Technique of Modern Tactics

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Author

McDonough, Michael Joseph, 1877-1921

Title

Technique of modern tactics

Original Publication

Menashs: George Banta Publishing Co, 1919.

Credits

Brian Coe and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

U: Military science

Subject

Tactics

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 77863

Release Date

February 4, 2026

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Technique of Modern Tactics
2. 2.PREFACE TO THIRD EDITION
3. 3.Untitled
4. 4.Untitled
5. 5.Untitled
6. 6.INTRODUCTION. — ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY.
7. 7.CHAPTER I. THE PREPARATION AND SOLUTION OF TACTICAL PROBLEMS. — BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC.
8. 8.CHAPTER II. FIELD ORDERS.
9. 9.CHAPTER III. PATROLLING.
10. 10.CHAPTER IV. ADVANCE GUARDS.
11. 11.CHAPTER V. REAR GUARDS. FLANK GUARDS. — REAR GUARDS. — FLANK GUARDS.
12. 12.CHAPTER VI. MARCHES, CHANGE OF DIRECTION OF MARCH, CAMPS AND BIVOUACS. — MARCHES. — CAMPS AND BIVOUACS.
13. 13.CHAPTER VII. CONVOYS. — THE ESCORT.
14. 14.CHAPTER VIII. ARTILLERY TACTICS. — Personnel. — TACTICAL EMPLOYMENT OF FIELD ARTILLERY. — PROBLEM INVOLVING A BATTERY IN POSITION. — REMARKS CONCERNING A BATTALION OR LARGER UNIT IN ACTION. — HEAVY FIELD ARTILLERY. — MOUNTAIN ARTILLERY. — ANTI AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY. — REMARKS CONCERNING THE TACTICAL EMPLOYMENT OF LIGHT FIELD ARTILLERY.
15. 15.CHAPTER IX. CAVALRY TACTICS. — SOLUTION OF PROBLEMS IN CAVALRY COMBAT (FOR SMALL FORCES).
16. 16.CHAPTER X. OUTPOSTS.
17. 17.CHAPTER XI. COMBAT—ATTACK AND DEFENSE. — Assignment of fronts.
18. 18.CHAPTER XII. THE ORGANIZATION OF A DEFENSIVE POSITION.
19. 19.CHAPTER XIII. COMBAT—ATTACK AND DEFENSE OF A RIVER LINE, WITHDRAWAL FROM ACTION, RENCONTRE, DELAYING ACTION, PURSUIT, NIGHT ATTACKS, MACHINE GUNS. — ATTACK AND DEFENSE OF A RIVER LINE. — WITHDRAWAL FROM ACTION. — RENCONTRE OR MEETING ENGAGEMENT. — DELAYING ACTION. — PURSUIT. — NIGHT ATTACKS. — MACHINE GUNS.
20. 20.CHAPTER XIV. A POSITION IN READINESS.
21. 21.CHAPTER XV. SANITARY TACTICS.
22. 22.CHAPTER XVI. THE RIFLE IN WAR. — A CATECHISM OF THE RIFLE IN WAR.
23. 23.CHAPTER XVII. DIVISION TACTICS AND SUPPLY. — MARCHES. — COMBAT. — CAMPING. — SUPPLY. — Some Supply Data.
24. 24.CHAPTER XVIII. AIR CRAFT AND MOTOR VEHICLES IN WAR.
25. 25.GLOSSARY of Military Terms Employed in the Text
26. 26.INDEX
27. 27.Untitled
28. 28.Untitled

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