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Articles Inside … Section One LEADERSHIP … ( Leaders vs. Inertia ….. Discipline ….. Trial by Fire ) ….. Section Two – NORMAL OPERATIONS … ( Combat in Towns ….. Battalion Attack – Italy ….. Fighting in Wooded Terrain ….. Infantry Notes … ( The Importance of Speed ….. The Herd Instinct ….. German Registered Fires ….. Base of Fire ….. Teamwork ….. in Which the Outposts Were Not “Posted” ) ….. Field Artillery Notes … ( Artillery vs. Tanks ….. The Observation Battalion in Action ….. Night Reconnaissance ….. Use of Artillery Observation Planes ….. Observers on Their Own ….. Orientation and Survey ) ….. Notes From Other Arms … ( Tanks: Keep off the Sky Line! ….. AAA: Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder ….. 4.2″ Chemical Mortars: Target Practice ) ….. Radio Communications….. Intelligence … ( Captured Documents ….. Overdoing the “Buddy” System ….. Password and Countersign ) ….. Training Notes … ( Speed Marching….. Reports and Messages ….. “Change Posts!” ….. Combat Training for Engineers ….. Miscellaneous Notes ) ….. Combat Zone Miscellany … ( AA Small Arms Fire Discipline ….. Hygiene: Any Day Is Saturday ….. Dirt Breeds Infection ….. Sandbagging Vehicles ….. A Foxhole in Time Saves Lives ….. Use of the Compass ) ….. Section Three – OPERATIONS … / Battalion Attack ….. as Seen by the Staff….. as Seen by the Soldier….. Field Artillery Notes … ( Use of Artillery Spotting Planes ….. Get a Horse.) ….. Engineer Operations … ( The “Engineer War” in Italy ….. Paving the Way ) ….. Tanks ….. Section Four – JUNGLE OPERATIONS … / Infantry Notes … ( Formations ….. Automatic Weapons ….. Night Operations ….. Security Measures ….. During Halts ….. Security at Night ….. Protection of Lines of Communication ….. Patrol Reports ….. Outposts and Patrols ) ….. Field Artillery Notes … ( Supporting Fires ….. Liaison and Observation. ….. Control ….. Concentrations ….. Adjustment of Fire ….. Limitations ….. Effect of Fire ….. Handling Smoke Shell ) ….. Tank Operations ….. Transportation….. Air Support….. Supply and Evacuation … ( Supply in the Jungle ….. Water Supply ….. Necessity : Mother of Invention ….. The Supply Line ….. Ammunition Supply ….. Evacuation Methods ….. Physical Fitness ….. Improvisation ….. Protection of Evacuation Routes ….. Medical Notes ) ….. Wire Communications