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World War II Infantry Tactics: Squad and Platoon
Stephen Bull
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Description for World War II Infantry Tactics: Squad and Platoon
Paperback. This work is the first in a two-part study that draws on actual training documents and veterans' descriptions to explain and illustrate the specific "bread-and-butter" of infantry tactics. The main focus is on describing and comparing US, British and German tactics in Europe. Series: Elite. Num Pages: 64 pages, 55 b&w and 8 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWKT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 250 x 187 x 5. Weight in Grams: 216.
Despite all technological advances, final mastery of any battlefield depends upon the tight-knit group of footsoldiers trained to manoeuvre, shoot and dig in. This first of a two-part study examines the methods by which the Western infantry of World War II - the German, British and US armies - actually brought their firepower to bear. Drawing upon period training manuals for the evolving theory, and on personal memoirs for the individual practice, this first book covers the organization and tactics of the squad of ten or a dozen men, and the platoon of three or four squads. The text is ... Read more
Despite all technological advances, final mastery of any battlefield depends upon the tight-knit group of footsoldiers trained to manoeuvre, shoot and dig in. This first of a two-part study examines the methods by which the Western infantry of World War II - the German, British and US armies - actually brought their firepower to bear. Drawing upon period training manuals for the evolving theory, and on personal memoirs for the individual practice, this first book covers the organization and tactics of the squad of ten or a dozen men, and the platoon of three or four squads. The text is ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Series
Elite
Condition
New
Number of Pages
64
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781841766621
SKU
V9781841766621
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About Stephen Bull
Dr Stephen Bull is the Curator of the Museum of Lancashire in Preston, which incorporates the collections of several local regiments. For several years from 1984 he worked at the National Army Museum. He has written numerous articles including a number on the weapons and tactics of World War I. He has previously written for Osprey a two-part study of ... Read more
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