Men Against Fire: The Problem of Battle Command Paperback - 2000 - 1st Edition
by S.L. A. Marshall (author)
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- Title Men Against Fire: The Problem of Battle Command
- Author S.L. A. Marshall (author)
- Binding Paperback
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Condition Used - Very good
- Pages 224
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher University of Oklahoma Press, United States: New York
- Publication date 2000-09-15
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
- Bookseller's Inventory # GOR002759011
- ISBN 9780806132808 / 0806132809
- Weight 0.59 lbs (0.27 kg)
- Dimensions 7.98 x 5.4 x 0.58 in (20.27 x 13.72 x 1.47 cm)
- Category Technology & Industrial Arts
- Library of Congress subjects Leadership, Command of troops
- Library of Congress Catalogue Number 00037397
- Dewey Decimal Code 355.330
- Quantity available 4
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From the publisher
First line
IN THE early years of World War II, it was the common practice of public spokesmen in the United States to magnify the role of the machine in war while minimizing the importance of large forces of well-trained foot soldiers.
From the rear cover
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 had more than doubled since World War II.
