This manual is intended to prescribe the duties to be performed by the personnel manning antiaircraft machine guns, and to explain the mechanical action of the gun and the workings of related materiel so that antiaircraft machine-gun equipment.
The mounted drill prescribed herein is designed primarily for organizations and units of horse cavalry. Some of the explanation is of a general nature which gives sufficient latitude for adaptation to specific organizations. Chapters detail...
The following chapter headings are contained in this field manual: marches and bivouac; offensive combat; defense and retrograde movements; caliber .30 machine-gun platoon; caliber .30 machine-gun section and squad; 81-mm mortar platoon; 81-mm...
This document addresses the following topics regarding Japanese defense against amphibious operations: tactics and organization; beach obstacles, barricades, and mines; fortifications and airfields; Japanese coast defense guns; dual-purpose,...
The aim of this study is to provide a digest of German principles of modern fortifications and the available information concerning the various lines of permanent and field fortifications which Germany had constructed within and outside her...
Looks at the action at Singling, France on 6 December, 1944, by elements of the 4th Armored Division. This action was typical of many small engagements fought by the Third U.S. Army during the campaign in Lorraine.
This special text has been prepared for use with Sub-course 20-11, (Old No. 20-6), Organization of the Ground I; 20-13 (Old No. 20-7),Field Fortifications; 30-10 (Old No. 30-10), Organization of the Ground II; and 40-2 (Old No. 40-3), Organization...
This book treats of the tactics of small units as illustrated by examples drawn from the World War. It checks the ideas acquired from peacetime instruction against the experience of battle. By the use of numerous historical examples, the reader is...
This document is divided into three parts detailing German military symbols for the German Army, Air Force, and Navy. Sections include the following topics: basic symbols for headquarters, branches of service (arms and services), weapons and...
This text is the translation of the greater part of a German handbook designed to aid in squad training. The material illustrates the basic tactics of the German rifle squad. Topics include the organization and formations of the squad, combat...