Chapters are headed as follows: Introduction; Organization; Logistics; Training; Initial Operations; Infantry Patrols; Mounted Detachments; Convoys and Convoy Escorts; Aviaton; River Operations; Disarmanent of Ppoulations; Armed Native Organizations; Military Government; Supervision of Elections; Withdrawal. Please note this is a high quality reprint from the original, typeset 1940 edition. This is not a poor quality OCR edition with missing or illegible words, or missing illustrations.
Chapters are headed as follows: Introduction; Organization; Logistics; Training; Initial Operations; Infantry Patrols; Mounted Detachments; Convoys an...
From the introduction: "This handbook provides the tactics, techniques, and procedures that may be applied by small unit leaders engaged in counterinsurgency. It is principally focused at the company and below. It describes the nature of insurgency and counterinsurgency, common insurgent approaches, preparation for counterinsurgency, mobilizing the populace, information and intelligence operations, and operations in a counterinsurgency environment. The handbook is not prescriptive but meant to inform. The specific aspects of each conflict combined with small unit leader judgment and...
From the introduction: "This handbook provides the tactics, techniques, and procedures that may be applied by small unit leaders engaged in counterins...
Accounts of warfare often deal with the big picture the strategy, battle plans, and operations that constitute the standard military narrative. Less well documented is the gritty daily grind of the foot soldier, replete with dirt, mud, and sometimes blood. Veterans never forget these details, which all too often are missing from the history books. "Professional Knowledge Gained from Operational Experience in Vietnam 1965 1966," compiled by the U.S. Marine Corps, vividly conjures up the intense daily interaction of U.S. troops and those of the National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam...
Accounts of warfare often deal with the big picture the strategy, battle plans, and operations that constitute the standard military narrative. Less w...
This manual contains basic and advanced training and techniques for static line parachuting. It is designed to standardize procedures for initial qualification and training of personnel in their duties and responsibilities in airborne operations. The jumpmaster, assistant jumpmaster, safeties, DACO, DZSTL, and DZSO occupy key positions in airborne operations. This manual contains the initial training and qualifications of the personnel designated to occupy these critical positions. SOF unit personnel must meet the requirements for static line parachuting contained in this manual as well as...
This manual contains basic and advanced training and techniques for static line parachuting. It is designed to standardize procedures for initial qual...
The United States Marine Corps is the largest such force on the planet, and yet it is the smallest, most elite section of the U.S. military, one with a long and storied history and some of the most rigorous training procedures. Here, in the most current version of the manual used by the Corps itself, is the guidebook used by the service to physically prepare its troops for their dangerous work. Areas covered include: . the fundamentals of physical fitness for Marines . development of fitness training programs . conditioning drills . guerilla exercises . the basics of orienteering . individual...
The United States Marine Corps is the largest such force on the planet, and yet it is the smallest, most elite section of the U.S. military, one with ...
