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Light Infantry Forces
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Author : Scott Ray McMichael
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1984
Light Infantry Forces written by Scott Ray McMichael and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984 with categories.
Light Infantry
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Author : Scott R. McMichael
language : en
Publisher: Nimble Books
Release Date : 2010-06
Light Infantry written by Scott R. McMichael and has been published by Nimble Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-06 with History categories.
The U.S. Army's commitment to light divisions is testimony to the importance of light infantry in modern war. The continuing usefulness of light forces goes beyond their ease of deployment. Light infantry exemplifies a state of mind that reveals itself in a unique tactical style, versatility, and elan that are so vital in battle. While the structure of light infantry makes it admirably equipped to fight in restricted terrain, it operates at considerable disadvantage in areas more suited to heavy forces. As with any military organization, commanders must consider both the capabilities and limitations of light infantry before committing it to battle. Major Scott R, McMichael provides a valuable historical perspective for understanding the characteristics, organization, and operations of light infantry forces. Major McMichael's Research Survey examines four light infantry forces operating in varying settings: the Chindits in the 1944 Burma campaign against the Japanese: the Chinese Communist Forces during the Korean War; British operations in Malaya and Borneo from 1948 to 1966: and the First Special Service Force in its battles in the mountains of Itali during World War II. These examples are diverse in terms of time, areas of operations, and opposing forces, yet they reveal common characteristics of light forces and their operations. A Historical Perspective on Light Infantry is based on extensive research in primary and secondary historical sources. The author has uncovered numerous doctrinal and operational manuals and reports and has gone beyond them to explore the more personal side of light infantry operations. This study is both fascinating reading and a valuable historica, analysis of the capabilities and limitations of light infantry when faced with the test of battle.
A Historical Perspective On Light Infantry
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Author : Scott Ray McMichael
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1987
A Historical Perspective On Light Infantry written by Scott Ray McMichael and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with Infantry categories.
This study seeks to clarify the nature of light infantry. General characteristics of light infantry forces are identified, and an analysis of how light forces operate tactically and how they are supported is presented. In the process, the relationship of the light infantry ethic to its organization is evaluated, and the differences between light infantry and conventional infantry is illuminated. For the purpose of this study, the term conventional infantry refers to modern-day motorized and mechanized infantry and to the large dismounted infantry forces typical of the standard infantry divisions of World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. The study concludes that light infantry is unique and distinct. A light infantry ethic exits and manifests itself in a distinctive tactical style, in a special attitude toward the environment, in a freedom from dependence on fixed lines of communication, and in a strong propensity for self-reliance. The study is based on a historical analysis of 4 light infantry forces employed during and since World War II: The Chindits, in the 1944 Burma campaign against the Japanese; The Chinese communist Forces during the Korean War; British operations in Malaya and Borneo 1948-66; and the First Special Service Force in the mountains of Italy 1942-44. -- p. [2] of cover.
Light Infantry Forces
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Author : Scott R. McMichael
language : en
Publisher: Nimble Books
Release Date : 2010-06
Light Infantry Forces written by Scott R. McMichael and has been published by Nimble Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-06 with History categories.
A Historical Perspective On Light Infantry
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Author : Scott R. McMichael
language : en
Publisher: www.Militarybookshop.CompanyUK
Release Date : 2010-12-01
A Historical Perspective On Light Infantry written by Scott R. McMichael and has been published by www.Militarybookshop.CompanyUK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-12-01 with History categories.
The real nature of the term "light infantry" has been subject to much debate. Is it mainly a function of its organization, operating without organic, heavy equipment and, except for its resultant mobility, equivalent to conventional infantry? Or is light infantry a matter of attitude and style, viewing itself as uniquely fleet, nimble, and resourceful and using tactics based on this perception? "A Historical Perspective on Light Infantry" views light infantry as unique and distinct, with its own ethic and tactical style. Yet because no standard light infantry force exists, the book takes a case study approach, with the examples chosen to reflect diversity of size, organization, and purpose. The case studies include: The Chindits of World War II and their exploits behind Japanese lines in Burma; Chinese Communist Forces in the Korean war, using the philosophy of "man over weapons"; British operations in Malaya and Borneo from 1948 to 1966; The First Special Service Force (FSSF), an elite force trained in amphibious and mounted warfare and used in Italy during World War II. This study brings into greater focus the ethic of light infantry forces; the principles that govern its organization, training, deployment, tactics, support, logistics, and leadership; and the role of technology. It also highlights the problems and vulnerabilities of such troops. Strategists, historians, and military history buffs alike can benefit from the examples and analyses in "A Historical Perspective on Light Infantry." Originally published in 1987. 258 pages. ill.
Instruction Concerning The Duties Of Light Infantry In The Field
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Author : Francis Jarry
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1803
Instruction Concerning The Duties Of Light Infantry In The Field written by Francis Jarry and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1803 with Great Britain categories.
Organizational Design Of Light Forces
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Author : Harry A. Tomlin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1988
Organizational Design Of Light Forces written by Harry A. Tomlin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Light infantry categories.
The Light Infantry Division
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Author : Edward E. E. Thurman
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1985
The Light Infantry Division written by Edward E. E. Thurman and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985 with Light infantry categories.
Fire Force
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Author : Chris Cocks
language : en
Publisher: Lime Tree Press
Release Date : 2020-06-01
Fire Force written by Chris Cocks and has been published by Lime Tree Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-06-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Fire Force is the account of Chris Cocks’s service in 3 Commando, The Rhodesian Light Infantry (RLI), during Zimbabwe’s civil war of the 1970s—a war that came to be known, almost innocuously, as ‘the bush war’. Fire Force, a tactic of total airborne/airmobile envelopment, was developed by the RLI, and became the principal strike weapon of the beleaguered Rhodesian forces in their struggle against the tide of the communist-trained and -equipped ZANLA and ZIPRA guerrillas. “Like Reitz’s work, Commando: A Boer Journal of the Boer War, Fire Force, by first-time author Chris Cocks, is a personal account of close-quarter warfare. It is a unique, compelling, sometimes brutal account of a young conscript’s three years of service in the elite Rhodesian Light Infantry … Cocks’s work is one of the very few books which adequately describes the horrors of war in Africa … Fire Force is the best book on the Rhodesian War that I have read.” – Southern African Review of Books “Fire Force will be to the Rhodesian War what Remarque’s All Quiet on The Western Front was to World War I. A high claim indeed, but perhaps valid, for this moving book is a classic in any sense.” – The Star “The narrative is raw … it gives the book a veracity so complete that it will transport anyone involved in the ordeal back across the years with the force of a body blow … Rhodesia does at last have its own version of Michael Herr’s Vietnam experiences, Dispatches. A sense of regret is what really lingers, that the whole nightmare had to happen at all. The list of names of boys killed, or scarred physically and mentally, is moving beyond mere words.” – The Financial Mail
Force Structure
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Author : U S Government Accountability Office (G
language : en
Publisher: BiblioGov
Release Date : 2013-07
Force Structure written by U S Government Accountability Office (G and has been published by BiblioGov this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-07 with categories.
Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO examined the Army's assessment of its light infantry division operational concept and organizational design, focusing on the: (1) standards the Army used; (2) deficiencies it identified; (3) solutions it proposed; (4) Army's plans to resolve remaining deficiencies; and (5) implications of the evaluation results for light infantry divisions. GAO found that the Army evaluation: (1) covered combat, combat-support, and combat service-support operations; (2) identified 27 significant deficiencies involving equipment needs, organizational structure, weapons, doctrine, and training; (3) recommended about 4,000 changes to the division's equipment and personnel; (4) did not test the support demands placed on non-divisional units or the capability of newly formed non-divisional units to meet the division's requirements; and (5) did not test the deployment capability of divisions partially or totally composed of reservists. GAO also found that the Army: (1) accepted about 2,000 of the evaluation recommendations and rejected the rest as inappropriate or unrealistic; (2) plans to test the division changes during regular training and testing programs; and (3) is currently unable to equip all five of its light infantry divisions in accordance with the approved design because of equipment shortages.