A captain from Company G, 279th Infantry Regiment, 45th US Infantry Division, briefs his patrol leaders prior to sending them on a patrol mission. 22 December 1952
A book on the subject of the conduct of small wars where the campaigns do not consist of regular troops. It contains strategy, tactics, and information on all of the minor expeditions in which the British Army was frequently engaged.
Department of Military Art, U.S. Infantry and Cavalry School; Wagner, Arthur L.; Swift, Eben; Dickman, J. T.; Mills, A. L.
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