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Men Against Fire

The Problem of Battle Command

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Men Against Fire

The Problem of Battle Command

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S.L.A. "Slam" Marshall was a veteran of World War I and a combat historian during World War II. He startled the military and civilian world in 1947 by announcing that, in an average infantry company, no more than one in four soldiers actually fired their weapons while in contact with the enemy. His contention was based on interviews he conducted immediately after combat in both the European and Pacific theaters of World War II. To remedy the gunfire imbalance he proposed changes to infantry training designed to ensure that American soldiers in future wars brought more fire upon the enemy. His studies during the Korean War showed that the ratio of fire and more than doubled since World War II.

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0806181389

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Crimsoned Prairie

By: S. L. A. Marshall

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Crimsoned Prairie

By: S. L. A. Marshall

This is the first study of the military tactics employed by the Plains Indians and the U.S. Army in their long war for the American frontier. The Indian Wars were sloppily fought, horribly mis-matched, absurdly wasteful; commanders hunted the Sioux to the accompaniment of brass bands--this apparently to raise troop morale--and reckless charges were more highly rewarded than getting the scouts out, checking communications, or maintaining supply lines.

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Da Capo Press

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0306802260

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Men Against Fire

The Problem of Battle Command

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The Forcing Of The Merderet Causeway At La Fiere, France

An Action By The Third Battalion 325th Glider Infantry [Illustrated Edition]

By: Colonel S. L. A. Marshall

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The Forcing Of The Merderet Causeway At La Fiere, France

An Action By The Third Battalion 325th Glider Infantry [Illustrated Edition]

By: Colonel S. L. A. Marshall

Contains 6 maps and illustrations. As the tens of thousands of American troops began their approach toward the forbidding German-defended Normandy coast, their comrades in the 82nd and 101st Airborne divisions had already flown over the Channel and began dropping and gliding into enemy territory. The Airborne Divisions had a role critical to the success of the entire Normandy Landings; beyond the initial beach landing areas were miles of flooded defended ditches and waterways. If the German troops managed to defend these bottlenecks the Americans on Utah Beach, at the extreme right of the operation, would be unable to move forward and might have foundered on the beach. The American airborne troops, like their British and Canadian compatriots on the left flank, were the elite of their respective armies and expected that their unique battle skills would enable them to deal with any tough mission that was bound to come their way. One such waterway was the Meredet river and its important bridge, this objective was handed to the troops of the 325th Glider Infantry who would wing their way in flimsy and dangerous gliders. As the brave 325th rushed the bridge they knew that their trial had only just begun; cut-off from their own troops on the beaches, lightly armed and surrounded by Germans who would try and respond to their capture of the pivotal bridge. S L A Marshall, the Official Historian for the European Theatre of Operations, interviewed the men of the 325th on their return to the U.K. and from this collected material set about recording this story of their courage, dedication and fighting skill.

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1782893512

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506 Parachute Infantry Regiment In Normandy Drop [Illustrated Edition]

By: Colonel S. L. A. Marshall

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506 Parachute Infantry Regiment In Normandy Drop [Illustrated Edition]

By: Colonel S. L. A. Marshall

Includes six maps. This is actual story of parent regiment of the famous “Band of Brothers” Easy company. As the tens of thousands of American troops began their approach toward the forbidding German-defended Normandy coast, their comrades in the 82nd and 101st Airborne divisions had already flown over the Channel and began dropping and gliding into enemy territory. The Airborne Divisions had a role critical to the success of the entire Normandy Landings; beyond the initial beach landing areas were miles of flooded defended ditches and waterways. If the German troops managed to defend these bottlenecks the Americans on Utah Beach, at the extreme right of the operation, would be unable to move forward and might have foundered on the beach. The capture and retention of the two southernmost exits were assigned to the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment; the plan was well thought-out and would have in all likelihood have succeeded handsomely. However the drop of the 506th like many of their comrades on D-Day was wide and scattered all across the Normandy landscape. As groups of paratroops nervously grouped together in the darkness they started small actions against whatever German positions that they came across; as officers and NCOs struggled to gain some control over the chaos the most organized moved toward their objectives. They bravely pushed forward toward their targets and held them against the rising numbers of German reinforcements; before the major link-up with the beach landings they fought and won the engagement at St-Mairie-Du-Comt against their toughest enemies, the German paratroops. S L A Marshall, the Official Historian for the European Theatre of Operations, interviewed the men of the 506th on their return to the U.K. and from this collected material set about recording this story of their courage, dedication and fighting skill.

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1782893520

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American Heritage History of World War I

By: S.L.A. Marshall

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American Heritage History of World War I

By: S.L.A. Marshall

In the Bosnian town of Sarajevo on the morning of June 28, 1914, a chauffeur misunderstood his instructions, made the wrong turn, tried too late to correct his blunder, and in so doing, delivered his passengers to a point where a waiting assassin did not have to take aim to gun them down. Two rounds from one pistol and the world rocked. The crime was the small stone that loosened brings the avalanche." So begins Brigadier General S.L.A. Marshall's compelling narrative of the American Heritage History of World War I, a book that tells the story of the Great War from Sarajevo to Versailles. Ten million men died; another 20 million were wounded. But it was not the numbers alone that made this the Great War. The flame thrower, the tank, and poison gas were introduced. Cavalry became obsolete; air combat and submarine warfare came of age. Old dynasties disintegrated; new nations appeared. In this book, renowned military historian Marshall, a World War I veteran, describes and analyzes the origins, course, and immediate aftermath of the colossal conflict. The story begins with a look backward at a complacent world ensnared in a network of alliances. Out of this setting emerged the cunning diplomats and statesmen who maneuvered and blundered their countries into positions that made the war inevitable. Once committed, the nations of Europe aligned into two, mighty opposing forces, and went jauntily into war, each confident that the conflict would be over before it really began. Marshall follows the personalities, strategies, errors, and the unremitting slaughter of the next four years. The story ends with the ill-conceived Treaty of Versailles, which sowed the seeds that would plunge the following generation into another world war.

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New Word City

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1612308066

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Bastogne - The Story Of The First Eight Days

In Which The 101st Airborne Division Was Closed Within The Ring Of German Forces [Illustrated Edition]

By: S. L. A. Marshall

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Bastogne - The Story Of The First Eight Days

In Which The 101st Airborne Division Was Closed Within The Ring Of German Forces [Illustrated Edition]

By: S. L. A. Marshall

[This edition benefits from numerous maps of the battlefields that the actions were fought over] “NUTS!” - Among the many military legends that abound from the fighting of the Second World War, the one word reply to a German summons to surrender must rank highly in terms of its resonance, importance and sheer grit. General Mcaulliffe decided that despite the odds and the lack of supplies and ammunition his troops would continue to hold the important communication hub of Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge. This dramatic, yet authoritative account brings all of the action to the fore as the Battered Bastards of Bastogne wrote their names into legend. "THIS STORY OF BASTOGNE was written from interviews with nearly all the commanders and staff officers and many of the men who participated in the defense of Bastogne during the first phase of that now celebrated operation—the days during which the American forces were surrounded by forces of the enemy... Thus it is essentially the account of how a single strong defensive force was built from separate commands of armor, airborne infantry and tank destroyers—a force convinced that it could not be beaten."-Introduction.

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1782892303

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Men Against Fire

The Problem of Battle Command

By: S.L.A. "Slam" Marshall

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The Problem of Battle Command

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Men Against Fire, first published in 1947 (and updated in 1961), is an in-depth analysis of military leadership and infantry tactics, with numerous recommendations to improve the effectiveness of ground troops in combat situations. The psychology of combat (e.g., chapters “Why Men Fight” and “Men Under Fire”) is also examined by Marshall, himself a veteran of World War I and a combat historian during World War II. S.L.A. "Slam" Marshall was a veteran of World War I and a combat historian during World War II. He startled the military and civilian world in 1947 by announcing that, in an average infantry company, no more than one in four soldiers actually fired their weapons while in contact with the enemy. His contention was based on interviews he conducted immediately after combat in both the European and Pacific theaters of World War II.

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Men Against Fire

The Problem of Battle Command

By: S.L.A. "Slam" Marshall

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Bastogne - The Story Of The First Eight Days

In Which The 101st Airborne Division Was Closed Within The Ring Of German Forces [Illustrated Edition]

By: S. L. A. Marshall

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Bastogne - The Story Of The First Eight Days

In Which The 101st Airborne Division Was Closed Within The Ring Of German Forces [Illustrated Edition]

By: S. L. A. Marshall

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FIGHT AT THE LOCK [Illustrated Edition]

By: Colonel S. L. A. Marshall

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FIGHT AT THE LOCK [Illustrated Edition]

By: Colonel S. L. A. Marshall

Includes 6 maps As the tens of thousands of American troops began their approach toward the forbidding German-defended Normandy coast, their comrades in the 82nd and 101st Airborne divisions had already flown over the Channel and began dropping and gliding into enemy territory. The Airborne Divisions had a role critical to the success of the entire Normandy Landings; beyond the initial beach landing areas were miles of flooded defended ditches and waterways. If the German troops managed to defend these bottlenecks the Americans on Utah Beach, at the extreme right of the operation, would be unable to move forward and might have foundered on the beach... “According to plan, the D Day objectives of the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment were well concentrated. After dropping into Normandy a little to the north and east of the city of Carentan, the regiment was to press south and westward and establish the defensive position in this direction. In detail, it was to secure the line of the lower Douve River, first by seizing the strategic lock on the Canal De Vire Et Taute at Le Barquette and then by blowing the river bridges... “From the beginning, American attention was directed at the Le Barquette lock. This unique objective and its possible military application appears to have fascinated the imaginations not only of those who planned Operation Neptune but of the commanders who were to execute it. To get to the lock first and to make certain that the enemy would have no use of it became an overriding consideration with the planning and tactical forces. American apprehensions as to what might happen if the Germans gained control of the lock superinduced one of the boldest strokes of the Normandy campaign, a stroke boldly made and tactically productive. Yet whether the emphasis placed on the position by the Allied planners was justifiable was never confirmed by the attitude of the enemy.”

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The Forcing Of The Merderet Causeway At La Fiere, France

An Action By The Third Battalion 325th Glider Infantry [Illustrated Edition]

By: Colonel S. L. A. Marshall

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An Action By The Third Battalion 325th Glider Infantry [Illustrated Edition]

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Book's by S.L.A. Marshall

Men Against Fire

Men Against Fire

Crimsoned Prairie

Crimsoned Prairie

Men Against Fire

Men Against Fire

The Forcing Of The Merderet Causeway At La Fiere, France

The Forcing Of The Merderet Causeway At La Fiere, France

506 Parachute Infantry Regiment In Normandy Drop [Illustrated Edition]

506 Parachute Infantry Regiment In Normandy Drop [Illustrated Edition]

American Heritage History of World War I

American Heritage History of World War I

Bastogne - The Story Of The First Eight Days

Bastogne - The Story Of The First Eight Days

Men Against Fire

Men Against Fire

Men Against Fire

Men Against Fire

Bastogne - The Story Of The First Eight Days

Bastogne - The Story Of The First Eight Days

FIGHT AT THE LOCK [Illustrated Edition]

FIGHT AT THE LOCK [Illustrated Edition]

The Forcing Of The Merderet Causeway At La Fiere, France

The Forcing Of The Merderet Causeway At La Fiere, France

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