Two Essays On Military History, Strategy, and Tactics: Mountain Warfare (1909) …
Wilkinson Dent Bird
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One essay (1909) lays out tactics for mountain fighting, focused on British Army experience on the Indian frontier (Afghanistan), penned by a British officer who fought in that conflict, Wilkinson Dent Bird. The other essay (1917) focuses on the British navy in World War I written by an author who specialized in British naval strategy and history, John Leyland. - Summary by david wales (3 hr 30 min)
Chapitres
Mountain Warfare: Some principles of frontier mountain warfare; General conside… | 26:33 | Lu par David Wales |
Mountain Warfare: Action of the advanced and rear-guards, and of road picquets;… | 23:04 | Lu par David Wales |
Mountain Warfare: Camps; Protection of line of communication; Defence of post | 13:56 | Lu par David Wales |
British Navy: Duties and responsibilities of the sea service | 18:55 | Lu par David Wales |
British Navy: The centre of sea-power | 17:34 | Lu par David Wales |
British Navy: Sweeping the enemy from the oceans | 13:22 | Lu par David Wales |
British Navy: The grasp of the Mediterranean: Sea and land power | 13:35 | Lu par David Wales |
British Navy: Dealing with the submarines; The navy and the mine | 29:55 | Lu par David Wales |
British Navy: The navy and army transport; The navy that flies | 27:20 | Lu par David Wales |
British Navy: Officers and men of the navy; What the British navy is and what i… | 26:30 | Lu par David Wales |