 1827 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Crucible Vietnam written by A.T. Lawrence and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-11-26 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the personal account of an army infantry platoon leader and commanding officer in the central highlands of Vietnam during 1967 and 1968 when he was 21 years old. These were the two bloodiest years of the war, a time when the U.S. army employed search and destroy missions with high casualty rates. The author provides a historical overview and casualty report of the Vietnam War, 15 information about his military and officer training, and his return to civilian life after Vietnam.
