The US Army and Marine Corps in World War II considered themselves highly mobile; offensive forces. Their mobile-warfare doctrine envisioned field fortifications and obstacles as temporary in nature. As a result; their design was simple and made use of local materials; and they could be constructed comparatively quickly; whilst still providing adequate protection. By the time of the Korean War; only minor changes had been made to field fortification construction and layout; and to small-unit organization; weapons; and tactics. This title addresses field fortifications built by US infantrymen during World War II and in Korea; and covers rifle-platoon positions; trenches; crew-served weapon positions; bunkers; dugouts; shelters; observation posts and anti-tank obstacles.
#1859886 in Books 2011-01-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.25 x .38 x 7.52l; .70 #File Name: 178039005X178 pages
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. My Place In History!By drsplashOnce again the Forgotten War raged but luckily not as bad as 1950. 1966 to 1969 the North Koreans were infiltrating by the thousands to kill the South Korean President; and American servicemen. They would hide by day and ambush by night. Our soldiers would do mine sweeps on the 'dirt' roads above the Imjin River and remove a number of them. At night the North Koreans would put them back. In Feb. 1968 they captured the USS Pueblo; killing one sailor and taking the rest; 82; captive. Cmdr. Bucher has a book that you can buy on .Com that gives the 'real' account of this attack. It is good reading and helped to get the Department of the Army to classify this period as the Second Korean War.I would recommend it for history buffs; excellent reading.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy William kenneyA ton of information not listed anywhere else.0 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Not Real PublishingBy Charlie SmithThe quality if very poor. It appears to be a badly photocopied set of papers--not a real book--and has photographs that seems to be the result of copies of copies of copies (etc.) that are very nearly illegible. I do not recommend.
