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A practical manual detailing organization and tactics for trench warfare, covering company structure and specialists, formations, trench construction and sector layout, daily duties including sentries and reliefs, defense measures like wire and counterattacks, offensive planning and assault organization, artillery coordination, reconnaissance and communications, and equipment use; emphasizes principles, examples, and drill procedures to prepare units for both holding and attacking fortified positions.
General Use of Fortifications. The first use of fortifications, whether hasty or permanent, is to give shelter against hostile fire. The more deliberate use of fortifications is to increase the holding or fighting power of troops by the proper employment of the natural defensive features of the ground and by artificial devices.