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The 1862 Army Officer's Pocket Companion: A Manual for Staff Officers in the Field
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Product Description
This book describes in crisp text all the information commanders and staff officers need to know about 'how the army works'. It includes command organisation and administration; principles of employment of infantry, cavalry, artillery, engineers, and signal; logistics (ordinance, quartermaster, transportation, subsistence, and medical); movement of armies; camps and bivouacs; reconnaissance and patrols; order of battle for attack, defence, siege, and retreat; and use of field fortifications, obstacles, spies, and agents. The book also includes is information on promotions, courts-martial, military honours, and even cooking and the design and use of field ovens.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #1469171 in Books
- Published on: 2002-12-15
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Hardcover
- 314 pages
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About the Author
Lieutenant William P. Craighill, U.S. Corps of Engineers, was assistant professor of engineering at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point when he wrote this book.
