Open Warfare 53 The Approach 55 Precautions against Silent Artillery 58 Crossing a Bombarded Zone 59 Use of Woods as Shelter 64 To Cross a Crest 65 The Fire Attack 69 Precautions against Cavalry 65 The Termination of the Approach 67 Use of Machine Guns 71 The Company Supports 72 The Companies in Support 73 The Charge and the Pursuit 73 Attack of a Wood 75 Attack of a Village 76 Attack of a Defile 77 Night Attacks 77 Defense of Woods 80 Defense of a Village 81 Defense of a Defile 82 Night Defense of a Position 83 The Counter Attack 83 Topical Questions on Part II 86 Appendix A Division Front in Trench Warfare. The Trench System The Back Areas Printed in the United States of America by the International Press 150 Lafayette Street New York City PREFACE. The first part of Captain Hanguillart's little book "_Petit Guide pratique de Guerre pour ma compagnie_" has been incorporated in the new manuals of instruction published for the young recruits of the French army by the official military publishing house "Librairie Militaire Berger-Levrault," the editors of the "Annuaire officiel de l'Armée."[A] Its special value comes from the fact that it was written at the front and is wholly based on the orders which Captain Hanguillart drew up for the instruction of his own company and tested repeatedly through actual experience. Thus its very omissions are significant. The text as it stands represents essentials. Its every paragraph is a unit of tried advice. =It embodies the practical data that has secured results.= =It sums up the cautions that have saved lives.= In the second part, Captain Hanguillart has merely reproduced the French Infantry Combat principles long published in the official manual for the instruction of platoon leaders. In presenting this little work, no claim is made that it is adequate to the complete instruction of company commanders. Its obvious supplements are such works as: Colonel Paul Azan--_The War of Position_. _The Army War College_--Translation of the French Manual for Commanders of Infantry Platoons. Cole and Schoonmaker--_Military Instructors Manual_. Major J. A. Moss--_Manual of Military Training_. _U. S. A. Infantry Drill Regulations._