The Defense of Hill 781
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| Rating | : | 4.20 (614 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0891413103 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 204 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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mechanized battalion would be expected to perform if our forces were to tangle with their most imposing counterparts. The bulk of this curious, sometimes amusing tale has to do with the officer's escalating command problems in a furious battle against an "aggressor force" armed with the latest Soviet weapons and equipment. McDonough (Platoon Leader) provides a technically up-to-date picture of the way a U.S. A field-problem has been laid on for the lieutenant colonel, who abruptly finds himself commanding a ghostly unit built around
"A classic primer on old-school mech warfare" according to Big Jon. This book started life as a tutorial for military professionals. Now, it's more of a history book, but it still has value, especially for the casual reader.It will give you an accurate appreciation for mechanized warfare as practiced in the 80s. The protagonist is a cocky infantry Lieutenant Colonel who has always been bigoted toward support troops. His journey to enlightenment is entertaining and humorously captures the "feel" of mechanized warfare better than any other book I have read. The setting for the book is the National Training Center (NTC), where Army units still go to train for combat. The trainin
Tactics. Subjects: United States. Imaginary wars and battles. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 202 pages; Description: xi, 202 p. Of the Army. : maps ; 23 cm. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Dept. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. National Training Center