VII.—Organisation by Files and its Effect on Moral—Cohesion 27 VIII.—Method of Training 31 IX.—As to Scouts and Working Dress 37 EXERCISES I.—Individual Advance in Extended Order 38 II.—Retirement by Pairs 48 III.—Individual Training in Use of Fire and Fire Discipline 52 IV.—The Assault 60 V.—The Section and Platoon in Attack 64 VI.—The Section and Platoon in Retirement 74 VII.—The Section and Platoon in Independent Attack 78 VIII.—The Platoon as Advanced and Flank Guard 84 IX.—Preliminary for the Attack by the Company in Battalion 89 X.—The Company in Attack with the Battalion under Artillery Fire 93 XI.—The Company in Attack with the Battalion under Rifle Fire 97 XII.—The Company in Attack Acting Alone 105 XIII.—The Company in Retirement 107 XIV.—Outposts 112 XV.—Defence 142 XVI.—Hasty Expedients 163 XVII.—Night Operations 171 ———— A SCHEME OF COMPANY TRAINING 181 REFERENCES AND ABBREVIATIONS. I.T., 128 (3) = Infantry Training, 1914, Section 128, para. 3. F.S.R. = Field Service Regulations, Part I. Operations, 1909 (Reprint 1912). T. & M.R. = Training and Manœuvre Regulations, 1913. M.F.E. = Manual of Field Engineering, 1911. A FEW PRESS OPINIONS. “UNITED SERVICE MAGAZINE.”