Manual of Military Training: Second, Revised EditionMoss, James A. (James Alfred)
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Manual of Military Training: Second, Revised Edition
Moss, James A. (James Alfred)
United States. Army -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
=Object of:= Setting-Up Exercises, Calisthenics, Facings 1-23
and Marchings, Saluting, Manual of Arms, School of the
Squad, Company Drill, Close Order, Extended Order,
Ceremonies, Discipline--=Advantages:= Handiness,
Self-Control, Loyalty, Orderliness, Self-Confidence,
Self-Respect, Training Eyes, Teamwork, Heeding Law and
Order, Sound Body.
PART I
CHAPTER I. =INFANTRY DRILL REGULATIONS=--Definitions-- 24-710
General Remarks--General Rules for Drills and Formations--
Orders, Commands, and Signals--School of the Soldier--
School of the Squad--School of the Company--School of the
Battalion--Combat--Leadership--Combat Reconnaissance--Fire
Superiority--Fire Direction and Control--Deployment--
Attack--Defense--Meeting Engagements--Machine Guns--
Ammunition Supply--Mounted Scouts--Night Operations--
Infantry Against Cavalry--Infantry Against Artillery--
Artillery Supports--Minor Warfare--Ceremonies--Inspections--
Muster--The Color--Manual of the Saber--Manual of Tent
Pitching--Appendices A and B.
CHAPTER II. =MANUAL OF THE BAYONET=--Nomenclature and 711-824
Description of the Bayonet--Instruction without the
Rifle--Instruction with the Rifle--Instruction without
the Bayonet--Combined Movements--Fencing Exercises--Fencing
at Will--Lessons of the European War--The "Short point"--
The "Jab."
CHAPTER III. =MANUAL OF PHYSICAL TRAINING=--Methods-- 825-860
Commands--Setting-Up Exercises--Rifle Exercises.
CHAPTER IV. =SIGNALING=--General Service Code--Wigwag-- 861-866
The Two-Arm Semaphore Code--Signaling with Heliograph,
Flash Lanterns, and Searchlight--Sound Signals--Morse Code.
PART II
COMPANY COMMAND
CHAPTER I. =GOVERNMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF A 867-909
COMPANY=--Duties and Responsibilities of the Captain and
the Lieutenants--Devolution of Work and
Responsibility--Duties and Responsibilities of the First
Sergeant and other Noncommissioned Officers--Contentment
and Harmony--Efficacious Forms of Company
Punishment--Property Responsibility--Books and Records.
CHAPTER II. =DISCIPLINE=--Definition--Methods of 910-916
Attaining Good Discipline--Importance--Sound Discipline--
Punishment--General Principles.
PART III
MISCELLANEOUS SUBJECTS PERTAINING TO COMPANY
TRAINING AND INSTRUCTION
CHAPTER I. =GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF COMPANY TRAINING AND 917-941
INSTRUCTION=--Object of Training and Instruction--Method
and Progression--Individual Initiative--The Human Element--
Art of Instruction on the Ground--Ocular Demonstration.
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