Lectures On Land Warfare; a Tactical Manual for the Use of Infantry Officers
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5) IV. , III. , and I. Armies. Ended in the breaking of the Hindenburg Line andin the capture of 35, 000 prisoners and 380 guns.
"_Battle of Flanders_ (Sept. 28-Oct. 14) II. Army: 5, 000 prisoners, 100guns.
"_Battle of Le Cateau_ (Oct. 6-12) IV. , III. , and I. Armies: 12, 000prisoners, 250 guns.
"_Battle of the Selle_ (Oct. 17-25) IV. And III. Armies: 20, 000prisoners, 475 guns.
"_Battle of the Sambre_ (Nov. 1-11) IV. , III. , and I. Armies: 19, 000prisoners, 450 guns. " (Marshal Foch. ) CHANG...ES IN METHOD. --The principles which underlie the Art of War wouldthus appear to be based on constant factors, but the methods of theirapplication are susceptible to change, for in their application theprinciples are subject to the influence of successive inventions. Gunpowder abolished the bow and arrow and the knight in armour; thebayonet affixed to the musket superseded the pike; the rifle outrangedthe musket; the breech-loader and the magazine attachment progressivelyincreased the rate of fire; smokeless powder rendered a firing linealmost invisible; the flat trajectory of the small-arms bulletincreased the danger-zone in an advance; the increased power, mobility, and accuracy of the field gun[4] rendered certain {22} formationsobsolete in the attack; the general advance in the rate and accuracy offire from rifles, machine guns, and artillery made attack on a stronglyorganised position possible only when surprise in the time and place ofthe thrust neutralises the advantages of the defence, or when anoverwhelming barrage of shells and bullets covers the advance andsmothers the enemy's resistance.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
5) IV. , III. , and I. Armies. Ended in the breaking of the Hindenburg Line andin the capture of 35, 000 prisoners and 380 guns.
"_Battle of Flanders_ (Sept. 28-Oct. 14) II. Army: 5, 000 prisoners, 100guns.
"_Battle of Le Cateau_ (Oct. 6-12) IV. , III. , and I. Armies: 12, 000prisoners, 250 guns.
"_Battle of the Selle_ (Oct. 17-25) IV. And III. Armies: 20, 000prisoners, 475 guns.
"_Battle of the Sambre_ (Nov. 1-11) IV. , III. , and I. Armies: 19, 000prisoners, 450 guns. " (Marshal Foch. ) CHANG...ES IN METHOD. --The principles which underlie the Art of War wouldthus appear to be based on constant factors, but the methods of theirapplication are susceptible to change, for in their application theprinciples are subject to the influence of successive inventions. Gunpowder abolished the bow and arrow and the knight in armour; thebayonet affixed to the musket superseded the pike; the rifle outrangedthe musket; the breech-loader and the magazine attachment progressivelyincreased the rate of fire; smokeless powder rendered a firing linealmost invisible; the flat trajectory of the small-arms bulletincreased the danger-zone in an advance; the increased power, mobility, and accuracy of the field gun[4] rendered certain {22} formationsobsolete in the attack; the general advance in the rate and accuracy offire from rifles, machine guns, and artillery made attack on a stronglyorganised position possible only when surprise in the time and place ofthe thrust neutralises the advantages of the defence, or when anoverwhelming barrage of shells and bullets covers the advance andsmothers the enemy's resistance.
What to read after Lectures On Land Warfare; a Tactical Manual for the Use of Infantry Officers?
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