Terrain Exercises
Unknown · 1923
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Description
Terrain Exercises, by Waldron, an infantry officer of the Army, was published in Washington in 1923 by the United States Infantry Association. Nine exercises drill officers over real ground with imaginary troops. They cover attack of a strong point by a rifle company, and approach march and deployment. A defensive position and a machine gun company in attack follow. An advance guard, a flank guard, an outpost, and two kinds of patrol close the set.
The introduction defines the method. In a terrain exercise, students carry on the operations of imaginary bodies of troops over the actual terrain. The step is the logical one between classroom theory and field work with real troops. Waldron argues the ground itself teaches: how to use cover, choose formations, and fit tactics to hills and roads. Commanders of the day used such exercises constantly to train their officers.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Unknown |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 1923 |
| COLLECTION | BOOKS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 560 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | Public Domain |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Project Gutenberg |