War against pirates--the eye-patched, peg-legged and hooked-handed buccaneers of yore--requires well-trained sailors. This exclusive field manual details the essential philosophy and combat skills at the core of our Navy's ongoing efforts to take out pirates.

Originally published in 1944. Authored by Vice Admiral H.K. Hewitt, PartIof thisreportisconcernedwith theoverallplanningfor theinvasionofSouthernFrance;partIIistheexecutionof theplan.Planningdecision, formulationofplannedaction, assignmentoftaskor ganizationsandexecutionof theplancampaignnarrative, intelligence, operations, air, gunnery, material, logistics, communications, medicaldepartmentoperationsaredetailed. Please note this a high quality, carefully cleaned up of an archive document and while many efforts have been made to clean up these historic texts there may be occassional...