basic good book on company and battalion infantry tactics

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	• Infantry Tactics of the Second World War (General Military) Stephen Bull, Gordon L. Rottman Osprey Publishing, 2008 - 224 pages average customer review:based on 10 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

basic good book on company and battalion infantry tactics

From the days of the Greek Hopilite to the modern mechanized infantry of today, the infantry has been the premier fighting force of war. Whetherer it be horse cavalry of back then or modern tanks and aircraft, all other units are just knife and fork where infantry is still the teeth who do the chewing and tearing.

Dr. Stephan Bull gives the reader in this little book insights into the organization and doctrines of German, British and American infantry at company and battalion level. Just as his accompanying book on Squad and Platoon Tactics provide insights into organization and doctrine in regards to formations at the squad adn platoon level.

A must read for anyone interested in understanding the battles of the period.

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very good title (but the red army?)

This book is a very good source of information for the small units tactics: the only remark is that there's no mention of the soviet army and this is really a pity, since the Red Army was a major player of WWII and you can't simply "forgot" about is.
Recommended.

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Not on tactics . . . . . .

This book is falsely advertised. Little of it is actually on tactics. A better title would be "World War II Infantry: Squad and Platoon". It is the TACTICS part of the title that makes this book misleading. I bought this book to better understand TACTICS, but it fell short. Most of it was on small arms, but I already knew about small arms. Very little of it had tactics, which draws me to the conclusion that this author knows very little on the subject.

If you are looking for infantry TACTICS, I suggest: Light Infantry Tactics for Small Teams by Christopher Larsen. There's a book that is actually on tactics.

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More Tactics required.

This book should've been named, WWII Infantry: Squad and Platoon. Because unfortunately, I, like other readers was left somewhat disappointed in the quantity of actual tactics contained in the book - seemingly only 13 of the 60 pages dedicated to the subject.

I was surprised that there was no mention of Russian infantry squad and platoon make-up, or their tactics whatsoever, which I imagine would've been vastly different to the other nations described.

The graphical tactical plates were interesting, although four of the nine plates contained little tactical information; and some information was repeated though the book i.e. Plate C is described on page 60, and then effectively retold in the Field Works section on page 46.

I would've liked to see more diagrams of tactical situations with more in-depth descriptions; rather than small side diagram with a 15-word explanation. The six pages (effectively 10% of the book) dedicated to the Sniper let the book down, which seemed to be there as padding to bulk the book, although there is an unnerving account of sniper action on page 59.

One the plus side I enjoyed the small sections on the Squad Leaders, Squad Organization and Tactics, but again, material was still too light.

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World War II Infantry Tactics

This book provides the detailed tactics that I find interesting. I am an avid wargamer. With Final Combat as my rules set, I am able to replicate authentic WWII infantry tactics as described in this book. It also details methods of fortifying buidings which will eventually be incorporated into my games. I recommend this book to any WWII enthusiast or wargamer.

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Regardless of technological and doctrinal advances, final mastery of any battlefield ultimately depends upon the tight-knit group of soldiers trained to direct fire, move, take ground and hold it. This book examines the infantry combat methods of World War II. It draws on the training manuals of the time and first-hand accounts of frontline action and covers the organization and tactics of squad, platoon, company and battalion. It identifies the differences between German, American, British and Japanese approaches and demonstrates how these evolved in the face of changes in the battlefield environment. Motorized infantry tactics are also covered together with each army's responses to the continuously growing challenge and shifting patterns of anti-tank combat and combined operations with armor.

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