Small unit tactics recommendation

[DigitalWarrior]

I want to get your recommendations for books on tactics. I wanted books on everything from fireteam to company sized actions. Real history and Military SOPs would be good. I do not expect one book to cover all that I am interesed in.

I saw www.Biggerhammer.net which has a section on the Marine Corps MOUT doctrine (I have read the army version and look forward to reading a more recent Marine version.

Please speak up if you are/were infantry. I appreciate your professional opinions.

 

[toro]

Here are some I have read.

1. Principles of Personal Defense By Jeff Cooper.
2. Survival Guns By Mel Tappan.
3. Guns, Bullets, and Gunfights By Cirillo.
4. Survival Shooting By Tom Givens.
5. Tactical Reality By Louis Awerbuck.
6. The Defensive Shotgun By Louis Awerbuck.

Mrs. Toro


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[para.2]

Can't site a source, but... if it's doctrine you're after, US Army FM 7-70 Light Infantry Platoon/Squad is fairly comprehensive with "by the book" info.

 

[sanchezero]

I just found this link on another board...

http://www.chqsoftware.com/cgibin/c...13.38-we3qpeq5&showgroup=001&group_number=001

 

[Jeff White]

Army Manuals

FM 7-8 The Infantry Platoon and Squad
FM 7-10 The Infantry Company
FM 90-10-1 The Infantryman's Guide to Urban Combat
The Ranger Handbook
The above are all still in print and you should be able to find them fairly easily

These are out of print but worth it if you can find a copy.
There is a Special Text that was published by the Infantry School titled Dismounted Patrolling that is simply outstanding.
FM 7-70 The Light Infantry Platoon and Squad
FM 7-71 The Light Infantry Reconnisance Platoon

Books

On War von Clausewitz
The Art of War Sun Tzu
A Distant Challenge- Small Unit Action in Vietnam
Ambush and Bird SLA Marshall
West to Cambodia and the Fields of Bamboo SLA Marshall
Battles in the Monsoon SLA Marshall
Infantry in Vietnam LTC Albert Garland
The Soldiers Load and the Mobility of a Nation SLA Marshall
Ambush and Bird SLA Marshall
Attacks Erwin Rommell
Pegasus Bridge Stephen Ambrose
Band of Brothers Stephen Ambrose
Citizen Soldiers Stephen Ambrose
A Rifleman Went to War HW McBride
The Emma Gees HW McBride
The Longest Day Cornelious Ryan
A Bridge Too Far Cornelious Ryan
The Last Battle Cornelious Ryan
The Raid Benjamin F Schemmer
Black Hawk Down Mark Bowden
Delta Force Charles Beckwith
We were Soldiers Once and Young Hal Moore
The Battle for the Falklands Max Hastings and Simon Jenkins
Urgent Fury Mark Adkins
Just Cause Margaret Roth
On Killing LTC David Grossman


Fiction

The Killer Angels Michael Sharra
The Defense of Duffers Drift
Sword Point Harold Coyle

HTH

Jeff

 

[SapperLeader]

Sapper Comabt Leadership Course Handbook and ranger handbook are both excellent manuels. Ranger handbook is a little more on tactics, while sapper handbook tactics with a more combat engineer slant with all sorts of sneaky improvised demolitions and other nasty tricks.

I learned more from the sapper handbook and the course itself on small unit tactics than I have on any other course the military has offered me.