Infantry Drill Regulations (Provisional), Army Expeditionary Forces Part I 1918 Confidential
Paris: Imprimerie E. Desfosses, 1918. Presumed First Edition this publisher, First printing thus. Stiff wraps. The format is approximately 4.25 inches by 6.5 inches. 144 pages. Illustrations. Cover worn and soiled. Pencil erasure residue on fep. Stamp inside front and back covers. Issued December 12, 1918. This represents the state of knowledge and the state of practice at the time the United States Army was engaged in overseas combat operations the end of the First World War. The Table of Contents includes Chapter I -- Drill; Chapter II -- Infantry Weapons; Chapter III-- Combat; Chapter IV -- Offensive Combat. One of the most interesting sections may be in Chapter IV and is entitled Infantry and Airplanes. Another section in that chapter addresses supporting tanks. This was the copy belonging to R. L. Kolb, Adjt, 49th Engineers. When the United Stated entered the war in April 1917, there were only 3,000 enlisted engineers. By the end of the war in November, 1918, the demand for their expertise had required the services of almost 400,000 engineers. The Engineers were in charge of repairing the devastation of the war to expedite troop movements such as surveying, bridge and road repair, constructing buildings, maintaining communication lines, removal of land mines and "booby" traps, digging trenches and constructing shell, gas and splinter-proof shelters, providing clean water and constructing or removing barbed wire. Success in battle is the ultimate object of all military training; success may be looked for only when the training is intelligent and thorough. Commanding officers are accountable for the proper training of their respective organizations within the limits prescribed by regulations and orders. The excellence of an organization is judged by its field efficiency. The field efficiency of an organization depends primarily upon its effectiveness as a whole. Thoroughness and uniformity in the training of the units of an organization are indispensable to the efficiency of the whole; it is by such means alone that the requisite teamwork may be developed. The Drill Regulations are furnished as a guide. They provide the principles for training and for increasing the probability of success in battle. This version was produced in France during wartime and had particular relevance for the American Expeditionary Forces engaged in post Armistice overseas operations with their British and French, and other associated, counterparts. Condition: Fair.
Keywords: Infantry, Drill Regulations, Military Manuals, Military Training, Combat Operations, Reconnaissance, Combat, Leadership, Position Warfare, R. L. Kolb, 49th Engineers
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