The Making of a Modern Army and its Operations in the Field / A study based on the experience of three years on the French front (1914-1917)

Chapter 16: Transcriber’s Notes

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A divisional commander's study based on frontline experience describes the organization and operations of a contemporary large army on the Western Front. It explains strategy and tactics, the composition and duties of divisions and staffs, and the growing military uses of aviation. Separate chapters examine trench systems, artillery roles including anti-aircraft and tanks, and the logistics of munition parks and transport. The work surveys infantry arms, training and assault versus defensive procedures, and signaling, and it closes with illustrated examples of attack preparation alongside critical observations on prohibited or dubious methods of warfare.

Transcriber’s Notes

Simple typographical errors were corrected. Punctuation, hyphenation, and spelling were made consistent when a predominant preference was found in the original book; otherwise they were not changed.

The apparent hierarchy in the Table of Contents (capitalization and what is included in that Table) is not the same as the apparent hierarchy of the rest of the book (centered headings, boldface sections, and small-cap sub-sections). This discrepancy has been retained in this eBook.

Illustrations in this eBook have been positioned between paragraphs and outside quotations. In versions of this eBook that support hyperlinks, the page references in the List of Illustrations lead to the corresponding illustrations.

The index was not checked for proper alphabetization or correct page references.