Author: Arthur L. Wagner

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Published: 2015-07-09

Total Pages: 282

ISBN-13: 9781331066309

Excerpt from The Service of Security and Information Since this work was first presented to military readers, eleven years ago, it has gone through various editions, and has received the official approval of the War Department, having been adopted as a text-book at West Point and the several officers schools, and as a standard in the examination of officers for promotion. The author is encouraged to hope that this revised edition of The Service of Security and Information may receive the same welcome from the officers of the Army that was so cordially given to previous editions, and that the additional matter contained herein may meet with their approval. Since the book was first issued from the press, the armies of the United States have been engaged in active campaigns in Cuba, Porto Rico, the Philippine Islands, and China, and the principles herein set forth have had practical application in war. It is believed that they have satisfactorily stood the test. While the recent campaigns of our armies in the West Indies and the Orient have evolved nothing radically new on the subject herein treated, they have afforded some valuable illustrations of the application of old principles to new conditions, and have lent additional emphasis to many of the matters set forth in former editions of this work. It has been the good fortune of the author to participate in campaigns in Cuba, Porto Rico, and Luzon, and he has endeavored to verify and reinforce his own observations by consulting many officers who served in those theaters and in China. Among the officers who have favored him with their views he would especially mention General J. Franklin Bell, U.S. A., and Major C. J. Crane, Assistant Adjutant-General, formerly Lieutenant-Colonel, 38th Infantry U.S.V. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.