The fighting position, well sited and carefully constructed, gives a distinct advantage to an infantry defender. The purpose of this bulletin is to describe what we k now about locating and constructing positions to secure the maximum advantage for our soldiers, and to convince you to train accordingly. Briefly stated, a fighting position must: Protect against small arms fires; Protect against indirect fire fragments; Protect against aerial and ground observation; protect against tank and ATGM fires; Provide for long-range observation and fires; Provide for protected fighting and mutual support even as the enemy advances; Provide confidence to fight and win. This bulletin will expand on these requirements. It will tell you why the requirements are valid and how you and your soldiers can meet them.

What is Defensive Fighting Position A defensive fighting position (DFP) is a type of earthwork constructed in a military context, generally large enough to accommodate anything from one soldier to a fire team. How you will benefit (I) Insights, and validations about the following topics: Chapter 1: Defensive fighting position Chapter 2: Battle of Peleliu Chapter 3: Battle of Iwo Jima Chapter 4: Trench warfare Chapter 5: Matilda II Chapter 6: Anti-tank warfare Chapter 7: Technology during World War I Chapter 8: Battle of Eniwetok Chapter 9: History of the Scots Guards (1914-1945) Chapter 10: Battle of Angaur (II) Answering the public top questions about defensive fighting position. Who this book is for Professionals, undergraduate and graduate students, enthusiasts, hobbyists, and those who want to go beyond basic knowledge or information for any kind of Defensive Fighting Position.

An illustrated guide to the battlefield tactics of contemporary armies, including controlling an air strike, firing an anti-tank weapon, sub-zero operations, hostage-rescue situations, fighting in urban or extreme terrain, amphibious assaults, and evading capture. Includes chapters on asymmetric warfare, with information on counter-terrorist and anti-insurgency operations.

This book looks at several troop categories based on primary function and analyzes the ratio between these categories to develop a general historical ratio. This ratio is called the Tooth-to-Tail Ratio. McGrath's study finds that this ratio, among types of deployed US forces, has steadily declined since World War II, just as the nature of warfare itself has changed. At the same time, the percentage of deployed forces devoted to logistics functions and to base and life support functions have increased, especially with the advent of the large-scale of use of civilian contractors. This work provides a unique analysis of the size and composition of military forces as found in historical patterns. Extensively illustrated with charts, diagrams, and tables. (Originally published by the Combat Studies Institute Press)