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Scouts out! : the development of reconnaissance units in modern armies /
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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[San Francisco] :
Pickle Partners Publishing,
[2014]
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| Edición: | [Illustrated edition]. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- TABLE OF CONTENTS; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Figures; Key to Symbols Used in This Work; Introduction and Background; Definitions; Pre-1914 Background; Summary; Chapter 1
- The Death of Cavalry: Reconnaissance Units and World War I; Pre-war Organization and Theory; Equipment; Organization; Tactical Employment; Tactical Reconnaissance; Operational Reconnaissance; The Opening Campaign, August 1914; Combat Case Study: The Battle of Hamipré, 20 August 1914; Prelude to the Battle: Cavalry Operations in Early and Mid-August 1914; The Advance on Hamipré and the Opposing Forces; The Battle of Hamipré
- Insights From the Opening BattlesReconnaissance Operations in World War I After August 1914; US Army Reconnaissance Units in World War I; Summary; Chapter 2
- Reconnaissance Theory and Organization in the Interwar Period; Introduction; The American Experience The Air Force as the Army's Reconnaissance Element; The Development of Mechanized Cavalry; Divisional Reconnaissance Elements; The German Experience; Doctrine and Theory; Reconnaissance Troops in Other Armies in the Interwar Period; The British; The French; The Soviets; Summary; Chapter 3
- Reconnaissance Units in World War II.
- IntroductionThe German Experience in World War II; General German Theory, Doctrine, and Organization; The Polish and French Campaigns-Ardennes Redux; Later German Organizational Developments; North Africa and Russia; Fusilier Battalions and the Last Years of the War; Summary; The American Experience in World War II; General; The Mechanized Cavalry Group; The Armored Division; The Infantry Division, Regimental, and Separate Battalion Reconnaissance Units; Marine Corps Reconnaissance Units; Summary; The Experiences of Other Armies; The French; The British; The Soviets; Summary.
- Chapter 4
- Reconnaissance Units and Operations, 1945-2005Introduction; Reconnaissance and the Israeli Defense Force; Reconnaissance Unit Organization to 1973; The IDF 1973 Armored Reconnaissance Battalion and Company; Since 1973; The Soviet Experience; Organizational Structure; Operational Employment; Summary; Reconnaissance Units in European Armies; The British Army; The French Army; The German Army; Operational Reconnaissance Units; The American Experience, 1945-2005; Post-war to Vietnam, 1945-63; The Armored Division, 1945-63; The Pentomic Division; Battalion-Level Reconnaissance Units.
- The Armored Cavalry Regiment, 1948-63US Army Reconnaissance Units, 1964-2003; ROAD Reorganization; Battalion Scout Platoons; New Equipment; Vietnam; Long-Range Reconnaissance and Patrol Units; The Armored Cavalry Regiment Since 1964; The Division 86/AOE Cavalry Squadron; Maneuver Battalion Scout Platoons, Brigade Reconnaissance Troops, and Force XXI; The Marines; DESERT STORM, 1991; Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, 2003; Modular Army; Stryker Brigades; Modular Brigades; Non-brigade Units; Summary; Conclusions; Overview; The Light Versus Heavy Debate; The Availability of Forces; Hybrid Units.