Infantry Journal, Volume 22United States Infantry Association, 1923 |
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Page 46
... enemy had in the woods . The front at this particular point was quiet and so far as any one knew no attack was contemplated , although off to the left there was a constant roar of battle from the fighting of the battle of the Meuse ...
... enemy had in the woods . The front at this particular point was quiet and so far as any one knew no attack was contemplated , although off to the left there was a constant roar of battle from the fighting of the battle of the Meuse ...
Page 47
... enemy dispositions when my organ- ization left the sector . On December 11 , 1918 , just a month to the day after the Armistice went into effect , I returned to the Haudi- mont region with the intention of look- ing through the Bois de ...
... enemy dispositions when my organ- ization left the sector . On December 11 , 1918 , just a month to the day after the Armistice went into effect , I returned to the Haudi- mont region with the intention of look- ing through the Bois de ...
Page 48
... enemy wire , and although the en- emy main line of resistance had also been bombarded there were , unfortu- nately , very few of the machine gun emplacements which had sustained di- rect hits . Our troops - the equipment lying about was ...
... enemy wire , and although the en- emy main line of resistance had also been bombarded there were , unfortu- nately , very few of the machine gun emplacements which had sustained di- rect hits . Our troops - the equipment lying about was ...
Page 50
... enemy . It means full field equipment : Haversacks , packs , car- tridge belts ( loaded ) , and even rifles and bayonets and tin hats . Your com- pany may need them on the other side of the river . They must carry them over ...
... enemy . It means full field equipment : Haversacks , packs , car- tridge belts ( loaded ) , and even rifles and bayonets and tin hats . Your com- pany may need them on the other side of the river . They must carry them over ...
Page 86
... was a time when this country was in less danger of attack from without . If anyone questions that statement , let him name the enemy he fears . This statement may be authentic . We hope so . We hope that we are in 86 Editorial.
... was a time when this country was in less danger of attack from without . If anyone questions that statement , let him name the enemy he fears . This statement may be authentic . We hope so . We hope that we are in 86 Editorial.
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Page 689 - States, while the principal part of their force was detached for the reduction of two of them; we should not have found ourselves this spring so weak as to be insulted by 5,000 men, unable to protect our baggage and magazines, their security depending on a good countenance and a want of enterprise in the enemy; we should not have been the greatest part of the war inferior to the enemy, indebted for our safety to their inactivity, enduring frequently the mortification of seeing inviting opportunities...
Page 689 - ... men across the Delaware in 1776, trembling for the fate of America, which nothing but the infatuation of the enemy could have saved; we should not have remained all the succeeding winter at their mercy, with sometimes scarcely a sufficient body of men to mount the ordinary guards, liable at every moment to be dissipated, if they had only thought proper to march against us...
Page 262 - ARTICLE 42. Germany is forbidden to maintain or construct any fortifications either on the left bank of the Rhine or on the right bank to the west of a line drawn 50 kilometres to the East of the Rhine.
Page 688 - Had we formed a permanent army in the beginning, which, by the continuance of the same men in service, had been capable of discipline, we never should have had to retreat with a handful of men across the Delaware in 1776, trembling for the fate of America, which nothing but the infatuation of the enemy could have saved...
Page 202 - I'll tell you: It is doing the right thing without being told. But next to doing the thing without being told is to do it when you are told once.
Page 116 - The difficulty of reconnaissance increases in proportion to the measures adopted by the enemy to screen himself. The strength of the reconnoitering party is determined by the character of the information desired and the nature of the hostile screen.
Page 698 - Laish, unto a people quiet and secure, and smote them with the edge of the sword ; and they burnt the city with fire.
Page 84 - Any person who offends against the provisions of this section shall, on conviction, be punished by a fine not exceeding $300, or by imprisonment not exceeding six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment...
Page 405 - WHEN you see the Stars and Stripes displayed, son, stand up and take off your hat. Somebody may titter. It is in the blood of some to deride all expression of noble sentiment. You may blaspheme in the street and stagger drunken in public places, and the bystanders will not pay much attention to you, but if you should get down on your knees and pray to Almighty God, or if you should stand bareheaded while a company of old soldiers marches by with flags to the breeze, most people will think you are...
Page 194 - War waged for humanity ; to inculcate and stimulate love of our country and the flag ; to ever maintain law and order, and to defend the honor, integrity and supremacy of our National Government and the Constitution of the United States; to foster fraternal relations between all branches of the Military and Naval services; to promote the cultivation of Military and Naval science and the adoption of a consistent and suitable Military and Naval policy for the United States...