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Men Against Fire - The Problem of Battle Command

By: University of Oklahoma Press

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Historical Books (University of Oklahoma Press)

Last Stocked on 7/24/2024

Product Info

Title
Men Against Fire - The Problem of Battle Command
Category
Author
S. L. A. Marshall
Publish Year
2000
Pages
216
Dimensions
6x9x1"
NKG Part #
2148037059
Type
Softcover

Description

S. L. A. "Slam" Marshall was a veteran of World War I and a combat historian during World War II. He startled the military and civilian world in 1947 by announcing that, in an average infantry company, no more than one in four soldiers actually fired their weapons while in contact with the enemy. His contention was based on interviews he conducted immediately after combat in both the European and Pacific theaters of World War II.

To remedy the gunfire imbalance he proposed changes to infantry training designed to ensure that American soldiers in future wars brought more fire upon the enemy. His studies during the Korean War showed that the ratio of fire had more than doubled since World War II.