Practical Field Exercises in Minor Tactics and Strategy (Classic Reprint)

John P. Wisser

ISBN 10: 1331081289 / ISBN 13: 9781331081289

Published by Forgotten Books, 2019

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Print on Demand. This book presents thorough insight into the methods and practices of practical field instruction in tactics in the military domain. Encompassing a wide range of military procedures, the author offers detailed analysis of reconnaissance duties, outpost requirements, advance and rear guard actions, offensive and defensive formations, and more. Originally crafted as a training aid for military officers, this book has stood the test of time as a valuable resource on military operations. Drawing from diverse historical campaigns and military sources, the author expertly contextualizes military tactics within a broad theoretical and strategic framework. Additionally, the book emphasizes the importance of initiative, troop leadership, terrain analysis, and rapid, accurate decision-making in military leadership. The thematic depth of this book lies in its examination of the critical relationship between military tactics, troop effectiveness, and strategic success. The author argues that effective military leadership relies on a deep understanding and proficient execution of tactical principles. As a result, this book offers invaluable insights for anyone seeking to understand the intricacies and complexities of military strategy and tactics. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. Seller Inventory # 9781331081289_0

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Title: Practical Field Exercises in Minor Tactics ...

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Publication Date: 2019

Binding: Paperback

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Excerpt from Practical Field Exercises in Minor Tactics and Strategy, for Use of the Regular Army and the Militia The author's interest in the subject of practical field instruction in tactics dates from 1884, when he spent a year in Europe studying at the Royal School of Mines, Freiberg, Saxony, visiting the principal military schools of Germany, Austria, France, and England, and attending the French maneuvers. Incidentally he saw much of the European methods of military field instruction, and was impressed with their practical character and great value to the army. His first work on the subject was a paper read before the Military Association of the Pacific in June, 1885, entitled Practical Problems in Minor Tactics and Strategy. In 1886, after reporting for duty at the Military Academy, West Point, New York, he delivered a number of lectures on the subject to the officers of that post, and had three field exercises, attended by a number of resident officers besides several interested visitors, among the latter the present Brigadier-General J. P. Sanger, and the present Chief of Artillery, General W. F. Randolph, Artillery Corps. In the spiring of 1887 he had similar exercises with the class of officers at Willett's Point, New York, by invitation of Colonel King, commanding the Engineer School there; and in the summer of 1888, at the request of General Merritt, the Department Commander, he had a similar course of exercises and lectures at Forts Leavenworth, Riley, and Reno. In 1886 his collection of problems was printed at the Artillery School, Fort Monroe, Virginia, and adopted as a text-book there. In 1888 this collection, revised and enlarged, was published, under the title Practical Instruction in Minor Tactics and Strategy, by D. Appleton & Company, New York. That edition having become exhausted, it became necessary, owing to the increasing demand for such a work, to issue another, but as the subject of Tactics has greatly changed in the past fifteen years, i