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American Tactical Advancement in World War I - The New Lessons of Combined Arms and Open Warfare (Paperback)
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American Tactical Advancement in World War I - The New Lessons of Combined Arms and Open Warfare (Paperback)
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The U.S. Army evolved into a truly modern fighting force during
World War I. When the U.S. entered the war in 1917, the infantry
was its primary offensive arm. Training focused mainly on target
practice, bayonet charges and marching drills. Antiquated tactics
emphasized massive attack waves relying on ferocity to achieve
battlefield objectives. Heavy casualties resulted when
inexperienced American troops encountered entrenched German
veterans trained in the use of modern artillery and machine guns.
By war's end the American Expeditionary Force had progressed along
a bloody learning curve, developing sophisticated techniques-small
flexible formations, fire-and-maneuver and infiltration-for
breaking the trench warfare stalemate. Eventually, the AEF
integrated new weapons like poison gas, tanks and aircraft into its
offensive tactics and pioneered the mechanized combined arms
warfare still practiced by the U.S. Army. The exploits of the Fifth
""Red Diamond"" Division exemplify this critical period of
development.
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