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Articles Inside … Section One INFANTRY … / … Battle Leadership … ( Junior Officer in Battle ….. Hate Your Enemy ….. Leaders in Front ….. Keep Them Moving ….. NCO Leadership ….. Keep Your Mission in Mind ….. Team Up ….. Rally Point ….. Fear is Normal ) ….. Sicily – Italy – Attu … ( Night Attack ….. Surprise Saves Lives ….. Hand-to-Hand Fighting ….. Small Arms Against Armor ….. Platoon Action ….. Knocking Out Pillboxes ….. Individual Initiative ….. Action on Attu ) ….. The South Pacific … ( Security in the Jungle ….. In Bivouac ….. On the March ….. Jungle Notes ….. Aggressive Action, Flexible Plans ….. Feeding the Troops ….. Counterintelligence ) ….. Scouting and Patrolling … ( Patrolling in the Jungle ….. Don’t Forget the “Where”! ….. – or the “What”! ….. Patrol Tips ….. Size of Patrols ….. “Say It With Pictures” ) ….. Infantry Weapons … ( In Jungle Warfare ….. Basic Weapons ….. 4.2″ Chemical Mortar ….. In Sicily ….. Advance Guard ….. Pyrotechnics ….. Miscellaneous Comment ….. At Salerno ….. The Bazooka Worked ) ….. Infantry-Artillery Team … ( Artillery “Close” Support ….. – and How it Worked ….. Massed Fires ) ….. Infantry-Tank Team … ( Opportunity Lost ….. Lesson Learned ….. Infantry-Tank Attack ) … Ranger Training … ( Buddy System ….. Realism ….. Recognition ….. Formations ….. Cooking ….. Physical Conditioning ….. Discipline ) ….. Section Two – FIELD ARTILLERY … / … Artillery in the Jungle … ( Antipersonnel Fire ….. Dealing with Tree Snipers ….. Adjustment of Fire ….. Morale Effect ….. Ammunition and Fuzes ….. Disposition ….. Liaison ) ….. Ideas from Italy … ( Reinforcing Fire ….. Transportation ….. Fire Direction Center ….. Pack Boards for Observers ) ….. Section Three MISCELLANEOUS … ( Booby Traps ….. Timeliness of Orders ….. Maps ….. AA Fire ….. Security ….. Strafing Aircraft ….. “Gas!” ….. Counterattack Foiled ….. Room for Improvement ) ….. Section Four – NOTES ON THE NIPS … ( Japanese Pillboxes ….. Superman Myth Exploded ….. Jap Trap ….. Defensive Action ….. Vine Entanglements ) ….. Section Five – HINTS ON THE HEINIE … ( Reverse Slope Tactics ….. Don’t Gawk! ….. Traps and Mines ….. Minor Tactics ….. Typical Attack and Withdrawal ….. Rearguard- Action