American Tactical Advancement in World War I

American Tactical Advancement in World War I

Author: Jeffrey LaMonica

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2017-08-08

Total Pages: 181

ISBN-13: 1476628459

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The U.S. Army evolved into a truly modern fighting force during World War I. When the U.S. entered the war in 1917, the infantry was its primary offensive arm. Training focused mainly on target practice, bayonet charges and marching drills. Antiquated tactics emphasized massive attack waves relying on ferocity to achieve battlefield objectives. Heavy casualties resulted when inexperienced American troops encountered entrenched German veterans trained in the use of modern artillery and machine guns. By war's end the American Expeditionary Force had progressed along a bloody learning curve, developing sophisticated techniques--small flexible formations, fire-and-maneuver and infiltration--for breaking the trench warfare stalemate. Eventually, the AEF integrated new weapons like poison gas, tanks and aircraft into its offensive tactics and pioneered the mechanized combined arms warfare still practiced by the U.S. Army. The exploits of the Fifth "Red Diamond" Division exemplify this critical period of development.


The Story of the Noncommissioned Officer Corps (Paperbound)

The Story of the Noncommissioned Officer Corps (Paperbound)

Author: David W. Hogan

Publisher: Department of the Army

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 370

ISBN-13:

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Why are tigers, the biggest felines, in danger of extinction? They are active at night and sleep in the day. See how a tigress brings up her cubs. Meet the tigers' many cousins in the cat family.


Monthly Catalogue, United States Public Documents

Monthly Catalogue, United States Public Documents

Author: United States. Superintendent of Documents

Publisher:

Published: 1917

Total Pages: 924

ISBN-13:

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February issue includes Appendix entitled Directory of United States Government periodicals and subscription publications; September issue includes List of depository libraries; June and December issues include semiannual index