Author : John P. Curry
Release : 2018-02-03
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 118/5 ( reviews)
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Book Synopsis Volunteers' Camp and Field Book by : John P. Curry
Download or read book Volunteers' Camp and Field Book written by John P. Curry. This book was released on 2018-02-03. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Volunteers' Camp and Field Book: Containing Useful and General Information on the Art and Science of War, for the Leisure Moments of the Soldier Tions on artillery practice and heavy ordnance, descrip tive summary of explosive substances, cavalry move ments, skirmishers and skirmishing.deployments, rc connoisances, outposts, surprises, and method of at tack and defence. There will also be found ample suggestions on the hrt of tiringat long and short range, protecting the body under close tire, cross-firing, de tails of duty, storming parties, order' of battles, strate' gic movements and night attacks, manner of construct ing riflevpits and temporary barricades, together with an illustration of facing, marching, and wheeling movements, proper formation of the company and regiment, ahd the elementary principles of the manu al of arms; to which are added, the order of encamp ments and a most useful compendium of camp-cook ing, making earth ovens, and the treatment of wounds, poison, &c., first first. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.