ABSTRACT
In the preparation of this book many people gave me valuable advice and assistance. I would like to thank the following individuals for reading and commenting on the manuscript in its early stages: Col. John Keeley, USA; Col. Frederick Mathews, USMC; Professor Kenneth McDonald; Professor Richard Megargee; Col. Wendell Morgenthaler, USMC; and Lt. Comdr. Benjamin Simpson, USN. Their criticisms, though painful, were very useful. I would also like to thank my fatherin-law, Fred Schlessinger, for his help in translating nineteenth-century German military manuals into modern form. My thanks also go to Mr. Tony Sarro for drawing the maps and diagrams. Finally, I would like to thank Mrs. Barbara Campbell, who with great patience and diligence made sense of my rough drafts and typed the manuscript.
